Member of Parliament
Lord Popat
Member since
10 Jul 2010
Bills sponsored
1
Speeches (30d)
2
Speeches (all)
37
Written questions
0
Last spoke
27 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (37)
HANSARDNational Insurance: Employer ContributionsMy Lords, no other country in the world taxes companies to employ people. We do that through our national insurance contributions, which are now going up from 13.8% to 15%. That…09 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPMy Lords—19 Dec 2024HANSARDAfrica: Commercial Opportunities and ExportsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to (1) raise awareness among United Kingdom businesses of commercial opportunities in African markets, and (2) support…12 Sept 2024HANSARDAfrica: Commercial Opportunities and ExportsMy Lords, I declare my recent interest, having served as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC until the election. I am glad to have secured this debate.…12 Sept 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceMy Lords, I welcome the figures that my noble friend the Minister gave us, but our major problem is a trade deficit. This is not something new; it has been the case for the last…07 May 2024
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