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HANSARDInheritance Tax, National Insurance and VATMy Lords, I hope that last autumn’s Budget has been a useful learning experience for the Government. Today’s debate has been about regional impact, especially in Northern Ireland,…27 Jan 2025HANSARDAgricultural and Business Property Reliefs: OBR CostingMy Lords, I refer to my register of interests: a third share in two small Wiltshire fields—what is left of the marginal family farm of my childhood. I am not surprised that the…27 Jan 2025HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryI thank the noble Baroness for her kind words and I am very glad that the Government are building on the work we did on resilience. I am particularly delighted by the plans for an…23 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthMy Lords, creating the right conditions to promote growth is a critical challenge that we must address. I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Farmer for initiating this debate so…23 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillTo be clear, that means these bodies will not have access to the employment allowance if they are public authorities. It would be helpful to know what the costings of that look…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI asked a question which, in relation to dentists, echoed by the noble Lord, Lord Scriven. It was about the definition of “public authorities” and how that affects payment of the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, on growth, and indeed on the hospitality industry, it is particularly good to have the practical experience of the noble Lord, Lord Londesborough. I agree with him that…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, for tabling these amendments and others who have spoken, particularly my noble friend Lord Randall, who supported the amendments…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI did not say I wanted the Bill to go through. I agree that that it is a jobs tax, as the noble Baroness said. What I accept is that the Government have a large majority in the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions, particularly the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. I regret that the noble Lord, Lord Bruce, is not in his place and…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, while no impact assessment is perfect, I think it is very difficult to call this note of 13 November detailed. The only numbers it gives are the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy noble friend makes an excellent point. It is a question of the dynamics. I know, having once been a Treasury Minister, that dynamics always worry it. But the fact of the matter…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy point was in relation to the points made by the BMA and the dentists. There are two separate points. It is not in this group, but it might be as well to have a discussion on…21 Jan 2025HANSARDFinancial Assistance to Ukraine BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, there was one question about the announcement on the 2.5% of GDP. The noble Lord helpfully clarified that the money in this Bill was extra, which…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFinancial Assistance to Ukraine BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his helpful and descriptive introduction. I will not repeat all the detail he kindly gave us. Like him, I much look forward to the maiden speech…15 Jan 2025HANSARDUK-China Economic and Financial DialogueI am not sure I am supposed to speak, but I would just say that there was also something called Covid and an energy crisis and Ukraine. It would be good if the Minister sometimes…14 Jan 2025HANSARDUK-China Economic and Financial DialogueMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. Instead of focusing only on the economic difficulties, I thought I would start by welcoming the improvement in the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDSterling: Rise in Yields on 30-year GiltsMy Lords, the annual cost of servicing the national debt is now over £100 billion and is estimated to have grown by £12 billion since the Budget. Gilt yields have leaped up, with…14 Jan 2025HANSARDSterling: Rise in Yields on 30-year GiltsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the rise in the yields on 30-year gilts to 5.37 per cent, the highest level since 1998, and the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDReporting on Payment Practices and Performance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024My Lords, I rise to speak from the Back Benches and welcome the Minister to her seat. I was also once a Business Minister and, in my second coming, a Cabinet Office Minister, and…13 Jan 2025