Lord Sikka
The Lord Sikka
Labour
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 9 September 2020
Parliamentary Activity
Recent Debate Contributions
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Financial Services Reform
22/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, history shows that infatuation with deregulation of the finance industry always ends up destabilising the economy. At the moment, shadow ban...
Independent Water Commission
22/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, Ministers claim that public ownership of water would somehow cost £100 billion, which is a totally unsound claim. Let me explain. The £100 b...
Universal Credit Bill
21/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Shawcross-Wolfson, on her excellent speech and welcome her to the House. I also look forward to my n...
Independent Commission on Adult Social Care
21/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, between 2011 and 2023, 804 out of the 816 adult care homes that were forcibly closed by the Care Quality Commission in England were run for ...
Tax on Imports under £135
13/07/2025 • Lords
Can I help the Minister on how to collect a lot more in tax revenues by attacking the anomalies? By taxing capital gains and dividends at the same rat...
Companies House: Filing of Annual Accounts by Small Companies
07/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the secrecy afforded to small companies has incubated financial crime. Just last month, HMRC said that 40% of corporation tax due from small...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have for implementing, modifying, or repealing any part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparen...
Unpaid Tax
06/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, between 2010 and 2024, HMRC failed to collect around £500 billion of tax. I therefore welcome the additional investment, but I am really con...
School Libraries
29/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, in September 2020, the Government issued an order to English schools that:
“Schools should not under any circumstances use resources prod...
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My Lords, I am really concerned about the legislation in front of us, because it seeks to extend subsidies to highly profitable corporations, at least...
Official Development Assistance: Vulnerable Children
22/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, as there is a lull, I might take an opportunity to ask the Minister a question. The Department for Work and Pensions has stated that, as a r...
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