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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Will she take up my challenge and tell me which of the big four accounting firms, with strong court judgments against them in the…04 Jul 2023HANSARDCorporate Profits: InflationMy Lords, the Minister is in total denial of reality here. The pandemic of profiteering is driving inflation. The IMF and the ECB have said so, but the Government are in denial.…29 Jun 2023HANSARDUK Economy: Growth, Inflation and ProductivityMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Eatwell for facilitating this debate. I will say a few words about investment and productivity. Between 1974 and 2008, the UK’s productivity…29 Jun 2023HANSARDCorporate Profits: InflationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which increases in corporate profits have contributed to inflation.29 Jun 2023HANSARDArchbishops’ Commission on Families and Households: Love Matters ReportMy Lords, inequalities identified in the archbishops’ commission’s report ultimately blight life. Last year, a study estimated that the Government’s austerity policies caused…13 Jun 2023HANSARDHousing: Modular ConstructionMy Lords, today, 62% of the population owns a home of any kind in the UK, compared with 71% in 2003. The main reason for that is the government-backed wage freezes. The real…08 Jun 2023HANSARDWater Companies: Customer BillsMy Lords, the Minister sidestepped the issues here, so let me lay down some facts for him. Since the water companies were privatised, water bills have soared by 40% in real terms,…23 May 2023HANSARDWater Companies: Customer BillsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of water companies’ plans to increase customer bills to fund investment.23 May 2023HANSARDState Pension Underpayment ErrorsMy lords, it is estimated that between 20,000 and 25,000 pensioners die each year because of low income and the hard choices they have to make between heating and eating. Can the…16 May 2023HANSARDNHS: NursesA major reason for nurses leaving the NHS is low pay and real pay cuts. I shall refer the Minister to some numbers off the wage slip of a nurse with two children: gross pay is…10 May 2023HANSARDNHS: NursesMy Lords—10 May 2023HANSARDChildbirth: Black WomenMy Lords, institutionalised racism is a major factor in the higher death rate of black women during childbirth. Numerous surveys have shown that black women are paid far less for…03 May 2023HANSARDPeople of African Descent in the United KingdomMy Lords, numerous studies have shown that black African workers in the UK receive lower pay than their white counterparts for exactly the same work. Ethnicity pay gap reporting…17 Apr 2023HANSARDUnited Nations World Water Development ReportMy Lords, on the theme of water scarcity and quality, can the Minister address two issues much closer to home? Can he tell the House how many new reservoirs have been built in…28 Mar 2023HANSARDSchools: Data, Digital and Financial LiteracyMy Lords, while reviewing the school curriculum, will the Minister ensure that pupils have access to compulsory courses on ethics and human rights? This would help to ensure that…14 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to join the debate. This is the second instalment of the economic crime Bill; we had one earlier that created the register of overseas entities and…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPrepayment Energy MetersMy Lords, I am not really satisfied with the Minister’s explanation. All the parties that he mentioned are partly responsible for the current state of affairs. Since 2019, nearly…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPrepayment Energy MetersTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have (1) to introduce legislation to prohibit the forcible installation of prepayment energy meters, and (2) to compensate those…08 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS Staff: Food BanksMy Lords, on a recent visit to a food bank at my local hospital I met a nurse, a single parent with two children, who has a gross pay of about £30,000 and income tax and national…07 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Profits LevyMy Lords, unlike those of many other countries, the UK version of windfall tax, which the Government like to call the excess profits levy, excludes excess profits made at…07 Feb 2023