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HANSARDHealth: MalnutritionMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. Age UK estimates that one in 10 people over the age of 65 is malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. The British Association for…14 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for their support for this amendment. I…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI am grateful to the Minister and all the other participants in this debate for the vital points that they have made. This amendment is not about sources of funding. It is about…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill07 Dec 2022HANSARDCOP 27: OutcomeMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that the UK’s share of the cost of reparations relating to damage from greenhouse emissions will be borne solely by the ultra-rich? Research…06 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Inclusion in EnglandMy Lords, I have met many people who are visiting pawnbrokers, putting down their everyday things just to get a few pounds to enable them to survive. They are paying interest…30 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement 2022My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. This Budget offers nothing to women. Over half the workforce in the public sector is female and…29 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Bain & CompanyMy Lords, as the Minister knows, there is no central enforcer of corporate law in the UK and the whole scene is very disjointed. While the Minister is in the mood to tackle…23 Nov 2022HANSARDGPs: Anti-depressants and AlcoholMy Lords, the Government can help to reduce the use of anti-depressant drugs by tackling the root causes, which are anxiety, insecurity and poverty inflicted by the Government’s…16 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceMy Lords, businesses associated with the City of London gave us the last financial crash and have also routinely been involved with the mis-selling of numerous financial products.…14 Nov 2022HANSARDBritish Heart Foundation: Tipping Point ReportMy Lords, austerity kills: 334,000 people have died from it in the period from 2012 to 2019. The Government publish monthly statistics on GDP, inflation, wages and much more.…08 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Markets: StabilityMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, for facilitating this very timely debate. I want to talk about the elephant in the room, which is the finance industry and how it…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Markets: StabilityThe Minister referred to £100 billion of tax from the finance industry. That is misleading, because it includes things such as the VAT collected by the finance industry, which is…03 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, on this. He mentioned money; I wish I had some, like many other people. Let me declare an interest: I am…02 Nov 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, if I may respond to some of the points—02 Nov 2022HANSARDPensions Tax Relief: Employment and RetentionMy Lords, as the Minister just said, the pension tax relief is about £67.3 billion, the majority of which goes to higher and additional rate taxpayers. Could he explain the steps…01 Nov 2022HANSARDIncomes and PricesEarlier, the Minister referred to the inflationary pressures from wage rises. Why is he silent on the inflationary pressures caused by corporate profiteering, especially from…31 Oct 2022HANSARDDirect Tax and National Insurance ContributionsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to ensure that an individual with an annual earned income of £30,000 will not pay more in direct tax and national…25 Oct 2022HANSARDDirect Tax and National Insurance ContributionsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. A worker on £30,000 a year currently pays £3,486 in income tax and £2,092 in national insurance—a total of £5,578. A speculator with…25 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Public Well-beingMy Lords, I would like to congratulate my noble friend Lady Drake on securing this vital debate. Opinion formers and mainstream media have latched on to the phrase “cost of living…20 Oct 2022