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HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsMy Lords, following up on the question from my noble friend, when the Minister writes to her regarding the position of dancers, will he take on board that, had the existing rules…04 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness HiringMy Lords, in a slightly calmer vein than the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, can I ask whether the Minister is aware that the ONS Labour Force Survey flash figures for April show a 100,000…01 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it will come as no surprise to people who have listened to me over the last few years that I, like my noble friend Lord Thomas of Gresford, would like to talk in this…21 May 2026HANSARDUK-EU Customs UnionMy Lords, having listened to the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, in the past, I am sure noble Lords will accept that I do not agree with much of what he said. The context in which we are…29 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia: Comments by the President of the United StatesMy Lords, on the “Today” programme this morning, the Foreign Secretary was asked by Amol Rajan whether it was true that this was going to cost £34 billion, spread over a number of…22 Jan 2026HANSARDBroadcasting: Recent DevelopmentsNoble Lords will note that I am not my noble friend Lady Bonham-Carter. It is customary on these occasions to thank the proposer of the Motion. I would very much like to do so for…08 Jan 2026HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, like the first two speakers, I look forward to the maiden speech of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth. The purpose of this debate is to debate the…04 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR ForecastsMy Lords, I take very much on board what the Minister has said about the Chancellor’s announcement that she wanted to increase and improve the headroom. I have been thinking about…01 Dec 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the original purpose of the change in the fiscal rules brought in by his Government was to ensure that we did not have a ball-by-ball…08 Jul 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthMy Lords, do the Government not recognise that the most obvious thing they could do to improve our growth record would be to improve our trading relationship with Europe? What do…11 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Debt: It’s Time for Tough Decisions (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, in the light of recent events, the last report from the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, as the brilliant chair of our Economic Affairs Committee, could not have been more…25 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel IndustryMy Lords, like many in your Lordships’ House, I lived through the history of the steel industry. In the 1970s and the 1980s, we had the debate over nationalisation, privatisation,…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSpring StatementMy Lords, there are clearly a number of lessons to be learned from the Spring Statement, but I will draw two quite serious ones: an omission and a failure of communication.…27 Mar 2025HANSARDRetail Crime: EffectsMy Lords, there is clearly common ground on how important the issues are that the noble Lord, Lord Hannett of Everton, has raised, as demonstrated by a number of noble Lords’…05 Dec 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, to follow on from that remark, Budgets normally have a pattern. On the day they come out there is one reaction and then, after a while and some reflection, there is a…11 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment: Tax PolicyMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Petitgas, suggested that this QSD would make a good exam question. I have often thought of it as a possible topic for PhD study; perhaps somebody…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTax Reliefs: Theatre, Orchestra and Museums and Galleries ExhibitionMy Lords, I am absolutely delighted to join in a Question from the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, because it gives me the opportunity to thank him from our Benches for the collegiate…15 Oct 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, this is not the first Government to prioritise growth. In 1964, Harold Wilson put George Brown in charge of a Department of Economic Affairs, to remove what he regarded…22 Jul 2024HANSARDHigh Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillMy Lords, it is common ground across your Lordships’ House that many of our high streets are in a mess. Whether this is symptomatic of our rundown country, who of course knows? We…17 May 2024HANSARDHigh Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillIt is her party, not her name.17 May 2024