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HANSARDNational Health Service: PensionsMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister not recognise that this is not a problem confined to the NHS or indeed the armed services? It arises because the former Chancellor of…10 Jun 2019HANSARDElectoral Commission: Referendums and Elections SpendingMy Lords, in his contacts with the Electoral Commission, could my noble friend encourage it to consider the issue of collusion between trade unions and the Labour Party in…23 May 2019HANSARDPolitical Parties: Donation RulesMy Lords, given that the largest ever political donation to the Liberal Democrats was given by a convicted fraudster, Mr Michael Brown, and that they refuse to return that money…22 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, would my noble friend take this opportunity to tell the House that there is nothing hard line about Conservative MPs voting to implement the manifesto which they were…22 May 2019HANSARDSocial Care: Green PaperMy Lords, is my noble friend aware that the Economic Affairs Committee is conducting an inquiry at the moment into social care? One of the manifestly obvious conclusions is that…13 May 2019HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsMy Lords, would it not be a good idea for Parliament to give an example to the rest of the country? We have 487 parking spaces between this House and the other place, and I am…07 May 2019HANSARDScottish Government: DiscussionsMy Lords, notwithstanding that the Labour Party campaigned in 1978 on a slogan of “Devolution will kill nationalism stone dead”, will my noble friend use the opportunity of the…02 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Ferry ContractsFollowing my noble friend’s analogy, can she explain why we have given up the insurance policy before we have the certainty of knowing that we will not have no deal? Can she also…01 May 2019HANSARDMaking Tax Digital for VAT (Economic Affairs Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Economic Affairs Committee Making Tax Digital for VAT: Treating Small Businesses Fairly (3rd Report, HL Paper 229).29 Apr 2019HANSARDMaking Tax Digital for VAT (Economic Affairs Committee Report)Of course, the noble Lord is quite right about the substantial cuts in the resources available to HMRC. That has undoubtedly been a factor in its ability to deal with inquiries…29 Apr 2019HANSARDMaking Tax Digital for VAT (Economic Affairs Committee Report)I apologise for interrupting my noble friend again, but there are two points here. The court proceeding he referred to was the Rangers case, which said that liability was with the…29 Apr 2019HANSARDMaking Tax Digital for VAT (Economic Affairs Committee Report)I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, and very interested in what she says. As she may recall, we did ask officials at HMRC whether any people involved with it had been…29 Apr 2019HANSARDTreating Taxpayers Fairly (Economic Affairs Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Economic Affairs Committee The Powers of HMRC: Treating Taxpayers Fairly (4th Report, HL Paper 242).29 Apr 2019HANSARDMaking Tax Digital for VAT (Economic Affairs Committee Report)On the subject of the scrutiny in Committee on the Finance Bill in the other place, I think I am right in saying that there was a speech from a Minister, a speech from the…29 Apr 2019HANSARDMaking Tax Digital for VAT (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I rise to introduce the Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee’s report on the powers of HMRC. Perhaps I will leave those who do not wish their tax affairs to be…29 Apr 2019HANSARDMaking Tax Digital for VAT (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, those last few remarks from my noble friend are extremely reassuring. My noble friend Lord Bates gave him a bit of a hospital pass; had the debate not been deferred, it…29 Apr 2019HANSARDEducation: Flexible Lifelong LearningMy Lords, now that the Treasury has been required to change the fiscal illusion funding that encourages all higher and further education to be funded through student loans, should…24 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, does my noble friend not think it utterly obscene to spend £100 million—apparently more than it cost to send a spacecraft to the moon—on fighting a set of elections to…11 Apr 2019HANSARDEconomy: Purchasing Managers’ IndexMy Lords, given the performance of the German, French and Italian economies, which are all doing considerably worse than our economy, what explanation does the Treasury have for…11 Apr 2019HANSARDPassportsMy Lords, this is a topical Question. The noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, obviously thinks that it is an urgent and important matter for discussion. Will my noble friend the…10 Apr 2019