"My Lords, I welcome the Bill and refer your Lordships to my business interests, which are largely in the SME sector, as set out in the register.
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Leong, for his very gracious remarks about the contribution the Conservatives have made to the Bill—the continuing …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"The noble Baroness says that the only answer is to finance the Lebanese Government and the Lebanese army. This has been tried for years and has not been successful. The only successful way of dealing with, in effect, Iran in Lebanon through Hezbollah, is through military action. At what point …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"My Lords, I very much welcome the Government’s attempt to encourage people to go out in green spaces and walk, particularly along rivers. Is she aware that the Thames path is now broken, in that the bridges at both Temple and Henley have been out for a number of years? …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of individuals earning more than £100,000 per annum who left the country in 2025...." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"The Minister is right: HMRC has no idea of the number of people who have left the country with a high income. The Chartered Institute of Taxation and I have tried to find the information, but it does not exist. However, most helpfully, the Sunday Times last Sunday looked at …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"My Lords, I was interested to note that in the first paragraph of the gracious Speech the King mentioned the Middle East conflict, and in the second paragraph he made the statement:
“My Government will take urgent action to tackle antisemitism”.
"As well as the OECD report, the respected EY Item Club has said that the economy will flatline in the second and third quarters, leading to a real risk of recession. Deloitte has said that business confidence is at its lowest since Covid, and unemployment is thus now expected to …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister will recall that Sir Keir Starmer changed his position and offered President Trump limited support when he said that British lives were at risk in the region. I think that was verbatim. The Jewish community was very shocked by that, because what he meant was British …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"My Lords, while the Minister is not transferring to the Diplomatic Service—we would miss him greatly—there does seem to be a sense of denial in the question by the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, and the Minister’s answer. GDP is now expected to expand by just 0.7% this year, according to …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly to this group of amendments in lieu. I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe for returning these issues to the House despite the very disappointing decision to cloak all our previous amendments in the financial privilege. Up and down the country, SME …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech