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HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am very grateful to the Minister, but I have to admit that I am very disappointed in his response, and I wonder if he is a bit disappointed in the response that he had to give.…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 30, 31, 43, 44 and 46 standing in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral. I thank the noble Lords, Lord Wigley—who I thought…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for bringing forward these amendments. As he has observed, there are similarities with some amendments of ours and we are…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, that was a very brief debate, and I am grateful to the Minister for his response, but I am afraid I remain unconvinced. The Government say they want to secure a…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, Amendment 1, in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral, is very simple. It seeks to confine the powers in this Bill to genuine steel businesses. Those…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken. It was remiss of me not also to thank the Minister and his team for their extensive engagement on the Bill. This amendment is…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I hope that this outbreak of agreement means that the Government will accept my Amendment 12. The Government have repeatedly spoken of a long-term plan for…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel 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 2026HANSARDCommercial 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 2026