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HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, the noble Lords, Lord Warner and Lord Oates, and others want to remove reference to Israel. The question has been raised as to why one country should be singled out. The…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, I am sure she will agree with me that violence by settlers or Palestinians has to be condemned without reservation, and the full force of the…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillPossibly first class. No one can forget that academia is not immune to bigotry. Let us recall that Heidelberg University in Germany was no less prestigious than any UK university…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, it seems to me to be fundamental to this Bill that universities and other relevant bodies are included. We are not talking about individual academics having their right…07 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI thank the noble Lord for telling us that. I had not heard that and I will check it out. None the less, she was dismissed for anti-Semitic behaviour, so it is suggested. We know…07 May 2024HANSARDStart-up Companies: Tax IncentivesMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and draw your Lordships’ attention to my entry in the register of interests.29 Apr 2024HANSARDStart-up Companies: Tax IncentivesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the pressure experienced by start-up companies arising from delays in accessing tax incentive schemes designed to…29 Apr 2024HANSARDStart-up Companies: Tax IncentivesMy Lords, I understand the need to check claims in certain areas. I am chair of the Finance Bill Sub-Committee of the Economic Affairs Committee, and we have reported on extensive…29 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords—20 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I will add to this element of the debate, if I may, because I think it is relevant. The noble Lord, Lord Willetts, mentioned at Second Reading that he was on the council…20 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I apologise for my not being able to speak at Second Reading, although if I had, I would have agreed with my noble friend Lord Wolfson on much of what he had to say. I…20 Mar 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024My Lords, I join in the congratulations offered to the noble Lord, Lord Kempsell, on an excellent and inspirational maiden speech. I welcome this Budget as yet another example of…18 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Hunger AlleviationMy Lords, I visited Kerem Shalom, as disclosed in my register of interests. All the operatives we met have either been killed or abducted and the equipment destroyed. However,…18 Mar 2024HANSARDHeat PumpsMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I have had two air source heat pumps for the last 10 years, and I somewhat regret it. With the median heat gain for air source heat pumps…06 Mar 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Ahmad, and express some sympathy to my noble friend the Foreign Secretary. I am sure that, when he received the call from the Prime…05 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineAs chairman of the Jerusalem Foundation UK, I agree with my noble friend’s last remarks. I point him to the letter in the Financial Times today, which explains that a two-state…29 Feb 2024HANSARDFinance BillDoes the noble Lord have an answer to my question on the specific amount that the non-dom tax proposals will raise?21 Feb 2024HANSARDAnti-Semitism in the UKMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his words, and particularly for reminding us of the wise words of the late Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks of Aldgate. I echo the comments of the noble…21 Feb 2024HANSARDUK EconomyWould my noble friend agree that comparisons with the United States are not really appropriate, particularly given cheap energy costs in the States due to fracking, which we do…21 Feb 2024HANSARDUK EconomyDoes my noble friend agree that it is highly complimentary to Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng to suggest that their actions are responsible for interest rates in every country around…21 Feb 2024