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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, the substance of this Bill was addressed during the Second Reading debate in your Lordships’ House on Monday. However, I briefly remind noble Lords that, in the Budget…08 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.06 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to respond to this Second Reading of the national insurance contributions Bill, and in doing so to respond to the points raised by the amendment in the…06 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I wish all noble Lords a happy new year. It is a pleasure to open this debate. I am aware that the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, has tabled a regret amendment expressing…06 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPThe £22 billion black hole left by the previous Government meant we had to make very difficult decisions to repair the public finances, rebuild public services and restore…19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPMy noble friend is absolutely right that the actions taken by the previous Government were consistent with the actions of a Government who had a total lack of regard to the…19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPWell, no. The OBR has been very clear that the number of people in employment will increase by 1.2 million over the course of this Parliament. As I said before, we had to take…19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPMy Lords, the £22 billion black hole left by the—19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPI am not aware of the specific scheme that the noble Lord raises, but I will happily look into it and I shall write to him on it.19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPI wish the noble Lord a merry Christmas and a happy New Year in return. As I said, we did have to clear up the mess that we inherited, and that did mean taking some very difficult…19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPI am very grateful to the noble Lord for his last comment and I obviously say the same to him. I am also grateful to him for raising the £22 billion black hole again. He is…19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPThe question of which debates the House has is not a matter for me—I think that is somewhat above my pay grade—but my noble friend is absolutely correct to say that we hear…19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPI have the greatest respect for the noble Baroness’s consistent focus on the importance of social care. The answer to her last question is no, but the Government are providing at…19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPAs I said to the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, the Government are providing at least £600 million of new grant funding for social care in 2025-26.19 Dec 2024HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Activities) (Supervision and Enforcement) Regulations 2024That the draft regulations and orders laid before the House on 6 and 11 November be approved. Relevant document: 9th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.…18 Dec 2024HANSARDShort Selling Regulations 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Short Selling Regulations 2024. Relevant document: 9th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee17 Dec 2024HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ring-fenced Bodies, Core Activities, Excluded Activities and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Order 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ring-fenced Bodies, Core Activities, Excluded Activities and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Order…17 Dec 2024HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Activities) (Supervision and Enforcement) Regulations 2024Since I am going to write to the noble Baroness on those other two points, it is probably best that I write to her on that one, so that we can be absolutely clear. In the…17 Dec 2024HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Activities) (Supervision and Enforcement) Regulations 2024If there is anything more that I can usefully add, I will include it in the letter that I will write to the noble Baroness. A final question was asked about why we have increased…17 Dec 2024HANSARDSilicon Valley Bank UK Limited Compensation Scheme Order 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited Compensation Scheme Order 2024.17 Dec 2024