Lord Bridges of Headley (Con)

My Lords, it is a very great pleasure to follow the noble Lord’s extremely powerful and searing critique of the Government. To help the Minister in his summing up, let me suggest some parts that he mi

My Lords, in response to my noble friend Lord Clarke’s question, the Minister spoke of the cuts that the Government are planning to make to the welfare budget. Is he saying that those cuts are suffici

My Lords, I hope I am not going to test the noble Lord’s legendary diplomatic skills in answering this question but, last year, the Prime Minister said that “security and defence” were “not one priori

My Lords, in January the Chancellor said that the UK is “in a very strong position” to withstand new shocks to the public finances without further tax rises. Can the Minister repeat that assurance?

My Lords, can the noble Lord shed some light on when the review of hotels is likely to report and conclude, and when hoteliers might be able to see some relief on their business rates?

Can the noble Lord clarify how much this change will cost and how it affects the forecasts in the Budget’s EFO?