My Lords, I shall focus on the choice we face as a country between investing in economic inactivity versus investing in work, a theme my noble friend Lord Northbrook spoke about. The Work and Pensions Secretary announced yesterday a £1 billion investment to incentivise employers to hire young people…
My Lords, how perspicacious it was of my noble friend Lady Monckton to secure this vital business today. I join others in expressing my appreciation for her opening speech, which set the scene for this debate, replete as it was with illustrations and examples from her own experience. I congratulate …
My Lords, I wish to acknowledge those of the Chagossian community who are here observing this debate, those following it at home and those who will read it. My noble friend Lady Ludford, in her powerful contribution to the debate, informed by decades of work on behalf of the Chagossians, told us of …
My Lords, I particularly welcome the extra nuclear expenditure in the spending review. However—
My Lords, I particularly welcome the extra nuclear expenditure in the spending review. However, the IFS director, Paul Johnson, said that his think tank was “baffled” by the Chancellor’s spending review. He said that the Chancellor will
“have all her fingers and all her toes crossed”,
but that OBR…
My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on the cross-government review and on adding a little bit extra to the Statement, which was most welcome. I have a couple of queries. I welcome both the Government’s and the Opposition’s actions on this. First, one problem with Russia is that it is able to evade…
My Lords, I support the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lady Scott of Bybrook, but I want first to express great sympathy to the husband of Lord Etherton.
It seems entirely sensible to widen the definition of family within the Bill to include first and second cousins. I cannot see any rea…
My Lords, I declare my interests as a landlord of private property. It is becoming clear that the Bill will be a beanfeast for lawyers in the area of landlord-tenant disputes. As my noble friend Lord Dobbs implied, it could well happen with regard to landlord-tenant disputes over pets. My noble frie…