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HANSARDInheritance Tax, National Insurance and VATI declare my interest as a farmer and an employer in the West Country. All three of these changes will have a large detrimental effect on the economies of all the UK regions and…27 Jan 2025HANSARDImmigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) and Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms), etc., Regulations 2022My Lords, I should like to add my voice to support this Motion to regret. The strong impression given by these regulations is that they have been developed entirely for the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDCovid-19 VaccinationsMy Lords, many other countries have introduced a form of green pass as a proof of vaccine to gain entry to places for public gatherings, such as restaurants and theatres. This has…08 Nov 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, this Queen’s Speech proposes many Bills. Some are controversial, and some will have a long-term effect on sections of the population. One such Bill is the flagship…17 May 2021HANSARDEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementMy Lords, while some of the many deleterious effects of this trade deal have been mentioned, I wish to try to be positive and make a success of our new relationship, perhaps even…08 Jan 2021HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I declare my farming interest, as in the register. There are many substantive issues in this Bill and around ELMS, and I start with standards. The empty shelves which…10 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Minister has spoken extensively about UK citizens needing to return from overseas, but many UK citizens here live and work abroad. Will the FCO be in a position to try to help…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I too would like to support this amendment. Erasmus has been a most successful EU scheme and benefited 800,000 people in 2017, which seems to be the last year for which…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, while acknowledging the considerable majority that the Conservatives obtained in the recent general election, largely fought over Brexit, it is worth reiterating the…13 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, while we appreciate that few of the Bills alluded to in the Queen’s Speech will be brought forward before the next election, they indicate what the Conservative Party…17 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Movement of People in the Cultural Sector (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, it is the evidence from those on the front line—the experts, whose names are published at the back of this report—that goes to the nub of the Brexit problem: the ending…15 May 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, “I’m 16 … Your Vote, My Future”. That was a placard photographed on the front of the Evening Standard and published on Friday. One headline said that 1 million people…25 Mar 2019