"I welcome the Minister to his place. I know him well and I have done business with him in the past, and he is very welcome in this House. Does he agree that increasing taxes is a drag not only on job creation but also on growth?..." Lord Jack of Courance - View Speech
"In the spirit of good will, I start by agreeing with the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes. If we are to look again at this Scotland Act, that requires primary legislation, and if we are going to have primary legislation opening up the Scotland Act again, which I think we should, …..." Lord Jack of Courance - View Speech
"My Lords, our membership of CPTPP is facilitated by our ownership of the Pitcairn Islands. Can the noble Baroness confirm that the Government are not planning to give that island away as well?..." Lord Jack of Courance - View Speech
"My Lords, I think the Minister said that there had not been a ministerial visit to Grangemouth in the last 13 years; I certainly went to Grangemouth as Secretary of State for Scotland. Let me give him an easy question: to add to the factors creating uncertainty for the Scottish …..." Lord Jack of Courance - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a very great honour for me to be standing here today. I thank my noble friend Lord Caithness not only for proposing this debate but for his excellent speech. I agree with every word he said. I also thank my two noble friends who supported me …..." Lord Jack of Courance - View Speech
"I agree with the hon. Gentleman that the tax burden in Scotland is too high and rising, and people are paying more and getting less. Fortunately, the UK Government have taken the decision to partially offset that, not through income tax cuts but through national insurance cuts, with 4p coming …..." Lord Jack of Courance - View Speech