Lord Burns (CB)

My Lords, I agree that the committee has done a very good job in answering the questions that it was given. The report is thorough and persuasive, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, and her

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, has outlined the challenges facing fiscal policy very well. I was a member of the Economic Affairs Committee that he chaired so ably, and he has summarised the

My Lords, I would also like to thank the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, for outlining the conclusions of the committee’s report so well, and thank the noble Lord, Lord Wood of Anfield, for chairing the comm

My Lords, this Bill is another example, I am afraid, of my past catching up with me. It is 27 years ago that I was asked to chair a Joint Select Committee of both Houses to scrutinise the draft Financ

My Lords, most of us agree that economic growth is critical. I am very pleased to see that it is on the board, as it is one of the best topics that we are discussing in this response to the gracious S

My Lords, I have listened closely to the Minister and I have had several conversations with the Front-Bench team. I remain very disappointed with the determination to go back towards the 1945 arrangem