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HANSARDWelfare Reforms and Youth UnemploymentMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Evans of Rainow on securing this vital and timely, and very interesting, debate. Welfare is out of control and risks bankrupting the…11 Jun 2026HANSARDFurther Education Colleges: Recovery of VATMy Lords, as noble Lords know, I am huge supporter of vocational education, so I welcome this Question. Does the Minister agree with the noble Lord, Lord Forbes, that it would…09 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the Minister as we begin our deliberations on the Financial Services and Markets Bill. Like him, we believe that the financial services sector…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDeclining Birth RatesMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, on securing her first QSD, and on her perceptive comments after a lifetime devoted to reproductive medicine. I thank all…04 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic ResponseMy Lords, it is a pleasure to return to the House after such a sunny break and to be able to review calmly the Chancellor’s Statement of 21 May. It was not a major package. It was…01 Jun 2026HANSARDHigher Earners: EmigrationMy Lords, we should encourage rich people to reside and stay in the UK, as, for example, the top 1% of those paying income tax contribute 29% of receipts. Unfortunately,…21 May 2026HANSARDEl Niño: ImpactMy Lords, the weather is, of course, borderless. What contingent planning have His Majesty’s Government undertaken to mitigate the combined impact of potential shortages of…19 May 2026HANSARDVAT Relief: Business DonationsMy Lords, we on these Benches very much agree that food and other waste should be minimised, and we sympathise with the objective of this measure. However, are the Government…19 May 2026HANSARDDefence, Security and Resilience BankMy Lords, the recent noise around Labour’s leadership meltdown has drowned out the fact that the Government have still not announced a date for the publication of what has become…19 May 2026HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, these regulations introduce a number of changes following the Government’s 2022 review and the 2024 consultation. I thank the Minister for his clear introduction and for…18 May 2026HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026I come back to the issue of debanking. The Minister said some very useful things. This is debanking. We talked about defence companies and I look forward to hearing the results of…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in today’s debate. I thank the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, for her crisp and helpful summary of the new legislative…14 May 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy Lords, the International Monetary Fund, in its latest World Economic Outlook , has warned that the energy shock stemming from the Iran war will hit the United Kingdom harder…28 Apr 2026HANSARDOnline Challenger BanksMy Lords, I think we all recognise that there is a balance to be found between protecting the consumer and encouraging enterprise and growth in this area. But my observation, the…27 Apr 2026HANSARDWorld Economic Outlook: UK Growth and InflationMy Lords, the economic forecasts set out by the IMF and, indeed, by the noble Lord, Lord Londesborough, are very concerning from a national standpoint. Party passions aside, I…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, in insisting on the omission of mandation in Motion A1. The proposal has made the Government unpopular in the City and, as an…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, Motion J1 reintroduces my proposal for a review of the long-term affordability, intergenerational unfairness, fiscal sustainability and accounting treatment of public…20 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillLeave out from “House” to end and insert “do insist on its Amendments 77 and 85 to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 85A.”20 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I beg to move Motion J1.20 Apr 2026HANSARDCredit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, these instruments are being taken together and I shall address them accordingly in the light of the helpful introduction by the Minister. However, before turning to the…15 Apr 2026