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HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I join the general approval of the Minister’s promotion. I wish him well and I am delighted to face-off somebody who has considerable business experience. I am grateful…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]My Lords, I refer to my small business interests, as set out in the register. I welcome the chance to speak on this Bill for the first time, and I thank all noble Lords who have…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Import RestrictionsMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for the Answer, and it is reassuring to hear that the Secretary of State is in India. However, the fact is that the previous…02 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Import RestrictionsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that the United Kingdom’s proposed steel import restrictions may jeopardise the implementation of the…02 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness HiringMy Lords, 42 years on, I remind the House of my noble friend’s statistic that there are over 1 million NEETs at the moment. How depressing is that? To follow on from my noble…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSupermarkets: Voluntary Price CapsMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his Answer. The Government should understand and know that price controls do not work and do not reduce prices. They instead suppress…20 May 2026HANSARD2026 FIFA World Cup: Replica Kit PricingAs a West Ham fan, I have absolutely nothing to say about football. Following on from my noble friend’s question, does the Minister agree that, rather than inviting the…20 May 2026HANSARDSupermarkets: Voluntary Price CapsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ask supermarkets to introduce voluntary price caps or freezes on essential food items; and what assessment they have made…20 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I shall start on an area that was largely ignored in the King’s Speech. Unfortunately for small businesses across the country, the King’s Speech offered very little.…14 May 2026HANSARDRMT Strikes: Impact on BusinessesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on businesses, particularly high street businesses, of the RMT strikes on London Underground services…28 Apr 2026HANSARDRMT Strikes: Impact on BusinessesMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for the Answer, but yesterday the RMT’s general secretary threatened to maximise strike disruption nationwide. This month’s Tube strikes…28 Apr 2026HANSARDSteel SectorTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to incentivise investment in and strengthen the long-term competitiveness of the steel sector.23 Apr 2026HANSARDSteel SectorI thank the Minister for his Answer but, on that “robust” trade measure, can he say what proportion of UK steel imports of finished steel will be covered by the proposed reduced…23 Apr 2026HANSARDBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeMy Lords, the Minister will soon trumpet the British industrial competitiveness scheme as being very good for business. But, for all the rhetoric and self-congratulation, this…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPackage Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I follow the noble Viscount in agreeing that the consultation needs to be ongoing, and I will come back to that theme in a second. It is important that the Government…21 Apr 2026HANSARDPackage Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements (Amendment) Regulations 2026I welcome the Minister’s commitment to talk to the industry more about these regulations, but can she commit to listening to what they have to say? The reason I mention that is…21 Apr 2026HANSARDUK Steel StrategyMy Lords, only last year Ministers were forced to rush through the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act, which was an emergency nationalisation of British Steel in an industry…23 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026At end to insert “but this House regrets that the draft Regulations will make it harder for small businesses to take on staff, especially for first jobs and apprenticeships; risk…17 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the Minister for explaining and introducing this SI, to which I have tabled a regret amendment. But I am afraid I take a slightly different…17 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his response. I was not expecting Confucius, but of course I defer to that ancient wisdom. I listened very carefully to what was…17 Mar 2026