Baroness Foster of Oxton (Con)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply, but the fact is that the welfare bill is heading towards £350 billion. The total income tax take last year was £330 billion, with public sector debt reach

To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reduce the welfare budget to fund defence.

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord True for his comments. I wish to take noble Lords back to 1969 or 1970. I think most of us in this House—although not all—can probably remember those times fairl

My Lords, I will comment briefly on the subject in general. I have long been an advocate for airport expansion, particularly at Heathrow. On that note, I support the Government taking this brave step.

My Lords, I should like to make a couple of observations on the amendments tabled by colleagues. First, it is clear that slots are a very complex and sophisticated trading system, the value of which,

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for his very interesting take and amendments in this area. I want to come to pilot training. I support the noble Lord, Lord Barber, who, as a former trad