Lord Popat
The Lord Popat
Conservative
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 9 July 2010
Parliamentary Activity
Recent Debate Contributions
Companies House: Filing of Annual Accounts by Small Companies
07/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, we as a country are heavily legislated for small companies. We see a large number of UK companies leaving the London Stock Exchange for New ...
National Insurance Contributions: Hospitality Sector
13/02/2025 • Lords
My Lords, we are a highly regulated and highly taxed country; that has a big impact on SMEs. On regulation, to appoint a lawyer can take as much as tw...
National Insurance: Employer Contributions
09/01/2025 • Lords
My Lords, no other country in the world taxes companies to employ people. We do that through our national insurance contributions, which are now going...
National Insurance: GDP
19/12/2024 • Lords
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Africa: Commercial Opportunities and Exports
11/09/2024 • Lords
My Lords, I declare my recent interest, having served as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC until the election. I am glad ...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to (1) raise awareness among United Kingdom businesses of commercial opportunities in Afric...
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