Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

My Lords, one of the most sensible measures introduced by Mr Sunak when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer was a health and social care levy. Sadly, i...

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My Lords, I congratulate the Treasury on this plan, which is well thought through. If the economy is going to grow, we have to ensure that public inve...

My Lords, as the Minister knows, I did not welcome this decision. Turning to principles, does he agree that cliff edges in the tax and benefits system...

My Lords, as one of the few supporters of the original measure—like my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Clarke—I feel the Minister’s pain. But when the Tr...

My Lords, I welcome the Government’s announcements in relation to regional growth. As the sometime author of the Green Book, I welcome the direction o...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, and his committee on their timely and well-argued report. I agree with pretty much all of it. T...

My Lords, do the Government agree that in recent years private sector steel producers have effectively had the Government over a barrel in negotiation...

My Lords, does the Financial Secretary agree that, generally, the quality of PFI projects has improved over time, with an increasing number transferri...

My Lords, does the Minister agree that tariffs harm consumers and encourage industrial inefficiency? Does she agree that the British economy was at it...

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Many apologies to the noble Baroness; I stand corrected. The cut in employee national insurance was considerable. Looking at the macro effects of empl...

I support the comments from my noble friend Lord Hogan-Howe: I think that it is an important principle that Budgets should be determined by the House ...