"My Lords, I start by declaring my interests as a practising solicitor in the City of London and a partner for the past 50 years in the commercial law firm DAC Beachcroft. I join all other Members in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and thanking her for moving this …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"My Lords, the Office for Budget Responsibility has just concluded that the Employment Rights Act 2025 will have a negative economic effect—something that we on these Benches and all employers have been warning about for a very long time. Does the Minister agree with the OBR and, if so, what …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current business hiring intentions and their impact on the wider economy...." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"My Lords, our national debt has now exceeded £3 trillion. While this is happening, as the noble Lord, Lord Fox, pointed out, the Government have spent, on the Minister’s own admission, £671 million of taxpayers’ money on British Steel, yet there is still no credible published plan to make the …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"My Lords, we will carefully consider what the Minister has said, but I think he will acknowledge that there is some doubt, some worry and some concern still in existence. I appreciate his reiteration that Amendment 20 will be covered within the Bill already and I accept that the information …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"My Lords, this amendment touches on very much the same point as my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond’s Amendment 6 in the first group. The principle that payments should be considered as such only when received by the supplier underpins several of the amendments that we on this side …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendments 20, 21 and 33 in my name and those of my noble friends Lord Sharpe of Epsom and Lord Leigh of Hurley have been brought back from Committee to address our concerns about special administration regimes and payment practices.
"My Lords, we are all very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for moving his amendment. Before I speak to this group, I once again thank the Minister for his engagement. We entered this part of the Bill with some apprehensions, not least regarding the funding of the Small …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister has acknowledged that over the past two years hospitality has experienced higher cost, but it is nothing but higher cost, imposed in particular by this Government, from employment costs and business rates pressures to regulation, and now it faces the prospect of potentially sky-high holiday taxes. …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech