"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
"To ask His Majesty’s Government, following a letter signed by more than 800 hospitality industry leaders calling for VAT on hospitality to be reduced from 20 per cent to 10 per cent, what assessment they have made of the impact of rising costs on (1) hospitality businesses, (2) investment, (3) …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"My Lords, these job losses at Jaguar Land Rover are deeply concerning, and our thoughts are with the employees affected and their families. We on these Benches have repeatedly been warning the Government over the past two years that higher energy costs, damaging steel tariffs, the increase in employers’ national …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech
"I support the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and the noble Lords, Lord Weir of Ballyholme and Lord Empey. In doing so, I declare my interest as past chairman of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and a practising solicitor in the City of London.
"My Lords, I welcome the Minister. He has entered the House today. I cannot recall a moment when a noble Lord—particularly a Minister—has made a maiden speech on the very day of entry. We can hardly bear the wait. Who is going to pay tribute on this wonderful occasion? I …..." Lord Hunt of Wirral - View Speech