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HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her explanation. I understand and agree that some margin of safety is needed in any account, but this is a £37 billion surplus,…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNon-UK Residents: Property Ownership RegisterMy Lords, Companies House does not make any checks on the authenticity of company directors. Does the Minister know how many persons of significant control have used fake names…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle and my noble friend Lord Davies of Brixton for their support for this proposal. My motives are very simple—to…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all the participants in this debate, which has been very interesting. I am particularly grateful to the Minister for her comments, but the issues…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay Gap ReportingMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Boateng for this much-needed debate and fully support his call for mandatory reporting. The ethnicity pay gap reflects sedimented residues…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPrivate Equity TakeoversTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the takeover of United Kingdom companies by private equity firms; and in particular, their effect on the economy.21 Oct 2021HANSARDPrivate Equity TakeoversMy Lords, the typical business model of private equity includes high leverage, financial engineering, tax abuse, pension dumping, job losses and asset stripping. This trail of…21 Oct 2021HANSARDAgeing: Science, Technology and Healthy Living (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Winston. I wish him a speedy recovery. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Patel, and members of the Science and…20 Oct 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillWill the Minister be gracious enough to arrange for me and a former police and crime commissioner to see the relevant Minister so that the evidence that has been accumulated,…19 Oct 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to participate in this debate. I particularly commend the speech by the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, and agree with almost everything that he…19 Oct 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillTo recap, I was talking about the individuals connected to the mafia who had a company in the UK called Magnolia Fundaction UK Ltd. They filed information saying that the…19 Oct 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. The London Capital & Finance scandal tells the familiar story of privatising profits,…19 Oct 2021HANSARDGambling-related HarmsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foster, and I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for facilitating this debate. The harms…14 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care in EnglandMy Lords, it appears that the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, is not here; I am next in the queue. I begin by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, for this debate. I…14 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillI thank the Minister. I do not know what the tuition fee would be or whether it would have gone up by then. Can she please explain why the £37 billion surplus on the National…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsMy Lords, the UK itself is a barrier to transparency. Any crook from anywhere in the world can form a company here without any checks on the authenticity of directors, and can…13 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, it seems that there is a competition among Ministers to find novel ways of hurting the most vulnerable people in our society. After the cut in universal credit, the hike…13 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I am an unpaid senior adviser to Tax Justice Network and will be referring to some taxation issues. I cannot support…11 Oct 2021HANSARDBlack Dog Crisis Management CompanyMy Lords, I have two questions. First, what skills deficiencies in the Home Office’s 16 directors and 277 senior managers persuaded the Secretary of State to award contracts to…11 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care Funding: Intergenerational ImpactMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, for this debate. Nearly 50% of social care expenditure is on working-age adults in this country, and every one of us is just…16 Sept 2021