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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI wish the Minister a happy new year and offer him our blessing in his role for this year as well. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has suggested that the impact of the measure…06 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPI wish the Minister a happy Christmas, even with the reminder of the schwarzes Loch. Memories of Christmas past and the story of A Christmas C arol remind us that extracting the…19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in National Insurance contributions for employers on gross domestic product growth.19 Dec 2024HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Addition of Relevant Enactments) Regulations 2024My Lords, it is a privilege to address the Committee on the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Addition of Relevant Enactments) Regulations 2024. These regulations serve to…02 Dec 2024HANSARDBuilding Societies Act 1986 (Modifications) Order 2024My Lords, I note my interest as a director of the Co-operative Bank, which has agreed to be acquired by the Coventry Building Society. I agree with the comments from the noble…18 Nov 2024HANSARDListed Investment Companies (Classification etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, for all she has done on this topic and for bringing forward the Bill. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, for her…15 Nov 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024I thank the Minister for hosting this debate, for listening so carefully to so many speakers one by one, and for his good grace. I also thank the Treasury officials who have…11 Nov 2024HANSARDSchool Fees: VATWill the Minister confirm that any gains from this policy will accrue to the education budget and that any shortfall will be met by the education budget? Will he commit to sharing…10 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillMy Lords, we thank the Minister for bringing forward this important Bill. Perhaps we should also thank the OBR for its very good work over these past 14 years. We in Parliament…09 Sept 2024HANSARDIntegration of Primary and Community Care (Committee Report)This was an exceptionally interesting inquiry, which was most skilfully pulled together by our chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, because the waterfront of the inquiry…09 May 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, this Bill comes at a time of very wide distress among young people. The NHS reports that 25% of 17 to 19 year-olds are experiencing significant mental health problems.…09 Feb 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my interest as a director of the Co-operative Bank in Manchester. I will make some comments on infrastructure investing and financial regulation. The gracious…13 Nov 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, it is an honour to follow my noble friend Lord Ashcombe, to welcome him to this House and to reflect that it really is a blessing for this Bill that there are three…10 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, the Schools Bill clearly supports the Prime Minister’s ambition to improve schooling for all children and to even out spending across education. In looking at evening up…23 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I welcome the right reverend Prelate to this House, and I look forward to hearing more about his greenhouse in the future. I also thank all noble Lords for their courage…16 May 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I compliment my noble friend Lord True on his excellent introduction to this rather complex Bill. I will comment on the topic of overseas electors, which has been…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCritical Benchmarks (References and Administrators’ Liability) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am honoured to follow the noble Baroness and to speak on this Bill and in this House for the first time. I declare my interest as a director of the Co-operative Bank…13 Oct 2021