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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, Amendment 31 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Altrincham. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, and the noble Lord, Lord Londesborough, for putting…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate, which is an important one, and I am grateful to those who spoke in support. We heard from the noble Lord,…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this debate. I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, to the fray and thank the Minister for his responses. He did not respond…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill05 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise to reiterate the concerns I expressed in Committee about the havoc being created by speeding cyclists, e-cyclists and e-scooters—a Wild West, as I have said…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Jackson. I was delighted to move the amendment in Committee in his absence and to attract so much cross-party support. We also had the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Streaming and Cinema SectorEven if the Minister cannot rule out specific measures, can she perhaps agree that weakening UK copyright law now would be misguided?02 Mar 2026HANSARDDuty Relief Exemption: Small ParcelsReturning to the issue of small parcels, we must ensure that all those concerned are aware of the rules governing trade with Northern Ireland, including all exporters into…26 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to open proceedings with my noble friend Lord Altrincham on our first day in Committee and to be joined in this group by my noble friend Lord Leigh and…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, my amendment in this group seeks to make the commencement of this Act conditional upon the publication of an independent review of its impact on employers. The…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillWhat happens if we do not finish this group?24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate—a shorter debate than we probably needed—and I am particularly grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillWe will finish at 7.45 pm.24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillWell, I have been told that there is no agreement beyond 7.45 pm. I do not have a Whip in here.24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I will speak first to Amendments 12 and 24, which would exempt small and medium-sized enterprises, charities and social enterprises from the salary sacrifice pension…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillSorry—I was advised that there is no agreement beyond 7.45 pm.24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, if the Government truly wish to support SMEs and charities, they should not press ahead with a measure that those enterprises have told us—I gave a great deal of…24 Feb 2026