Lord Hintze (Con)

My Lords, we do indeed have a great country, as the noble Lord said, and we should not be talking it down. But, that said, we should be having proper policy conversations. GDP growth by itself gets us

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow—and more to the point, to listen to—the noble Lord, Lord McDonald of Salford. Here, I must declare an interest: Salford City, his namesake, is this Monday f

My Lords, what is the cost of this scheme that the Government want to bring in?

My Lords, does the Minister recognise that freezing tax bands makes it much more difficult for those in work and those striving to earn money to get to that £60,000? That is the problem in my view.

My Lords, does the Minister agree that the only genuine way to look at the prosperity of our citizens in this country is GDP per capita? Does he also agree that one of the big detractors of growth in

My Lords, let us examine the Chancellor’s Statement from a slightly different perspective. We are told that welfare spending will increase by roughly £18 billion. If I understand the figures correctly