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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI hesitate to interrupt my noble friend, but I asked my noble friend Lady Penn how much the Government were getting in additional receipts as a result of the increase in the cost…16 May 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityMy Lords, listening to the questions we have had, does my noble friend agree that the important thing is to look at the effectiveness of the governance of these schools? Would she…28 Apr 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabMy Lords, what does my noble friend make of the remarks by the adviser to the Board of Trade, Tony Abbott, that the sale of Newport Wafer Fab would not go ahead were it happening…07 Apr 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Financial Support SchemesMy Lords, I declare my interest as a chairman of a bank. Can I ask my noble friend: if the banks did not do elementary due diligence, such as checking that a company was trading…06 Apr 2022HANSARDEmployment BillMy Lords, has my noble friend noticed the catastrophic reduction in the number of self-employed people in this country following the implementation of IR35? What has happened to…06 Apr 2022HANSARDChannel 4 PrivatisationMy Lords, does my noble friend not think it extraordinary that people who constantly complain about the need for more public expenditure are opposed to a policy which will result…05 Apr 2022HANSARDPublic Procurement: British Standard 95009My Lords, in considering their net-zero targets and procurement, will the Government take account of the amount of carbon imported in products coming from countries that do not…05 Apr 2022HANSARDBehaviour Change for Net ZeroMy Lords, does the Minister accept that everything has changed as a result of the war in Ukraine and the huge increase in the cost of fossil fuels? Given our dependence on fossil…31 Mar 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (EAC Report)My Lords, I rise to introduce the Economic Affairs Committee report Universal Credit isn’t working . In the first paragraph of their response to the report, the Government say…23 Mar 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (EAC Report)That reminds me of something from my noble friend Lord Dobbs: “You may say that, but I couldn’t possibly comment”. I very much appreciate the way in which the Minister responded…23 Mar 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (EAC Report)My Lords, this is an unusual experience for me, because I have not found anyone to disagree with. On the fact that this committee is so much in agreement, on 9 March 2021, we did…23 Mar 2022HANSARDSpring Statement Affordability TestTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps, if any, they took ahead of the Spring Statement to conduct an affordability test on the impact of the rise in cost of living, the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDUniversal Credit (EAC Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Economic Affairs Committee Universal Credit isn’t working: proposals for reform (2nd Report, Session 2019–21, HL Paper…23 Mar 2022HANSARDSpring Statement Affordability TestMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend, but this is not 2024-25. What people need now is cash in their pockets, not tax cuts later in the Parliament. Had the Treasury done an…23 Mar 2022HANSARDConstitutional ReformMy Lords, given that under the Barnett formula, Scotland receives very substantial amounts of taxpayers’ money from the rest of the United Kingdom, why are we not allowed to ask…21 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is late; we have had a very good debate. I have to say, I shall long remember being accused of leading a coup in Parliament. My purpose was very simple. My noble…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, we are on Report and I know that a number of colleagues have engagements and want to see this matter resolved as speedily as possible, so I will be brief and stick to…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI do not want to prolong the debate but, for the sake of clarity, I will say that the issue here is that this is a complex subject—as has been pointed out. It is a Private…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19: RestrictionsMy Lords, as we enter an economic war, are the Government not absolutely right to balance the scientific advice with the economic consequences, and that by pursuing the policies…14 Mar 2022