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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions Bill07 Feb 2022HANSARDEnterprise Investment SchemesMy Lords, the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper is severely lacking. Both the EIS and the SEIS schemes could be said to highlight entrenched economic disparities across the…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Revision of the Highway CodeMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for initiating this debate. The changes to the Highway Code are a welcome addition to help cyclists, who are feeling…27 Jan 2022HANSARDCoronavirus Grant Schemes: FraudMy Lords, last week, the Government objected to the £4.3 billion figure quoted in various news reports. In many senses, we would be delighted if the extent of fraud arising from…24 Jan 2022HANSARDDevolved Governments: Public ExpenditureMy Lords, building on that point, is not the problem that the UK Government are in no position to lecture others—whether it is the National Audit Office, influential think tanks…20 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, this new and sensible procedure of not reading out the Statement because we have all read it leaves me with the problem of how to open one’s speech. I will compromise by…18 Jan 2022HANSARDExchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information AgreementMy Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Hayter and her committee for the report and for calling this debate. The committee invites us to look not only at the agreement in front…17 Jan 2022HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (Airspace Change Directions) (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2022My Lords, I welcome the introduction of these regulations, which help to determine the financial penalties for those who do not comply with airspace modernisation directions. The…13 Jan 2022HANSARDInternational Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (Legal Capacities) Order 2022My Lords, I welcome the introduction of this instrument to help to facilitate and recognise the new International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation. The Committee will be…13 Jan 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionMy Lords, the Government recently announced that 100,000 tests would be made available for key workers, but the Minister will be aware that the number of key workers available is…13 Jan 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Order 2022My Lords, I support the introduction of this order to implement the 2004 International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments. The…13 Jan 2022HANSARDMoney LaunderingMy Lords, the Minister’s colleague, the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, said during our proceedings on the NICs Bill: “In the last three years, we have recovered over £550 million…13 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillI start by reiterating the Labour Party’s position on the Bill, as originally stated at Second Reading. We have never understood the Government’s fanaticism over free ports and…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I welcome the tabling of this amendment and hope the brevity of my contribution is not taken as evidence to the contrary. Amendment 7 asks the Government to publish…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions Bill10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I was pleased to add my name to Amendment 2 and several other amendments to be discussed later today, which aim to implement the recommendations of the Delegated Powers…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, this is a very straightforward amendment, and one which mirrors the Labour Party’s text tabled at this stage in the House of Commons. I shall not detain the Committee…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 4, I express my gratitude to the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, for her support. The amendment provides me with a rare opportunity to combine two of my…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillThis new NICs relief will be hugely beneficial for veterans in the first group, but I fear that it does nothing for the second. Indeed, I worry that, if you are an individual who…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I acknowledge that the Government have made some good progress in improving the services to veterans, but the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, touched on an important point…10 Jan 2022