Lord Sikka (Lab)

My Lords, I support some of the committee’s suggestions but not others. I have never knowingly supported discrimination based on gender, race, religion, disability or age and will not support a mandat

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. After claiming empty property relief, some businesses place empty boxes in premises to give the appearance of occupation, subsequently removing them to tr

To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to disable business rates avoidance schemes and the industry promoting them.

My Lords, 90% of England’s water industry is foreign owned, including by the Chinese state. The result has been low investment, high bills, raw sewage in rivers, over 1,200 criminal convictions, and h

My Lords, this Bill does not end the power of the rich to hijack democracy. Corporations and the super-rich do not donate; they invest and get a return for themselves and their class. Numerous laws ar

My Lords, according to a former Minister, 40% of global illicit financial flows pass through the UK, its Crown dependencies and overseas territories. Can the Minister explain why UK Governments contin