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HANSARDRegency Act 1937My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount for the Question but he will of course understand that I will not discuss any private conversations with His Majesty or with the Royal…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, if the call for my resignation was an expression of Liberal Democrat sympathy, I am very grateful for it, but I cannot oblige the noble Lord. Noble Lords know the…19 Oct 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat Standing Order 44 ( No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day ) be dispensed with on Monday 24 October to allow the Energy Prices Bill to be taken through committee and…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, it is absolutely true that people across the United Kingdom are worried about the cost of living. I apologise if I did not answer the question from the most reverend…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, I am not answering for my right honourable friend the former Chancellor of the Exchequer. I am stating to the House that, given the circumstances we are in and the…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI have set out the position to the House. That was a good try by the noble Lord but this morning the Prime Minister made a statement in the House of Commons on the pensions triple…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, Labour’s spending commitments are about as opaque as the Government’s current ones but at least we are going to publish ours shortly. We all wait to hear what the Labour…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, I am not going to be drawn on anything in relation to what may be in the medium-term fiscal plan, but I am sure that the Chancellor reads your Lordships’ Hansard closely.19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy noble friend, with his immense experience in the energy sector, has been something of a voice crying in the wilderness on energy policy over decades under different…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateIf it is £1 less in real terms, that is an interesting definition of a swingeing cut. A medium-term fiscal plan is going to be published shortly. The noble Baroness and I go back…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateYes, I agree with that, and my noble friend Lord Howell of Guildford has been so wise on this point for such a very long time. Again, this may involve difficult decisions and…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, the noble Lord is pretty well informed about the economic position in other European countries. He will know well that there are grave inflationary problems and problems…19 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I have it in command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the House that His Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Product Security and Telecommunications…19 Oct 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, this Motion relates to the Energy Prices Bill, which we are shortly to take. I will briefly explain to the House the rationale for this approach. I am sure noble Lords…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, I have nothing further to add.19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, obviously, I cannot comment on information to which the noble Lord is privy. I am here as Leader of the House of Lords to serve your Lordships’ House. I give priority to…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI have nothing to add to the answer I gave to the noble Lord yesterday.19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am not going to comment on the appointment of advisers, but I am sure that those named, if the noble Baroness has named them correctly, will give the best advice they…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI do not know that I do agree. I fear that I am not the most assiduous reader of the Financial Times —certainly not its editorial copy. The Government’s aspiration is to serve the…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, we will continue to go for growth by delivering support for families who need it most—for example, by cutting the tax burden that would have taken place with the…19 Oct 2022