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HANSARDUK-EU Customs UnionMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Gill, and the noble Lords, Lord Docherty, Lord Doyle and Lord Pitt-Watson, all gave excellent speeches, and all demonstrated the differences,…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Start-up CompaniesMy Lords, I am pleased to hear that the Government are going out and looking for evidence. I want to add another sector that has not really been mentioned here. From my meetings…28 Jan 2026HANSARDHospitality BusinessesMy Lords, while, of course, there is a need for holistic reform of business rates—the Liberal Democrats have long proposed a commercial land- owner levy—in the short term, just as…27 Jan 2026HANSARDChinese EmbassyMy Lords, listening to the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, I was reminded that it was only in 2015 that the then Chancellor George Osborne declared the creation of a “golden decade”. I…26 Jan 2026HANSARDRetail and Hospitality SectorMy Lords, it was a delight to hear the four maiden speeches from the noble Baronesses, Lady Dacres and Lady Shah, and the noble Lords, Lord Forbes and Lord John, who bring really…22 Jan 2026 Bills sponsored (1)