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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 366 and speak to Amendment 538 in the name of my noble friend Lord Jackson of Peterborough, who has commitments overseas today. I am…07 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Sector ProductivityMy Lords, here is another statistic: the ONS has reported that total public service productivity in the UK fell by 0.7% in Q2 of 2025 compared with the previous year and that…07 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Sector ProductivityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the United Kingdom’s capacity to increase productivity, particularly in the public sector.07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill07 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing Bill06 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefMy Lords, the Government quietly announced over Christmas that the agricultural and business property reliefs threshold would increase from £1 million to £2.5 million. That change…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to noble Lords across the House for drawing attention earlier to education and training in prisons. However, we have some very important amendments we…06 Jan 2026HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 64 and 66, and I thank my noble friend Lord Hailsham for his Amendments 65 and 67. Although my amendments would apply only to new…06 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 346A and 346B, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, who has just spoken, as I have added my name to them. I support the other…15 Dec 2025HANSARDResident Doctors: Industrial ActionI agree with the noble Lord, Lord Patel, on strikes. Why are we still allowing in overseas doctors, when domestically trained doctors cannot secure the speciality jobs that they…15 Dec 2025HANSARDThe UK’s Demographic FutureMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this important debate and to follow the noble Lord, Lord Faulks. It is, however, an occasion tinged with sadness, because it marks…11 Dec 2025HANSARDEmployee Car Ownership SchemesI welcome the Minister to his first Question. He will be glad to know, returning to the original Question, that we agree that benefits in kind should be taxed at the appropriate…08 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR: Resignation of ChairMy Lords, more and more information is emerging about the unfortunate decisions that individuals took during those weeks of pre-Budget speculation. Inspired by leaks from No. 10…08 Dec 2025HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025My Lords, I, too, rise to speak to the two statutory instruments: the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025, and the Financial…08 Dec 2025HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025I am interested in the impact of the regulations on the financial services people less than on the ESG companies themselves. The ESG companies are providing services. Some of them…08 Dec 2025HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025I thank the Minister so much for saying that he will look at the details—we asked a lot of detailed questions—and follow up, as he has done on previous occasions. That is…08 Dec 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, I also welcome the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth and look forward to his maiden speech and working constructively with him in the months and years…04 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR ForecastsMy Lords, I begin by noting the resignation of Richard Hughes from his position as chair of the OBR and thank him for his service in that role, which he has occupied since 2020.…01 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I support the amendment proposed by my noble friend Lord Jackson of Peterborough in general terms. In particular, I believe that we must assess the effectiveness of…01 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillI thank my noble friend for that question; it is a good one. However, in my amendment we are talking about future sentences, not existing ones, and we need to find a way of…01 Dec 2025