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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 22, 39 and 53 in my name in this group, to which the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe have added their…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI thank the Minister for his comments, but I am disappointed and, frankly, baffled that the Treasury can tell us specifically—he repeated these figures—how many employers are…29 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 3, 12 and 59, to which I have added my name. I declare my interests as an investor in SMEs, including those employing part-time workers. In…21 Jan 2025HANSARDBenefits: EligibilityMy Lords, the Government’s White Paper, Get Britain Working , which I welcome, has the ambitious aim of moving almost 2 million people from benefits into employment. However,…09 Jan 2025HANSARDPublic Finances: Borrowing CostsMy Lords, further to the point from the noble Lord, Lord Fox, about investor sentiment, the pound has suffered its biggest three-day slide in two years, and this morning’s yield…09 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, it is an interesting optic that I am following the contributions of 15 noble Lords from the Conservative Benches and, curiously, just three from the Government Benches.…06 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the drop in job vacancies in November at the steepest rate since the pandemic is not only bad news for economic growth but reflects very…19 Dec 2024HANSARDSmall Farms and Family BusinessesMy Lords, I too salute the noble Earl for securing this topical debate. Like others here today, he is an excellent example of this place’s vintage intake of hereditaries in…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic ProductivityMy Lords, the Office for National Statistics may have inadvertently thrown some light on our so-called productivity puzzle. The slide in the quality of its workforce data appears…05 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage entrepreneurs to start up businesses in the United Kingdom.04 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursI thank the Minister for his response and I am delighted to see a fellow entrepreneur on the Front Bench—unlike in the other place. Fundraising for start-ups, in the quarter to…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall address Amendment 40 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Parkinson and Lord Markham. Before I do, I have remained silent for the last few days, taking in what…04 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interests as set out in the register.04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I intervene briefly as an impartial Cross-Bencher. In the interest of productivity, I am aware that we are still on the amendment to: “Clause 1, page 1, line 4”—…27 Nov 2024HANSARDExports to the European UnionTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following the speech of the Governor of the Bank of England at Mansion House, what measures they are taking to increase the export of goods to the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDExports to the European UnionMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response, and indeed for not mentioning that black hole—which is perhaps surprising, since the latest figures from the ONS show that our…20 Nov 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, my background is not in football beyond being a lifelong Hammers fan—the club which your Lordships might remember won England the World Cup back in 1966, with captain…13 Nov 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, as speaker number 22 of 75, can I open with a quick observation? Over eight long hours, we each wait to speak for five minutes, raising scores of questions that the…11 Nov 2024HANSARDWorking From Home: Public Sector ProductivityMy Lords, my Question was prompted by an interesting claim made by the Minister’s colleague the Business Secretary. He said that “allowing working from home creates a more…23 Oct 2024HANSARDWorking From Home: Public Sector ProductivityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of working from home on productivity in the public sector.23 Oct 2024