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HANSARDPublic Sector ProductivityIt is fair to say the ONS has a particular problem measuring NHS and public sector productivity because of the difficulty in measuring the outputs and inputs. None the less, the…07 Jan 2026HANSARDFair Work Agency: Small and Micro BusinessesMy Lords, the one thing one would have thought the Government had learned from the Budget is that business cannot deal with uncertainty. Most of the Fair Work Agency legislation…17 Dec 2025HANSARDUnited States: Intelligence SharingMy Lords, when the Government took the political decision to ban some arms to Israel and to then recognise the Palestinian state in a series of anti-Israel measures, the Israeli…11 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR: Resignation of ChairMy Lords, the situation with the OBR is clear. What is not clear is what the OBR told the Chancellor in respect of income tax receipts before her briefing statement. Should it not…08 Dec 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hollick. Much of what he said, but not all, I agreed with. It is also a pleasure to congratulate the right reverend…04 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR ForecastsMy Lords, this is the second fantasy black hole of this Government. The first did not actually matter because absolutely nobody believed it. No credible economist believed it; I…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget: Small and Medium-sized BusinessesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Budget on small and medium-sized businesses.27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Small and Medium-sized BusinessesMy Lords, yesterday was the benefits Budget. The Chancellor has broken her promise not to increase income taxes. As she said in her Budget, because no national insurance is…27 Nov 2025HANSARDPrivate EquityMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Monks, on securing this very timely and important debate. I declare all sorts of interests. I am a founder and current senior partner…20 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillBefore the Minister sits down, she said that she had consulted representative bodies of industry and commerce, by which I assume she means the FSB, the IoD and the CBI. Can she…17 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Fox, said, here we are, back again. In the ping-pong debate last time, the noble Baroness, Lady Lloyd of Effra, stated: “The Government have…17 Nov 2025HANSARDEconomic and Taxation Policies: Jobs, Growth and ProsperityIt is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Bridges, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Elliott, on securing this important debate. I would like to start with a…13 Nov 2025HANSARDOffice for National StatisticsMy Lords, I believe I am right in saying that some 40% to 50% of all ONS data is produced by survey. What steps are being taken to dramatically reduce that percentage? Surveys…10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsMy Lords, going back to the last election after Labour were previously in power, Labour had to leave a note saying that there was no money left. The next time, it will have to…10 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic and Private Sector Productivity TrendsMy Lords, on the point from the noble Lord, Lord Londesborough, would the Minister consider looking at how the figures are compiled? Personally, I think that the contribution from…30 Oct 2025HANSARDAntisemitism: UniversitiesTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following the reported threats to Professor Michael Ben-Gad, what further steps they are taking to ensure universities tackle antisemitism, and to…29 Oct 2025HANSARDAntisemitism: UniversitiesI thank the Minister for that. Since the year following 7 October 2023, Jewish students have seen a 413% increase in antisemitic incidents on campus. In the last three weeks…29 Oct 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Burns, and of course I welcome the new team to the Front Bench. The noble Lord, Lord Collins of Highbury, will recall…28 Oct 2025HANSARDGDP Per CapitaIndeed so, but the Minister will be aware that the ONS’s latest figures show that in the most recent quarter, economic growth per capita grew by only 0.2%—less than half than in…20 Oct 2025HANSARDGDP Per CapitaTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the latest estimates of the current GDP per capita, and of the factors contributing to it.20 Oct 2025