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HANSARDEconomy: UpdateMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register. I congratulate the Chancellor and Treasury Ministers on the welcome bounce-back scheme, which is a lifeboat to many…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Business Interruption LoansTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what lessons they have learned from the experience of Switzerland, Germany and the United States in ensuring that businesses have easy and speedy…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Business Interruption LoansMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register. Given that there are more than 5 million SMEs in this country and fewer than 1% have formal applications being…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Business Interruption InsuranceMy Lords, businesses do not need clarity, they need cash. There is an absolute need for the Government to make it clear that they will change the regulations that prevent the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEU: NegotiationsMy Lords, is more uncertainty not the last thing that business needs at the moment? For the Government to sound an uncertain note on our determination to leave the European Union,…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, following the comment of my noble friend Lord Bridges on IR35, which will impose huge costs and burdens on small businesses and entrepreneurs, would it not be sensible…16 Mar 2020HANSARDClimate Change: COP 26 ArrangementsMy Lords, could my noble friend ensure that one of the things on the agenda for this climate change conference in Glasgow, which is so important, is whether it is sustainable to…12 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, I return to the question of deep cleaning. My noble friend says that the advice is clear. Could he confirm that, if an employer arranges for all surfaces within their…12 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, yesterday I asked my noble friend whether he would give guidance to employers on the standards of deep clean required to enable people to return to premises. He…12 Mar 2020HANSARDDementia: Accident and EmergencyMy Lords, if the care of people with Alzheimer’s and other conditions is such a priority, why have the Government not responded to the Economic Affairs Committee report on social…11 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Deep CleaningMy Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of a bank. The issue that the noble Lord has raised is very important. If someone is diagnosed with coronavirus, good practice means…11 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisters: TrainingMy Lords does the Ministerial Code apply to special advisers?27 Feb 2020HANSARDGreenhouse Gas EmissionsIs it not important that the Government set out a clear plan? For example, in the motor industry, people need a long lead time for production. To suddenly discover that hybrids…05 Feb 2020HANSARDNursing and MidwiferyMy Lords, might my noble friend not mark this important bicentenary by enabling those nurses who have been in the profession for, say, five or 10 years to have their student loans…30 Jan 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsMy Lords, in view of the Question of the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, on reviewing the criteria for appointments to the House, could we carry out such a review to establish why, given…30 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness ConfidenceIs it not also the case that the questions and jeering from the other side of the House, with its continuing sniping, are not in the interests of this country, and that it is time…28 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness ConfidenceMy Lords, does my noble friend not agree that this news from the CBI is very welcome and proof positive that it has been consistently wrong in its predictions of gloom and doom…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Goldsmith on a superb maiden speech. We very much look forward to his contributions to the House in the future. I apologise, as I am…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)I am sure the noble Lord does not mean to misrepresent the report. Our report does not suggest that HS2 should be cancelled. It suggests that the cost overruns could be addressed…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh Speed 2 (Economic Affairs Committee Report)There is, fortunately, a programme in place to help these commuters: Northern Powerhouse Rail would create faster and more frequent lines between Liverpool and Manchester,…23 Jan 2020