Baroness Meyer (Con)

My Lords, I think a dress code is a sign of respect. We sit in this beautiful House, and it is respectful to dress properly. We are on the television and people are viewing the proceedings in this Hou

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Bridges on securing this important debate and on his excellent opening speech. The Prime Minister wants to “bring back hope”, but he blames Thatcherism an

My Lords, people aged over 85 are the fastest-growing population segment, but we are also having far fewer children. This is a problem, as the excellent report highlighted. The committee doubts that f

My Lords, I welcome the Minister to his new position. I thank him for his Answer, but I am a little surprised by his optimism. Since the changes to capital gains tax and higher employment costs, 6,000

To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cumulative impact of tax measures introduced since July 2024 on the competitiveness of the United Kingdom as a place to do busines

My Lords, it is an honour to follow my noble friend’s excellent speech. As many pointed out, the Alan Milburn review was a wake-up call. I am not going to go through all the facts and figures again, b