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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I do not have the figure, but I will find it out and write to her. The Bill will, of course, continue to be subject to parliamentary…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI would not say all, but most of them were members of B Corporations.16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for his contribution, and my noble friend Lord Davies of Brixton for tabling Amendments 264, 265 and 324. I respect my noble friend’s…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, for Amendment 266A, 267ZA, 267AA and 267AB.16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her contribution, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe of Epsom, for tabling these amendments. I ask noble Lords to bear with me as I…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed. I will pick up the points that the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, and the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, made about SMEs. Last Wednesday,…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I first thank the noble Lord, Lord Goddard, for his very entertaining contribution, and the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, for speaking to Amendments 215 and 332 in…10 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsMy Lords, private equity plays an important role in business support in this country. We have seen private equity companies that have acquired businesses and actually grown them…10 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsApologies; it is 0.7% growth. I thank the noble Lord for that. At the end of the day, what is really important is that we have to support businesses, and the Government are…10 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsMy Lords, of course these are disappointing figures, but six months after launching Get Britain Working we are seeing real results, with economic activity at a record high, half a…10 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsMy Lords, in the year to 31 March 2025, total corporate liquidations rose by 8%. This increase was driven by a 36% jump in solvent liquidations, while insolvent liquidations fell…10 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsThe noble Lord makes an interesting observation that I do not share. First, there is no empirical evidence to suggest that NICs or business rates changes are primary reasons for…10 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsMy Lords, I assure the noble Baroness that we will publish our industrial strategy very soon, and it will definitely cover SMEs. As I mentioned earlier, compulsory liquidation is…10 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsI thank the noble Lord for that question. All I can say is that in my long years of business I have learned one thing. Turnover is vanity; profit is sanity. If companies keep…10 Jun 2025HANSARDCorporate LiquidationsI thank the noble Lord for that. Yes, those figures are quite high. It is right that the full force of the law should come down on company directors who are found to be trading…10 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, we have plenty of time. We will hear from the bishop first and then the Lib Dems.09 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this very short but very interesting debate, and declare an interest that many and perhaps all my actor friends are…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI apologise. I can be much clearer. I said the amendments tabled in the other place which are now under Clause 27.03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, for tabling Amendment 143. The Government agree that employers should not be able to deliberately ignore their obligations, and it…03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for tabling Amendment 141B, which was moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. We firmly…03 Jun 2025