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HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, it was encouraging to hear the Prime Minister echo Keir Starmer’s conference speech, putting growth at the heart of the political agenda, but terribly discouraging that…10 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of LivingMy Lords, I am grateful to all participants in this debate, which has been I think both timely and interesting. There have been two background themes in what people have had to…09 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of LivingMy Lords, consider this family holiday in Britain today. Setting off for their luxury staycation in their brand new electric BMW, our family spends wearisome hours sitting in…09 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of LivingThat this House takes note of (1) the increasing cost of living, (2) the level of economic resilience in the social capital of the United Kingdom, and (3) the case for Her…09 Jun 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I was struck by the argument from the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, that one does not have to opt in for taxation. I think he is arguing for “no taxation without…06 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord True, has made two sets of powerful arguments about the right to vote. First, he made a series of powerful arguments in favour of photo…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillSo the Minister is saying that a British passport and a driving licence are random pieces of paper. Is that how she is referring to them?23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillCould the Minister address the inconsistency to which I referred—that someone with a British passport and a British driving licence, obeying the requirements in this Bill for…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillAs I was saying to the noble Lord, an accurate study to achieve a careful assessment of the impact of any measure would have to take into account all the circumstances of the…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, there is a great temptation to stray into clause stand part issues, which we shall debate later, and it is unavoidable in the context of these amendments and of our…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI think the noble Baroness would agree that the electoral issues in Northern Ireland are rather different from those in the rest of the United Kingdom. As I have just said,…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI refer the noble Lord to the evidence mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Woolley, and the study by the Rowntree Foundation. I am quite willing to believe—17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillWill the noble Baroness explain the relationship between intimidation and the intimidating need to get photo ID?17 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I always think that the government defence of “not necessary” is the weakest we ever hear in this House. My amendment calls for a clear statutory requirement for…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, on the same point, would it not be helpful for a third party to know who it is actually dealing with? Under the Minister’s proposal for 12 months, it could rely on the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillJust thinking off the top of my head, I can think of four registers of this ilk which exist already.14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I will make a couple of observations on the amendments put forward by my noble friends Lord Sikka and Lady Chapman, and the noble Lords, Lord Fox and Lord Agnew. These…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I support the theme of what the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, just said, which is the general weakness of the definition of beneficial ownership in this Bill. It is…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I explained at Second Reading that lack of data verification at Companies House has been a fundamental factor in enabling—indeed, encouraging—the flow of dirty money to…14 Mar 2022