Baroness Kramer (LD)

My Lords, despite the court ruling that made it illegal to practice box shifting, as described by the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, and some of these ridiculous things such as snail farming, many local auth

My Lords, I will be brief, which has been my practice—as people may have noticed —throughout much of this Bill. I open by saying thank you to the Minister and to the Box. They have been very willing t

My Lords, my colleagues and noble friends Lady Sheehan and Lady Northover spoke eloquently on these issues on Report. If this amendment is pressed and the others are moved by the Government, we will s

My Lords, there is a strong argument that the businesses hit hardest by the tax rises—notably in employers’ NICs—are small businesses with more than seven employees and medium-sized businesses. Have t

My Lords, back in November 2025 my party called for a 5% cut in VAT on hospitality because the situation was so dire, with at least a third of the industry operating at a loss. Will the Minister now l

My Lords, stopping the money laundering means stopping the enablers. Will the Government rethink their legislation to transfer from professional bodies to the FCA the direct AML supervision of profess