"My Lords, if I may add to those comments, I too will miss the noble Lord, Lord Livermore, on the Front Bench. We did not agree on everything, but he certainly knew his facts and had passion and commitment when he spoke. However, the Starmer Government’s pessimism fabricated a black …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"My Lords, we now come, as my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral said, to the heart of the Bill, as far as I am concerned. For many, it is the most important part. I have tabled a number of amendments, starting with Amendment 62. As my noble friend said, …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"My Lords, my Amendment 58 comes out of discussions I have had with SMEs which are supplying much larger companies. I raised this at Second Reading and have now tabled this amendment to reflect that discussion. It may not be the most important to some, but I feel strongly that …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to follow my indefatigable noble friend Lord Holmes and congratulate him on his Amendments 2 and 3. I agree that there is a real risk that 60 days will become the default, whereas 30 days is the market norm. I took the trouble to check with …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"Before the Minister sits down, may I push him a bit on a point he made? He said that Amendment 43 could not be accepted because it would cut across all insolvency legislation by not treating all suppliers or creditors equally. Does he recognise the special situation of certain suppliers …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"I would welcome an intervention from anyone who can claim that there was such an economist who did support the contention. There is none.
The negativity that ensued was disastrous. I understand the tactics, perhaps emulating George Osborne, but the response was to break a manifesto commitment and increase taxes, …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Evans on securing this debate and on her excellent opener. We are at an end-of-term moment, not least because the PM who promised us economic growth in his manifesto has clearly failed and, somewhat extraordinarily, the Labour Party has not found one …..." Lord Leigh of Hurley - View Speech