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HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, this Budget makes history for the wrong reason. It is the first ever Budget to place a tax on education in our country. Over the years, all Governments have regarded…11 Nov 2024HANSARDCommand Paper Safeguarding the UnionMy Lords, is it not the case that the Command Paper rests upon a principle that everyone should welcome and endorse—namely, that the union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland…06 Nov 2024HANSARDCommand Paper Safeguarding the UnionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the measures set out in the Command Paper Safeguarding the Union (CP 1021), published in January.06 Nov 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, Divisions are expected in the Chamber this afternoon. The Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and will resume after 10 minutes.05 Nov 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice System: CapacityIn due course will the Government bring forward proposals to improve the way in which prisoners are rehabilitated?22 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent School Fees: VATShould we not all be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hacking, who has sent a very thorough report to the Prime Minister, showing the dire consequences that the Government’s…21 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VATMy Lords, I declare my interest as a former general secretary of the Independent Schools Council and the current president of the Independent Schools Association, one of the…17 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VATTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of levying VAT on independent schools with effect from 1 January 2025.17 Oct 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will appoint an independent legal expert to review the seven allegations of child sex abuse against Sir Edward Heath left unresolved…08 Oct 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords, noble Lords may recall the debate that we had on this in January. Did that not confirm and strengthen the conviction long held in all parts of this House that the seven…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT ExemptionMy Lords, I sought this debate because our country’s independent schools—of which there are some 2,500 in total—face an imminent and dramatic change in their circumstances, which…05 Sept 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT ExemptionThat this House takes note of the contribution of independent schools, and any potential effects that changes to the VAT exemption for independent school fees could have.05 Sept 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT ExemptionMy Lords, my purpose in seeking this debate was to bring home to the Government the extent of the damage that would be done as a result of the imposition of VAT on school fees on…05 Sept 2024HANSARDFundamental Rights and the Rule of LawMy Lords, have the Government been advised to establish whether it is compatible with the European convention to slap VAT on independent school fees? The noble Lord, Lord Pannick,…25 Jul 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland Dentists: Amalgam FillingsDo the Government accept that there is indeed a considerable amount of further work to be done to ensure that the Windsor Framework provides fully for the free movement of all…22 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my interest as a former general secretary to the Independent Schools Council, and the current president of the Independent Schools Association, one of the…19 Jul 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillMy Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or speak in Committee. Unless,…24 May 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillThat the order of commitment be discharged.24 May 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillThat the Bill do now pass.24 May 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will say a few final words on behalf of my noble friend Lord Black of Brentwood, who took this Bill through Second Reading and is very…24 May 2024