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HANSARDOffshore Companies: PropertyMy Lords, the UK has legal and moral responsibility for good governance of OTs and Crown dependencies. With that in mind, can the Minister assure the House that the register of…29 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 212. It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, and I also fully support the position taken by my noble friend Lady Hayman…28 Mar 2022HANSARDShared Prosperity FundMy Lords, I am glad to see that one of the objectives of the shared prosperity fund is to “boost pay”. The Minister will know that the workers’ share of GDP in the UK, in the form…24 Mar 2022HANSARDGazprom EnergyMy Lords, between 24 February and 3 March, 28 new companies and one new limited liability partnership were registered at Companies House for which the person with significant…24 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to appoint an independent inquiry to investigate the business practices of P&O Ferries and its parent company.23 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Davies of Brixton, who spoke with great passion and eloquence to put the Government to shame for the plight of our senior…23 Mar 2022HANSARDSpring Statement Affordability TestMy Lords, 6.2 million people in this country live on an annual income of less than £9,500. Today’s announcement gave them zero. Is that not a badge of shame for the Government? If…23 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesMy Lords, let us look at the facts. P&O has abused the employment rights of its workers. It took public money while its parent company paid £270 million in dividends. Its UK…23 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022I raised a point about equality, although perhaps the Minister was coming to it; I am not sure. The Government have equalised the state pension age for men and women, but women’s…23 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial Conduct Authority: Financial InclusionMy Lords, I have a letter here written by the FCA chief executive to the Financial Services Consumer Panel, dated 20 October 2021. In it, the FCA chief executive associates…22 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThank you very much. I certainly have not come across any evidence to suggest that ID cards are an answer to the problem of voter fraud. I would like to broaden the debate a…21 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s Day and Protecting the Equality of Women in the UK and InternationallyMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to speak in this debate—I have learned quite a lot—and to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. I am glad that she referred to…17 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions: Triple LockMy Lords, I would like to debunk the Minister’s statement that somehow the Budget did not permit the Government an increase in pensions, especially as the Government gave a £4…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to a number of amendments in my name in this group—there are eight of them—and I will be fairly brief. First, Amendments 5 and 13 basically ask the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I apologise; I am not sure if it is my turn or someone else’s. I have four amendments in this group. I have listened carefully to what the Minister has said about…14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI refer the Minister to an entity called Business Bank Italy Ltd. It was owned by a convicted Mafia person from Italy, who registered this bank here and it had a website inviting…14 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance ContributionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the planned increase in the rate of national insurance contributions on the poorest sections of…07 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance ContributionsMy Lords, from next month, workers with earned annual income above £9,880 will pay national insurance at a rate of 13.25%. At the same time, 265,000 recipients of at least £65.8…07 Mar 2022HANSARDCryptocurrenciesMy Lords, there is no specific tax legislation relating to cryptocurrency assets, so holders of them are instead covered by broader tax rules, which is highly unsatisfactory. How…02 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, this Bill is part of a power grab by the Government and it is hard to find any redeeming features in it. I cannot support the imposition of photo ID for voting, against…23 Feb 2022