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HANSARDEconomic and Taxation Policies: Jobs, Growth and ProsperityMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Saatchi, who has considerable wisdom in these affairs. The Government’s multiple dilemmas over their economic and…13 Nov 2025HANSARDBritish CouncilMy Lords, the Question we have just heard did not get a very reassuring Answer. Is this not precisely the sort of resource that we, as an advanced country, should be developing to…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPower Struggle: Delivering Great Britain’s Electricity Grid Infrastructure (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, I apologise for delaying the Committee for another four minutes, but my own Select Committee was cancelled at short notice at 4 pm, so I was able to come here and listen…04 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic and Private Sector Productivity TrendsMy Lords, the period from 1970 to 1990 was a time of rapidly increasing productivity, of rapidly increasing Japanese investment in particular, and of great reduction in trade…30 Oct 2025HANSARDWestern Sahara ConflictDoes the Minister know why we turned down the Moroccan offer of about 3.2 gigawatts of green electricity from a colossal solar development in Morocco, for which they were prepared…27 Oct 2025HANSARDModular Nuclear ProgrammeGiven that Hinkley, the French-designed nuclear project, has been billed as the most expensive the world has ever seen, and the plan is to repeat that in a replica at Sizewell,…15 Oct 2025HANSARDNuclear Regulatory SystemMy Lords, we should concentrate on and give priority to building smaller nuclear reactors, as the Minister’s noble friend has suggested, which can be built in two years, rather…10 Sept 2025HANSARDGilt YieldsMy Lords, bond markets obviously charge for their lending to certain countries, on the basis of differing judgments on the health of the borrower, on the prospects and on the…02 Sept 2025HANSARDCivil Service: Artificial Intelligence Productivity GainsThe question is: what areas are the Government going to look at now to remove functions from the state sector, which will be the sure way to increase productivity and reduce…01 Sept 2025HANSARDCivil Service: Artificial Intelligence Productivity GainsMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former Minister for the Civil Service—although it was an awfully long time ago. The record shows that the biggest increase in output and…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPensions: Low-income and Self-employed WorkersMy Lords, in addition to more pension saving, the Chancellor talked the other night at the Mansion House about encouraging more retail investment in the stock markets and wider…23 Jul 2025HANSARDPensions: Low-income and Self-employed WorkersMy Lords—23 Jul 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review 2025On all sides, the international rule of law and rules of war are being broken, and for that, above all, we must be alert, prepared and defended.18 Jul 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review 2025My Lords, like others, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord McCabe, on his maiden speech, which seemed to be robust and sensible. No doubt we will hear many more excellent words…18 Jul 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Soft PowerMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, is entirely right to emphasise the importance of soft power. I just add a note of regret that Joe Nye of Harvard, who is a strong friend of…15 Jul 2025HANSARDOverarching National Policy Statement for EnergyMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register, as an adviser to the Kuwait Investment Office and, on the unremunerated side, as chairman of the Windsor Energy Group…09 Jul 2025HANSARDUK–EU Defence and Security Co-operationMy Lords, will the Minister take the message back to his department that maritime security is under direct challenge now. With the Red Sea virtually closed and the Persian Gulf…03 Jul 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoMy Lords, I join with others in the very best wishes to what might be called the Boswell team. The noble and learned Baroness, Lady Prentis, has shown by her speech that she has a…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoI am glad that some noble Lords got the joke. I will use my four and a half minutes to discuss the security aspects of the whole project, which are by far the most important in…30 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Security StrategyMy Lords—26 Jun 2025