Contributions
13 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDEmployment, Education and Training: Young PeopleMy Lords, I welcome the action the Government are taking. Does the Minister agree with me that employers can take a more active role in recruiting young people who are in danger…29 Oct 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what is their industrial strategy.20 Jun 2023HANSARDCosts of LivingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to help consumers with rising energy bills and the increased costs of living.25 May 2022HANSARDCosts of LivingI thank the Minister for his reply. He will be aware that the UK inflation rate is now at a 40-year high and expected to rise further, that energy prices are at an all-time high…25 May 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsI declare my interest as chairman of Balfour Beatty and my other interests as in the register. When, back in July, I raised the issue of the high energy costs affecting the…13 Oct 2021HANSARDSteel SectorTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their industrial strategy for the steel sector.12 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorI thank the Minister for that reply. I welcome the Government overturning the decision of the Trade Remedies Authority on the removal of safeguard tariffs. I fear that, if they…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Small BusinessesMy Lords, the FSB say that around 70% of small businesses are carrying some form of debt. Almost half of them—some 47%—are using personal loans, family loans, overdrafts, their…13 Jan 2021HANSARDRetail Businesses: Financial SupportTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide financial support to retail businesses which have been categorised as ‘undertakings in difficulty’ under…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020My Lords, since I last asked the Minister a question, more and more retail businesses have gone to the wall, leading to more job losses. Can he explain why only one company is…29 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: High Street RetailersMy Lords, in a week that has seen the loss of tens of thousands of jobs, as the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, said, to the high street, the Government keep mentioning CBIL and…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Furloughed Space Grant SchemeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the proposals by the British Retail Consortium and the British Property Federation for a furloughed space grant…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Furloughed Space Grant SchemeI thank the Minister for her Answer. However, the code is not cash. It has no teeth. The Government have rightly spent billions furloughing workers, but that money will be money…15 Jun 2020