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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI rise to say simply that, in my experience, I have found that employees want to bring with them family members, often parents—particularly women want to bring a parent—and I am…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am sure the Minister will want to be very clear on this. I think the Deloitte survey he refers to was in respect of inward investment only, probably because the UK is regarded…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWith the greatest respect, I do not know if the noble Lord has read my amendment, but that is exactly the point. The point is that before the Bill is passed there should be…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jul 2025HANSARDTax on Imports under £135To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to take action to tax imported goods worth below the £135 threshold for value added tax.14 Jul 2025HANSARDTax on Imports under £135My Lords, I am glad the Government are reviewing it; as the Minister is aware, the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, RAVAS, the British Retail Consortium and many others have been…14 Jul 2025HANSARDPrimary Stock Exchange ListingsMy Lords, I declare an interest as a senior partner of Cavendish plc, the largest nominated adviser to listed companies on the stock exchange. We asked our clients why they are…10 Jul 2025HANSARDUnpaid TaxMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s response—heaven knows, after last week the Government will have to raise a hell of a lot of tax to compensate for the extra expense they are…07 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I shall speak to the amendments in my name and in so doing support the other amendments in the group, all of which have been most eloquently described by my noble…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, I thank her for her answer. Clearly, the feedback from the organisations she has met is not in parallel with the feedback I have had from…24 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael: Arab Israeli and Jewish Israeli CommunitiesMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Jerusalem Foundation in the UK. The Minister will be pleased to hear that British citizens donated $10 million last year to…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, likewise, I have spent the last 40 years advising SME businesses—not always with success, but I do not have a bad track record. Therefore, I support my noble friend Lord…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWill the Minister clarify something? In relation to the jolly reception he went to on the Terrace where the delegates were rapturously applauding the introduction of the Bill—in…16 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I would like to say, as someone who is Jewish, how incredibly heartwarming each and every one of the speeches tonight has been. Every speaker has spoken with compassion,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the reported rise in corporate liquidations in the year to 31 March 2025.10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI am grateful for that. I am sure that the Minister will agree that, if that is true—and it certainly was not pre-2016—there can be no resistance to it being included—10 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsNoble Lords may groan. As every single Labour Government have left office with unemployment higher than when they came to office, now is the time to reduce tax, which is at an…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillIt was certainly not disclosed in the political fund accounts, which are not the same as the union accounts; they are separate accounts. Those political fund accounts did not…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWe had an excellent debate 10 years ago. With great respect, the noble Lord, Lord Monks, said that the transparency and clarity of donations to the Conservative Party leave…10 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsThe Minister is right: in fact, more than 2,000 businesses have faced winding-up petitions this year, the highest rate since 2012. Today, we learn that the number of payrolled…10 Jun 2025