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HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises: Interest RatesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises in raising finance in a period of high interest rates.13 Sept 2023HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises: Interest RatesMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I draw your Lordships’ attention to my register of interest, in particular as senior partner…13 Sept 2023HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises: Interest RatesGiven the economic growth that we now know has now happened since Covid, growing SMEs need equity finance to expand their businesses. Now that the Windsor Framework has been…13 Sept 2023HANSARDRussia: SanctionsGiven the assertion in the Washington Post last month that 6,000 drones have been supplied by Iran to Russia, will the Foreign Office reconsider its position on Iran, and in…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOil and Gas Windfall TaxMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register and to the previous questions I have raised on this matter in Treasury Questions. The point is that the EPL has had a dramatic…19 Jul 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillOn another point of clarification, is my noble friend saying that HM Treasury’s calculations are that, if the reliefs that apparently exist for non-doms were withdrawn, as has…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI beg to disagree and am happy to offer humility. I note that recently the Labour Party returned a donation from a Mr Ian Rosenblatt which it decided was inappropriate. All credit…04 Jul 2023HANSARDIncome Tax ThresholdDoes my noble friend agree that the one tax that goes up because of inflation is receipts from inheritance tax? The latest figures show that inheritance tax receipts grew by 14%…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I will speak to this closing part of the Bill. I declare my interest as the senior treasurer of the Conservative Party. It is not on the register of interests, because…04 Jul 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I am a chartered accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and a member by…04 Jul 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier wonders why the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, supports his amendment. I have heard wags tell me that he is…27 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I want to comment on Motion B, which no one has addressed. I congratulate the Minister, her colleagues, the Bill team and all the Peers who have contributed to this…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, we have discussed this concept of disclosure at earlier stages. Of course, if a person does not want anything disclosed, they could become a sole trader or a limited…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, there seems to be a gap, so I will happily fill it. I remind the House of my declaration of interests in the register, which discloses that I am a director of a number…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillAlthough my noble friend the Minister has described me in very flattering terms today, for which I am grateful, I will not add to the flattery, as his noble kinsman is no longer…20 Jun 2023HANSARDIsrael: Palestinian Civilian CasualtiesMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, rightly referred to the assassination of three commanders of Palestinian Islamic Jihad following 100 rockets being…10 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I am prompted to rise by the words of the noble Lord, Lord Trevethin and Oaksey. I think he was referring to Amendment 106C, which we will come on to later this…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I will speak to this amendment, which I have signed. Once again, I find myself agreeing with every word that my noble friend Lord Agnew has said, so I will be very…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to urge the Minister to not allow the concept of a tier 1 investor visa scheme to be rubbished. This country has benefited enormously from foreign direct…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI share the disappointment expressed by other noble Lords. When UWOs first came out, I was very pleased to see them. They are a classic accountancy tool to establish what is going…09 May 2023