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HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Leong, for introducing this debate, and I too congratulate him on his well-deserved appointment as a Minister. This Steel Industry…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSpring Forecast StatementWhat an excellent speech by the noble Lord, Lord St John of Bletso, the 22nd Baron St John of Bletso—a title that has existed for 460 years. I declare my interest: in the nearly…17 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring Forecast StatementThe Statement on 3 March focused primarily on presenting the latest OBR forecasts, rather than announcing new policy measures. It forecast growth of about 1.1%, which is very low.…17 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Start-up CompaniesMy Lords—28 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Start-up CompaniesMy Lords, I am a member of the expert advisory council of the Government’s Help to Grow: Management scheme set up by Rishi Sunak when he was Chancellor, which this Government have…28 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Research and Innovation: Ethnic MinoritiesMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that funding for PhDs and research in the arts is going to be cut by up to 60%? There has been a huge uproar in the academic world, which…15 Dec 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, I received a wonderful birthday present on 26 November: the Budget, with taxes going up by £26.6 billion on top of the £40 billion that we had last year, leading to 38%…04 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity and the CountrysideMy Lords, the UK has been described as one of the most nature-depleted countries on earth. My friend Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta wrote his famous The Economics of Biodiversity :…13 Nov 2025HANSARDEconomic and Taxation Policies: Jobs, Growth and ProsperityMy Lords, the Government have spoken about growth as their priority from day one and, to be fair, they are doing a few good things. They have carried on the Help to Grow:…13 Nov 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I was president of the CBI when the Ukraine war started, when Russia illegally invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. On the Monday after the war started, I went to see…31 Oct 2025HANSARDFishing and Coastal Growth FundMy Lords, given that 80% of fish caught in our waters are exported, I ask, as the chair of the International Chamber of Commerce in the UK, what priority are the Government giving…27 Oct 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025My Lords, at the outset of this debate on the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act, I congratulate the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Lloyd, on her excellent maiden speech,…23 Oct 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyMy Lords, as the chair of the International Chamber of Commerce UK, I am absolutely delighted with the defence industrial strategy. Back in 2019, we debated the 70th anniversary…10 Sept 2025HANSARDIndia and Pakistan: Peace RepresentationsMy Lords, last month, as co-chair of the India All-Party Parliamentary Group, I hosted a delegation of cross-party Members of Parliament from both houses of the Indian Parliament…17 Jul 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, immigration is constantly presented as a negative—something to be scared of and to be feared. The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill tries to address these…02 Jun 2025HANSARDFarming and Rural CommunitiesBefore the Minister sits down, I asked several questions and raised many points—not one has been answered. I would be grateful if she put a Written Answer in the Library.03 Apr 2025HANSARDUK-US Trade and TariffsI congratulate the Minister on her appointment. This is our first interaction. We served on the GREAT campaign advisory council for many years until her ministerial appointment. I…03 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming and Rural CommunitiesMy Lords, for over a quarter of a century, as founder of Cobra Beer, I produced beer in the UK with British-grown barley. I am proud of the high quality of our agriculture…03 Apr 2025HANSARDMathematical SciencesMy Lords, 1.5 million school leavers apply to the Indian Institutes of Technology, the IIT; 130,000 make the first cut and 15,000 get places. These graduates are now running some…02 Apr 2025HANSARDSpring StatementMy Lords, would the Minister agree that neither the Autumn Budget nor the Spring Statement mentioned trade at all? I have been appointed as the chair of the International Chamber…27 Mar 2025