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HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I begin by emphasising that this Government recognise the threat posed by economic crime to the UK, and we will continue to do whatever it takes to combat money…19 Jul 2022HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his questions. I will attempt to answer them now as best I can so that, hopefully, we can both enjoy a quieter Summer Recess. If I do not…19 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]18 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic DownturnThis Government are absolutely committed to levelling up. The former Levelling Up Secretary did an excellent job, but that commitment does not change with his departure.18 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic DownturnMy Lords, there are several prongs to that, one of which we discussed during the passage of the skills Bill, which the Parliament has just enacted, including increases in…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic DownturnThe Bank of England’s independent Monetary Policy Committee said in its recent report that the vast majority of the increase in inflation over the past year reflects the impact of…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic DownturnMy noble friend is right that the UK remains a great place to start a business and we will always want to make sure that our tax regime is incentivising businesses to start here.…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I believe I responded about examination costs. In fact, I had an intervention from the noble Lord, Lord Knight, on it. One of the things I said to him was that in the statutory…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic DownturnMy Lords, there was quite a lot in that question. I am not sure that the noble Lord listened to my initial Answer, where I referenced the support that the Government are providing…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic DownturnHer Majesty’s Government do not prepare forecasts for the UK economy. In March, the independent Office for Budget Responsibility forecast growth of 0.3% and 0.2% for the third and…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]That is very much appreciated. I also pass on to my noble friend the Minister the thanks of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for engaging with home educators. I emphasise that we…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I am not sure whether that assessment has been made. If it has, I will be happy to share it. As we have said several times, there are at least two more stages to go on the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]18 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic DownturnMy Lords, I was doing some other things this weekend, such as celebrating my daughter’s first birthday, and I will not comment on the leadership race. The noble Lord raised the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic DownturnI reassure noble Lords that they will not have to wait at all. We are investing in skills across the range of our workforce to ensure that those who are out of work, or in work…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic DownturnMy Lords, I am not aware of any such plans, but I reassure the noble Lord on his question about fraud. In the Spring Statement, the former Chancellor announced a range of…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic DownturnMy Lords, I am not aware of any plans to take up my noble friend’s suggestion, but I will take it back to the Treasury. He will know that the Government are focused on increasing…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, it is probably worth clarifying that on Report a Member should speak only once unless it is the Minister. I think we will finish the remarks we have heard; then if the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Did the noble Lord, Lord Hacking, want to speak to his amendments in this group?18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, for hotfooting it over here from the Grand Committee. I also thank him and my noble friend Lord Lucas for their Amendments 80, 82…18 Jul 2022