Member of Parliament
Lord Desai
Member since
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Bills sponsored
1
Speeches (30d)
0
Speeches (all)
152
Written questions
0
Last spoke
12 Mar 2025
Recent contributions (152)
HANSARDCovid-19: Vulnerable PeopleWill the Minister bear in mind that asylum seekers are among the most vulnerable groups in society? They currently receive only £37 per person per week, which is 72% below the…12 May 2020HANSARDBudget StatementThere is this obsession with debt levels and the ratio of debt to GDP, which is a mistake because debt is a stock and income is a flow. The thing to do is to compare income with…18 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, the one joy of speaking in a Budget debate in your Lordships’ House is that social distancing is not a problem. I have been sitting here, not in spitting distance of…18 Mar 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, we have a paradox here. I have been here since before the Lords reform Act was passed, so I was present at the creation of this anomaly. We have hereditary Peers arguing…13 Mar 2020HANSARDWell-beingMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, for introducing this topic. However, for various reasons I am among the sceptics. I will make this short speech more technical…12 Mar 2020
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