"My Lords, that completes the business before the Grand Committee this afternoon. I remind Members to sanitise their desks and chairs before leaving the Room...." Lord Haskel - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the number of unemployed people over the age of 50...." Lord Haskel - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government’s schemes, though, just do not seem to work. One scheme had the worst outturn, with just one in five being successful. In the past 12 months, the number of unemployed over-50s has gone up by a third, which is significantly more than any other group. This …..." Lord Haskel - View Speech
"Like other noble Lords, I am concerned about young people. Will the Minister be more specific about extra support, such as the transitional funding for training, support for the many disrupted apprenticeship schemes and perhaps reintroduction of Labour’s Future Jobs Fund, with guaranteed offers of work for, say, six months? …..." Lord Haskel - View Speech
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the review of mental health and employers, Thriving at Work, published on 26 October...." Lord Haskel - View Speech
"My Lords, I, too, welcome what the Prime Minister said about implementing this report. She spoke about the Civil Service and the NHS. What about other sectors of the public service where people work under stress—the police, the fire service and, yes, education? Will the Government make sure that the …..." Lord Haskel - View Speech
"My Lords, I served on the ad hoc committee, and I would like to add one point. One thing that came out loud and clear when we were working on the committee is that people’s financial lives are very complicated. Everything is interrelated. People do not actually differentiate between their …..." Lord Haskel - View Speech
"My Lords, my interest in the Bill stems from my membership of the Select Committee on Financial Exclusion, which reported in March this year. Our report dealt with financial exclusion; the Bill deals with financial inclusion, but, even so, it puts into effect some of the 22 recommendations to which …..." Lord Haskel - View Speech
"My Lords, if business improved productivity by just 1% and divided that between employer and employee, how many millions would be saved on housing benefit, much of which goes to landlords?..." Lord Haskel - View Speech
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to tackle under-employment and to help those working part-time who want a full-time job...." Lord Haskel - View Speech