"My Lords, I commend the Government and the Minister on this initiative. It is important, but it is also important to understand what standards we are putting in place to measure the effectiveness of this government initiative and, more importantly, to make sure we are not putting another bureaucracy on …..." Lord Hintze - View Speech
"My Lords, at a time of profound fiscal pressure, the question before us is not how we slice the pie, but whether we are expanding it. A responsible Budget must be grounded in economic reality. Incentives matter, savings matter, and what truly determines whether our citizens are becoming better off …..." Lord Hintze - View Speech
"My Lords, have the Government looked at the counterfactual of people leaving these shores, specifically in medical, economic and finance areas, and what that means for our economy? If not, why not?..." Lord Hintze - View Speech
"My Lords, how does the rolling stock strategy interact with the strategy with regard to the personnel who will be driving those trains, and with regard to their pay and training, and making sure we have adequate people to be able to do it on weekends?..." Lord Hintze - View Speech
"My Lords, what analysis has been done between tax rates and the growth rate? Ignoring that ignores the effects of the Scully curve and crowding out in the economy...." Lord Hintze - View Speech
"My Lords, I have a question to the Minister: why are we always talking about taxation and not being more efficient with our spending?..." Lord Hintze - View Speech
"My Lords, given the fact I have not spoken before on this matter, I again draw attention to my registered interests. I want to add my disquiet at what I am seeing here. This is an attack on property rights. That is an issue for both sides of the House. …..." Lord Hintze - View Speech