My Lords, I start by referring the House to my interests as recorded in the register.

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate secured by the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell. I agree with everything that he said, particularly on the need to build resilience in this country and to...

My Lords, I start by referring the House to my interests as recorded in the register.

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate secured by the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell. I agree with everything that he said, particularly on the need to build resilience in this country and to...

I, too, welcome the statement, and the production of draft clauses exactly to the timetable promised during the referendum. May I press the Minister on one matter on which he conspicuously did not respond to my hon. Friend the Member for Dumfries and Galloway (Mr Brown)? The Smith commission recommended...

I, too, welcome the statement, and the production of draft clauses exactly to the timetable promised during the referendum. May I press the Minister on one matter on which he conspicuously did not respond to my hon. Friend the Member for Dumfries and Galloway (Mr Brown)? The Smith commission recommended...

I am sure that the House will want to return to that last point on the UK Government’s ability to control their finances. Did I hear the Chancellor correctly when he was claiming credit for having halved the deficit over the course of this Parliament, because his view used to...

I am sure that the House will want to return to that last point on the UK Government’s ability to control their finances. Did I hear the Chancellor correctly when he was claiming credit for having halved the deficit over the course of this Parliament, because his view used to...

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 10 November 2009. The following items are on the agenda: Follow-up to the October European Council The presidency will provide a de-brief following the meeting of the European Council in Brussels at the end of October. This should...

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 10 November 2009. The following items are on the agenda: Follow-up to the October European Council The presidency will provide a de-brief following the meeting of the European Council in Brussels at the end of October. This should...

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 14 May 2008. I attended for the UK. Items on the agenda were as follows: Quality of Public Finances: Efficiency of Public Expenditure on Social Transfers and Education"Member states adopted Council conclusions on the quality of public finances. The...

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 14 May 2008. I attended for the UK. Items on the agenda were as follows: Quality of Public Finances: Efficiency of Public Expenditure on Social Transfers and Education"Member states adopted Council conclusions on the quality of public finances. The...

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 14 May 2008. Items on the agenda are as follows: Quality of Public Finances: Efficiency of Public Expenditure on Social Transfers and Education"Member states will be invited to adopt Council conclusions on the quality of public finances following...

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 14 May 2008. Items on the agenda are as follows: Quality of Public Finances: Efficiency of Public Expenditure on Social Transfers and Education"Member states will be invited to adopt Council conclusions on the quality of public finances following...