Ministerial statement on Monday, 3 February 2025, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Livermore.

Growing the UK Economy

Lords statement on the Government's work to unlock investment and secure economic growth.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 843 cc464-492
Session: 2024-26
Department: Treasury
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions: Lord Desai | 843 c488 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, does the noble Lord not agree that, because we had a debate on growth very recently, an...; Viscount Stansgate | 843 c474 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I welcome the Chancellor’s speech and the positive statement of intent that it conveys....; Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 843 cc482-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Government have told us that growth is their number one mission. That is the promis...; Lord Fox | 843 cc485-467 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for sharing the Statement.
In a Janus-like switch from the g...; Lord Livermore | 843 cc486-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, ...; Lord Livermore | 843 c488 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. Obviously, it is not for me to suggest what inq...; Baroness Kramer | 843 c490 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, given the passenger forecast for a third runway of a doubling of passenger numbers at H...; Lord Livermore | 843 cc471-2 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. This is, I think, probably one of the few i...; Lord Lansley | 843 c472 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I remind noble Lords of my registered interests relating to Cambridge and Oxford. I wel...; Lord Livermore | 843 cc491-474 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the noble Lord. As he stood up, I was reminded that he contacted me last we...; Lord Livermore | 843 c475 (Link to this contribution)
I 100% agree with everything that my noble friend said. Innovation is one of the seven pillars of...; Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court | 843 c492 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the history of direct support for industrial investment is not a happy one, with much m...; Lord Livermore | 843 c492 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I can, and I am happy to say that I cut my teeth in the Treasury when the noble Lord was Per...; Lord Grayling | 843 c477 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I remind the House of my interests as an adviser to AtkinsRéalis. I was also the Secret...; Lord Livermore | 843 c477 (Link to this contribution)
I was lucky enough to be in the House for the noble Lord’s question to my noble friend the Transp...; Lord Hamilton of Epsom | 843 c478 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as is predictable, the Minister trotted out the usual thing about the black hole of £22...; Lord Livermore | 843 c479 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the noble Lord for raising the £22 billion—he knows it is one of my favouri...; Lord Bichard | 843 c493 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, can the Minister reassure both me and the House that the Government and the Treasury un...; Lord Livermore | 843 c482 (Link to this contribution)
It does absolutely, and I agree with everything the noble Lord said. Investment in people is one ...; Baroness Falkner of Margravine | 843 c485 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Statement says a lot about spades in the ground; it does not say very much about th...; Lord Livermore | 843 c486 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. I completely agree with her, which is why t...; Lord Sikka | 843 c487 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the key lesson from the last 14 years is that sustained economic growth cannot be secur...; Lord Livermore | 843 c494 (Link to this contribution)
Although I disagree with my noble friend on some specifics that he raises, I think we all agree t...; Baroness Stowell of Beeston | 843 c494 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, to return to the Minister’s remarks about innovation, how would he justify to the innov...; Lord Livermore | 843 c490 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. I know that this is an area in which she is...; Baroness Wheatcroft | 843 c490 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Minister acknowledged the importance of resetting relations with the EU. I understa...; Lord Livermore | 843 c495 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with the noble Baroness’s analysis, and we are absolutely dedicated to resetting our rela...; Baroness Penn | 843 c495 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am glad the Minister found something else to agree with my noble friend Lady Neville-...; Lord Livermore | 843 c492 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the noble Baroness for that question. I will leave it to my right honourable fri...; Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 843 c492 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, Martin Wolf, the chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, this morning note...; Lord Livermore | 843 c492 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question, but I do not understand the contention at t...
Subjects: Aviation Capital investment Infrastructure Fuels Heathrow Airport Economic growth Planning permission Property development Carbon emissions Transport Foreign investment in UK Regional planning and development Gatwick Airport Luton Airport Oxford-Cambridge Arc
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Growing the UK Economy

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