Examination of witnesses. Committee adjourned till 4th September. Written evidence reported to the House.

Examination of witnesses. Committee adjourned till 4th September. Written evidence reported to the House.

My Lords, I welcome my noble friend Lady Caine of Kentish Town to the House and look forward to hearing more from her.

The key point is that Governments cannot rejuvenate the economy or reduce the welfare bill without increasing the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population. Some...

My Lords, I welcome my noble friend Lady Caine of Kentish Town to the House and look forward to hearing more from her.

The key point is that Governments cannot rejuvenate the economy or reduce the welfare bill without increasing the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population. Some...

My Lords, I start with a note of regret that participants in this vital debate are given an advisory time of only five minutes. As the Official Opposition’s spokesman, I can speak for a little longer, but the time set aside seems inadequate to deal with all stages of such...

My Lords, I start with a note of regret that participants in this vital debate are given an advisory time of only five minutes. As the Official Opposition’s spokesman, I can speak for a little longer, but the time set aside seems inadequate to deal with all stages of such...

Lords second reading. Committee negatived. Standing Order 44 having been dispensed with, Lords third reading. Bill passed.

Lords second reading. Committee negatived. Standing Order 44 having been dispensed with, Lords third reading. Bill passed.

My Lords, it is an honour and a pleasure to follow the excellent maiden speech of my noble friend Lady Caine. It must have been a special delight for her to highlight the importance of the creative industries on the day that the Government announced the creation of a national...

My Lords, it is an honour and a pleasure to follow the excellent maiden speech of my noble friend Lady Caine. It must have been a special delight for her to highlight the importance of the creative industries on the day that the Government announced the creation of a national...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to open this Second Reading debate on the Finance Bill. I take this opportunity to warmly welcome my noble friend Lady Caine of Kentish Town to your Lordships’ House, and I very much look forward to her maiden speech.

The Bill before your Lordships’ House...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to open this Second Reading debate on the Finance Bill. I take this opportunity to warmly welcome my noble friend Lady Caine of Kentish Town to your Lordships’ House, and I very much look forward to her maiden speech.

The Bill before your Lordships’ House...

My Lords, it is a life-memorable moment to be making my maiden speech in the customary way. I owe my sincere thanks to my noble friends Lady Morris and Lord Stevenson, who supported and introduced me to this place, and to my noble friend Lady Smith, the Leader of the...

My Lords, it is a life-memorable moment to be making my maiden speech in the customary way. I owe my sincere thanks to my noble friends Lady Morris and Lord Stevenson, who supported and introduced me to this place, and to my noble friend Lady Smith, the Leader of the...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town, on her eloquent maiden speech. Both she and the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, referred to the audiovisual industry, or the film and TV industry, and the noble Baroness was right to explain what a successful part of the...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town, on her eloquent maiden speech. Both she and the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, referred to the audiovisual industry, or the film and TV industry, and the noble Baroness was right to explain what a successful part of the...

My Lords, I also welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town, to the House. I believe that her worldwide experience, her business expertise in the creative industry and her steely determination from such a young age will be a real asset to the House and I welcome her...

My Lords, I also welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town, to the House. I believe that her worldwide experience, her business expertise in the creative industry and her steely determination from such a young age will be a real asset to the House and I welcome her...

My Lords, I too congratulate my new noble friend Lady Caine on her excellent speech, which suggests that her husband was lucky to catch her, not the other way round.

The Conservatives have been parroting the preposterous claim that last July they bequeathed our Labour Government a fast-growing, resilient economy, despite...

My Lords, I too congratulate my new noble friend Lady Caine on her excellent speech, which suggests that her husband was lucky to catch her, not the other way round.

The Conservatives have been parroting the preposterous claim that last July they bequeathed our Labour Government a fast-growing, resilient economy, despite...

My Lords, I am really pleased to have a chance to make a short contribution to this debate on the Finance Bill and to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town, on her most eloquent and enjoyable maiden speech.

I have been the chairman of the Finance Bill Sub-Committee...

My Lords, I am really pleased to have a chance to make a short contribution to this debate on the Finance Bill and to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town, on her most eloquent and enjoyable maiden speech.

I have been the chairman of the Finance Bill Sub-Committee...

My Lord, I too welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town, who clearly brings a wealth of experience to the House. It is always somewhat strange debating a Finance Bill at this end. We cannot amend it; we do not have much time to make our contributions, and...

My Lord, I too welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town, who clearly brings a wealth of experience to the House. It is always somewhat strange debating a Finance Bill at this end. We cannot amend it; we do not have much time to make our contributions, and...

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Finance Bill, particularly as it is the first such Bill from our new Government. I disagree with the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, about the usefulness of the debate; I have found it an ideal opportunity to raise...

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Finance Bill, particularly as it is the first such Bill from our new Government. I disagree with the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, about the usefulness of the debate; I have found it an ideal opportunity to raise...

My Lords, not wholly surprisingly, I will speak to the impact that this Bill, and the Budget which preceded it, will have on investment in sport and physical activity. I regard this as part of the creative industries of which the noble Baroness, Lady Caine, spoke so eloquently in her...

My Lords, not wholly surprisingly, I will speak to the impact that this Bill, and the Budget which preceded it, will have on investment in sport and physical activity. I regard this as part of the creative industries of which the noble Baroness, Lady Caine, spoke so eloquently in her...

My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town, to the Benches and look forward to her many contributions in this House. I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the Government’s aims in the Bill and would like to comment on the overall direction of...

My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town, to the Benches and look forward to her many contributions in this House. I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the Government’s aims in the Bill and would like to comment on the overall direction of...

My Lords, I want to reflect for a moment on the impossibility of achieving the economic growth our country needs when the family-owned businesses, which are some of our most innovative, entrepreneurial and successful enterprises, will be hobbled. The changes to business property relief announced in the Budget place a...

My Lords, I want to reflect for a moment on the impossibility of achieving the economic growth our country needs when the family-owned businesses, which are some of our most innovative, entrepreneurial and successful enterprises, will be hobbled. The changes to business property relief announced in the Budget place a...

My Lords, from these Benches I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town. We thoroughly enjoyed her very warm speech. She brings an expertise not only in a key industry but in skills development, and boy, do we need that.

The Finance Bill, in so many ways, feels like...

My Lords, from these Benches I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Caine of Kentish Town. We thoroughly enjoyed her very warm speech. She brings an expertise not only in a key industry but in skills development, and boy, do we need that.

The Finance Bill, in so many ways, feels like...

I thank the Minister for listening so carefully to this debate and welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Caine. I was so pleased that she talked about politics at the table; it is a privilege for us that she has joined this House, and we look forward to hearing from her...

I thank the Minister for listening so carefully to this debate and welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Caine. I was so pleased that she talked about politics at the table; it is a privilege for us that she has joined this House, and we look forward to hearing from her...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to close this Second Reading debate on the Finance Bill. I am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions and questions. I join others in warmly congratulating my noble friend Lady Caine of Kentish Town on her fascinating maiden speech. My noble friend...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to close this Second Reading debate on the Finance Bill. I am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions and questions. I join others in warmly congratulating my noble friend Lady Caine of Kentish Town on her fascinating maiden speech. My noble friend...