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HANSARDSteel IndustryMy Lords, I thank the Minister for those words. What this House seeks, rather than an update, is the opportunity to invoke these powers in a way that they appear to be intended.…12 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksMy Lords, I am sure the Minister would join all your Lordships in expressing sympathy to the workers and communities not just in Scunthorpe but in Teesside who have had their…31 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill: ProductivityMy Lords, clearly, we have many hours in front of us as we scrutinise this Bill. Much will depend on definitions and explanation, not least a proper definition of zero-hours…31 Mar 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksMy Lords, I detected a dissonance in the answers there. At one point, the Minister said that we will always have a steel industry, but she just said “not at any price”. Those two…31 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill: ProductivityMy Lords—31 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Newspapers and News Magazines: Foreign State Investment FundsMy Lords, perhaps it might help your Lordships’ House if, rather than giving a specific answer, the Minister were able to give a process answer. Given that the purpose of this is…27 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementMy Lords, when I was sponsoring the Carer’s Leave Bill through your Lordships’ House, I saw how much unpaid carers benefit our economy, providing free services that would…27 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, rather than being the third party, I think I am the 59th party in this debate. Somewhat repetitiously, I congratulate the noble Baronesses, Lady Berger, Lady Gray and…27 Mar 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his answer and for reminding us of the central purpose of Clauses 1 to 4. However, I do not think that he addressed the point made by the noble…18 Mar 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill18 Mar 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, all the amendments in this group provide for reviews of different aspects of the Bill. In moving Amendment 21, I will speak to Amendment 33 in my name and that of the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025Lest you forget, my Lords. The rest of the Minister’s response to the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, was: “Ministers recognise the high importance of foreign…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, we have heard two spirited supporters of this statutory instrument. I will add my spirits to the support of these regulations. As the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, observed,…17 Mar 2025HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025My Lords, the shocking thing is that it was only in May of last year that we were working on the then DMCC Bill. It feels, frankly, a great deal longer ago; an awful lot has…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025May I just take the Minister back to before the Division, when we were starting to talk about the fair work agency? Either she has nothing more to tell us or it somehow got lost…17 Mar 2025HANSARDCapital Investment and Share OwnershipMy Lords, some public/private partnerships have worked very well. The contract for difference system has been very good at getting a huge amount of private sector investment into…13 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, the speeches on this Bill have probably been exhaustive. I make just one observation: it appears that the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, has had one pint too many as far as…12 Mar 2025HANSARDUS Steel and Aluminium TariffsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, speaking to the last Question, noted that the Trump Administration had been completely outrageous to Canada. By extension, it must…12 Mar 2025HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationMy Lords, the Minister may not be aware that the Georgian oligarchy is introducing SLAPPs laws into its own country now, justifying that by saying that they are British laws. Is…06 Mar 2025HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationMy Lords—06 Mar 2025