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HANSARDEconomic and Taxation Policies: Jobs, Growth and ProsperityMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Elliott for securing this timely debate. I also admire the speed of speech of the noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria. The economic path of our…13 Nov 2025HANSARDUkraine: Frozen Russian AssetsMy Lords—26 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraine: Frozen Russian AssetsIt is fine to talk about frozen assets and say that Russia should pay, but I want to switch gears a little bit. It looks like the Americans are focused on getting Ukraine partly…26 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 15 I will also speak to Amendment 16 in my name. I will start with Amendment 16, which seeks to establish baseline investment governance for GBE.…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI thank the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for his comment, which I must say did concern me: in a way, he highlighted the fact that it is more likely than not that the amount will be…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillIt seems to me that, earlier, the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, answered a question that was not the exam question. I do not understand why he brought immigration numbers into the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillIt was a different exam question.11 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-domicile StatusMy Lords—28 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-domicile StatusMy Lords, do the Minister and the Government have any hard evidence, perhaps through a recalculation of the effects of the Bill on non-doms, that this news that was announced in…28 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Farmer for initiating this debate. It is a timely discussion given the challenges we face. Broadly speaking, economic history…23 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I will make a link between Amendments 118, 118A and 130. On Amendment 130, it will be interesting to see whether we get the results, but my impression is that, in this…22 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I too would like to voice my support for Amendments 88 and 89. I will be brief. The timing and regularity of this reporting seems to be normal, standard housekeeping. It…15 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I also support these amendments aimed, like others, at greater accountability and transparency of the delivery of GBE. In particular, I support Amendment 95 in the name…15 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in my name and those of my noble friends Lady Bloomfield, Lord Trenchard and Lord Effingham. They aim to ensure that the proposed entity, Great…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI want to go back to the point about the company acting independently. There is little bit of confusion about this company being an energy company, as opposed to an investment…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I rise to discuss Amendment 80. It proposes that GBE be required to produce both quarterly unaudited and annual audited reports. These should disclose the rate of…13 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment: Tax PolicyMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Leigh of Hurley for this debate about the impact of tax policy on employment. I repeat the title, because I can see that the exam question…31 Oct 2024HANSARDForeign Direct Investment to the UKI will do my best. My Lords, I commend my friend the noble Lord, Lord Harrington, for his report, and for tabling today’s debate. I know what it takes to harness FDI in the UK.…10 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, let me start by congratulating my fellow maiden speaker, the noble Lord, Lord Vallance of Balham, on an excellent maiden speech, which obviously sets up a hard act to…22 Jul 2024