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HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords, and to my noble friend Lord Eatwell for the points that he made. The scope of firms in relation to which the mechanism can be applied…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Taxes and BorrowingI 100% agree with my noble friend. It is incredibly striking that, in everything we have heard from the party opposite, not once has it apologised for the record we inherited. One…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Taxes and BorrowingI do not agree with that.04 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment: Tax PolicyMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley, on securing this debate and on his opening speech. I thank all noble Lords for their contributions. The manifesto…31 Oct 2024HANSARDEmployment: Tax PolicyI am very happy to write. I did mention employment: I set out that there would be an increase of 1.2 million over the course of the forecast. That is the question I was asked.31 Oct 2024HANSARDEmployment: Tax PolicyCould the noble Baroness not be bothered to do so?31 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesMy noble friend makes an extremely interesting point. I am grateful for his support for what I have set out and will take away his point to give it further consideration.29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesIt may surprise the noble Lord but, yes, I absolutely agree with what he says. That will be a vital part of the guard-rails we set out in the Budget tomorrow.29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesI hear what the noble Baroness says. As I have said already, the Chancellor will set out the Government’s full fiscal plan, including the precise details of our fiscal rules, in…29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesI am very grateful to the noble Lord for allowing me to talk about the £22 billion black hole in the public finances that was covered up from the British people, from this House…29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesI am extremely grateful to my noble friend for that point and for his support for what we have set out. He is absolutely right to draw attention to the record we inherited. As he…29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesThe noble Lord knows that I have huge respect for him, so I hate to say when he is wrong, as I think he is in his first point. We were extremely clear that we would change the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesI completely agree with my noble friend.29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesI fully sympathise with the noble Baroness that she struggles to understand the concept of keeping manifesto commitments. She will see in the Budget tomorrow that we will keep…29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Vere of Norbiton and Lady Kramer, for their comments and questions. Let me start by setting out the context in which our…29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesThe noble Lord is far more experienced in these matters than me, and I have the greatest respect for him. He mentioned three types of activity. The first one he mentioned was the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesI wholeheartedly agree with both points made by my noble friend. Our fiscal rules, as he says, were set out by the Chancellor in her Mais Lecture and set out again in our…29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesNothing changed. There is a slight misunderstanding here. We have always been very clear that we would change the previous Government’s fiscal rules. The Chancellor was referring…29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesI am grateful to the noble Lord for highlighting the guard-rails that will be set out tomorrow, when further details will be set out in the Budget.29 Oct 2024HANSARDFiscal RulesI am not aware that the Government have any such plans, but I hope that tomorrow’s Budget will include good news for Wales.29 Oct 2024