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HANSARDEmployment BillMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that when the Bill eventually arrives, it will progress the so-called good work agenda, enabling workers with variable hours to request a more…06 Apr 2022HANSARDTrade Union (Levy Payable to the Certification Officer) Regulations 2022My Lords, like many debates on statutory instruments in this House, the real substance of this debate is not particularly about the topic on the agenda. A moment’s thought will…07 Mar 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillMy Lords, since 1911 the House of Lords, quite rightly, has not been able to amend or reject a Finance Bill, but, in recent years, we have been given the opportunity to debate…22 Feb 2022HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, it would be fair to say that there has been a mixed response to the Financial Statement. Noble Lords have made a number of criticisms; I would add three comments. First,…03 Nov 2021HANSARDSteel SectorMy Lords, the Minister will obviously be aware of the significant role of GFG in our steel industry. Have the Government permanently ruled out the provision of finance to GFG and…12 Jul 2021HANSARDBA and Ryanair: Customer RefundsMy Lords, following the Minister’s last response, while this is important, clearly it is only the tip of the iceberg for the aviation industry and its customers, as she…15 Jun 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is no surprise that there are a number of key omissions from the gracious Speech. We all have our favourites. First, where are the detailed proposals to level up? The…12 May 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, rightly wants to build an inclusive society in the post-pandemic world. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute defines the inclusive society as…14 Apr 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding (EAC Report)My Lords, this report was published in 2019 and I share the frustration of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, about the delay in debating it, which I must say is indicative of the…28 Jan 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, like other speakers, I support these regulations, but I will touch on three points, two of which have been touched on by earlier speakers. I note that no impact or…19 Jan 2021HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, what the Statement does not refer to—although the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, touched on it—is the amount of debt incurred to fund government spending since the start of the…12 Jan 2021HANSARDEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementMy Lords, sadly I cannot share the congratulatory tone of some colleagues on the Tory Benches regarding the recent trade deal. This deal is bad for jobs, bad for security and bad…08 Jan 2021HANSARDSpending Review 2020My Lords, two minutes is obviously a short time in which to deal with this significant Statement. Others have dealt with the absence of any reference to the effect of Brexit or,…03 Dec 2020HANSARDSport Sector: Financial SupportMy Lords, I hope that noble Lords will forgive me for the metaphor that I am opening the bowling on behalf of cricket. I particularly want to say that as I see that the noble…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I will be brief, unlike many earlier speakers in this Committee, who clearly were revelling in being freed from the tyranny of two, three and four-minute speeches. As…02 Nov 2020HANSARDHammersmith BridgeMy Lords, I obviously welcome the commitment of the Minister to treat this as a matter of urgency. I will follow on from the questions put by my noble friend Lady Kramer. Does the…09 Sept 2020HANSARDFinance BillMy Lords, this is clearly our opportunity to comment on the Chancellor’s economic policy. He has an unenviable task. The unemployment forecast is grim, particularly for the…17 Jul 2020HANSARDOneWebMy Lords, following up the question by my noble friend Lord Fox, are the Government not concerned that the American technological market, which undoubtedly loves these sorts of…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, a number of noble Lords, including three of my Liberal Democrat colleagues, have raised the crisis facing performing arts organisations. It seems that the Government’s…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery StrategiesMy Lords, the Motion calls for a fairer, cleaner and more sustainable economy: three separate goals, all of which I endorse. As for fairness, we all seem to agree that we cannot…11 Jun 2020