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HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillThey are not from the noble Baroness, Lady Fox. They are in my name.24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillAs a point of information, I have proposed purpose clauses for at least six Bills in the last three years.24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, I welcome the Minister back to his place and say that the whole House was sorry to hear of his family’s loss. We on these Benches welcome this Bill as a narrow tinkering…24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillFor the Committee’s information, there is a misprint. It should have read “grassroots music venues and larger venues”. If I had spoken before the noble Baroness, I would have…24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI apologise.24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI think I clarified that there were two issues. If the Minister looks in his data, he will find that the Royal Albert Hall is classed as being over £500,000, and I specifically…24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI am sorry; I am just trying to process that. Are you saying that, going forward, they would continue to benefit from the lower multiples as RHL-qualified businesses?24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillComing back immediately on that point, what criteria will the Government be using for that revaluation? In other words, what are they seeking to confirm or otherwise from it? Can…24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillThe noble Earl alluded to a balloon being squeezed; we should remind ourselves that this is an expanding balloon. The costs faced by local authorities, of which a huge…24 Feb 2025HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I have one further question, which I meant to ask earlier. The Minister talked about national security interests in the context of legitimate interests. How can national security…03 Feb 2025HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025When the discussions were had with the noble Baroness about her becoming a Peer, I wonder whether they mentioned that she would be in the Moses Room presenting statutory…03 Feb 2025HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I asked whether judicial review is applicable. If the Minister is able to write to me on that, that would be helpful.03 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyMy Lords, I thank the Minister for sharing the Statement. In a Janus-like switch from the gloomiest person in Whitehall, the Chancellor was all smiles last week. To cap that…03 Feb 2025HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I am sorry to labour the point, but the way in which it is being depicted is as if people will accept the registrar’s ruling and say, “Oh, yeah, right, I understand why you’re not…03 Feb 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: TradeMy Lords, the Government have said on many occasions that they want to reset our relationship, and this Minister is no exception. Largely speaking, that means ruling things out as…30 Jan 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: TradeI did not ask for that.30 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, I join the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, in sending our condolences to the noble Lord, Lord Khan, and his family. It must be hard for him at the moment, but he can be sure…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI will read the noble Baroness’s statement in Hansard with great interest but does she recognise that, far from clarifying the issue, which has a number of moving parts, she has…29 Jan 2025HANSARDRussian Maritime Activity and UK ResponseMy Lords, whether one signs up to the noble and gallant Lord’s view or the Minister’s, I think it is safe to say that the NATO theatre is becoming ever warmer and the requirements…28 Jan 2025HANSARDEU LawMy Lords, I am glad the Minister mentioned the reset. Have the Government responded formally to the offer by the EU’s chief trade negotiator that the EU is interested in…28 Jan 2025