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HANSARDElectricity Bills: VAT RemovalMy Lords, before I respond to the noble Lord’s Question, I just put on record my appreciation for the work that my noble friend Lord Livermore has done for both the Government and…23 Jul 2026HANSARDElectricity Bills: VAT RemovalThe priority of this Government is the cost of living. We want to bring the cost of living down to give people breathing space over the coming years. The OBR stated that we were…23 Jul 2026HANSARDElectricity Bills: VAT RemovalI echo the noble Earl’s comments about my noble friends Lady Curran and Lord Whitehead. I worked closely with them both. The issue of future help for the energy market et cetera…23 Jul 2026HANSARDElectricity Bills: VAT RemovalI remind my noble friend that they left us with a black hole of £22 billion. Among other matters, there was £2.6 billion of new unfunded policy announcements, £6.4 billion for…23 Jul 2026HANSARDElectricity Bills: VAT RemovalWe know the issues around VAT in Northern Ireland, for example on electricity bills. The Northern Ireland Executive will receive comparable funding to enable them to support NI…23 Jul 2026HANSARDElectricity Bills: VAT RemovalI echo the noble Baroness’s comments about my noble friend Lord Pitt-Watson, who will be the new Minister, taking over imminently—after this Question, I hope. The Government are…23 Jul 2026HANSARDElectricity Bills: VAT RemovalI thank my noble friend for that question. The future of VAT is a pressing issue, as is what we intend to do with those online entities that may be exempt from it. This is…23 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Savings (Remediation Scheme) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses for their comments on what is a very important issue. To put it in some context, in March, the Minister for Pensions announced that National…22 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationMy Lords, we will now have 20 minutes for the Back Benches. This time is just for Back-Benchers, and we want to hear questions, not statements. We will start with the…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationWe will start with the Conservatives.21 Jul 2026HANSARDForeign Interference in UK PoliticsMy Lords, before we move on to Back-Bench questions, I remind the House that the next 20 minutes are reserved for questions from Back-Benchers only. I know that the whole House…09 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]The noble Baroness was not here at the start of this sitting, which started earlier this afternoon, almost five hours ago. I point out that, as far as the Companion is concerned,…08 Jul 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessAs usual, I want to make a couple of remarks, as I have done over the last five sessions. I remind noble Lords that they should declare any relevant financial interest the first…08 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]The noble Baroness was not here at the start of this sitting, which started earlier this afternoon, almost five hours ago. I point out that, as far as the Companion is concerned,…08 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]No. Paragraph 8.82 of the Companion says that when withdrawing amendments, noble Lords should be short in doing so and should not engage, because they will have done that during…08 Jul 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I want to highlight a few key areas before we begin. On general rules, I remind noble Lords that they should declare any relevant financial interests the first time they…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]I put on the record that parliamentary counsel has advised that this amendment and all the other government amendments in this group are all technical amendments. If the noble…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]Can I just ask the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, on that basis—parliamentary counsel has advised that these are technical amendments, and therefore that Peers’ letters do not need…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to address a few key areas before we begin. First, we are starting today with the debate on an adjourned group. Only those noble Lords present earlier in the week…01 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]Can the noble Baroness take a seat, please?01 Jul 2026