Lord Razzall (LD)

My Lords, in a slightly calmer vein than the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, can I ask whether the Minister is aware that the ONS Labour Force Survey flash figures for April show a 100,000 reduction in payroll

My Lords, it will come as no surprise to people who have listened to me over the last few years that I, like my noble friend Lord Thomas of Gresford, would like to talk in this context about our relat

My Lords, having listened to the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, in the past, I am sure noble Lords will accept that I do not agree with much of what he said. The context in which we are discussing this is,

My Lords, on the “Today” programme this morning, the Foreign Secretary was asked by Amol Rajan whether it was true that this was going to cost £34 billion, spread over a number of years. She failed to

Noble Lords will note that I am not my noble friend Lady Bonham-Carter. It is customary on these occasions to thank the proposer of the Motion. I would very much like to do so for the noble Lord, Lord

My Lords, like the first two speakers, I look forward to the maiden speech of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth. The purpose of this debate is to debate the Budget. We dealt with the