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12 Sep 2025, 10:23 a.m. - House of Lords "passed. Could I very briefly turned to the motion in the name of the novel Lord Forsyth and Lord Bridges " Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Apr 2025, 10:28 a.m. - House of Lords "to Lord Bridges for his time as chair of the Economic Affairs Committee and for securing this debate. He played a crucial role in " Lord Burns (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Apr 2025, 10:20 a.m. - House of Lords "address. I would also like to congratulate Lord Bridges of Hedley, who I have always seen as one of the stars of the benches opposite for " Lord Liddle (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Apr 2025, 10:20 a.m. - House of Lords "not be as worried about, this question of debt as Lord Bridges " Lord Liddle (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Apr 2025, 10:22 a.m. - House of Lords "the track. -- And I agree with Lord Bridges. My worry is we must not set " Lord Liddle (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Apr 2025, 10:25 a.m. - House of Lords ">> My Lords, Lord bridges last report as the brilliant chair of our economic committee could not have been more opportune. As he indicated the growth of government borrowing " Lord Razzall (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Apr 2025, 10:25 a.m. - House of Lords ">> My Lords, Lord bridges last " Lord Razzall (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Apr 2025, 10:34 a.m. - House of Lords "already been said by Lord Bridges, is that we have seen one of the largest surges in debt since the " Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Apr 2025, 10:38 a.m. - House of Lords "acknowledge and salute the Noble Lord bridges for his astute and decisive chairmanship of the committee and for his spot on " Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Apr 2025, 10:53 a.m. - House of Lords "noble friend ridges on his -- my noble friend Lord Bridges on his " Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
25 Apr 2025, 10:53 a.m. - House of Lords "noble friend Lord Bridges on his ambition and boldness over the " Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Dec 2025, 11:51 a.m. - House of Lords "noble Lord Lord Bridges of Headley, who, as speaker number 72, has to try to find something new to say. I. " Debate: Debate on the Autumn Budget 2025 Lord Livermore, The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Dec 2025, 5:28 p.m. - House of Lords "contribution by my noble friend Lord Bridges of Headley at the end was a challenging and pithy one and " Lord True (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Dec 2025, 5:29 p.m. - House of Lords "the Covid pandemic. My Lords, my noble friend Lord Bridges of Headley was also brutal, actually, " Lord True (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Dec 2025, 5:14 p.m. - House of Lords "quite in the Apocalypse Now camp, that I hear from Lord Bridges and some of his colleagues, but I " Lord Bridges of Headley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Dec 2025, 5:53 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lords Lord Willetts Lord Bridges of Headley and the my noble friend Lord Hollick, the OBR looked back at the productivity performance of the previous decade " Lord Livermore, The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Dec 2025, 5:54 p.m. - House of Lords "than any other G7 economy, despite what the noble Lord Lord Bridges of Headley said, net financial debt " Lord Livermore, The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Dec 2025, 5:55 p.m. - House of Lords "together take 0.4 percent off of inflation. And again, in answer to noble Lord Lord Bridges of Headley. To put that in context, that is the " Lord Livermore, The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Dec 2025, 6:09 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Bridges of Headley spoke about the impact of living standards as they'll know the real household " Lord Livermore, The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Dec 2025, 5:42 p.m. - House of Lords "as my liberal friend Lord Bridges said, and I agree with him, this government had this huge majority " Lord True (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Nov 2025, 1:54 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Yes. Pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Bridges. And can I start by congratulating Lord Elliott on securing this important " Lord Bridges of Headley (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Nov 2025, 2:19 p.m. - House of Lords "briefly to welfare and echo some remarks from others today. Lord Bridges, Lord Singh, Baroness Stedman-Scott and Lord Petitgas " Baroness Fall (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Nov 2025, 3:38 p.m. - House of Lords "the path to faster growth and higher productivity. My noble friend Lord Bridges rightly registered our disappointment that " Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Nov 2025, 3:45 p.m. - House of Lords "of this government since we entered office. Noble Lords Lord Elliott, Lord Harper, Lord Bridges and noble Ladies Baroness Noakes and Baroness " Lord Livermore, The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Nov 2025, 3:47 p.m. - House of Lords "debate. Contrary to what noble Lord Lord Bridges said, I do acknowledge, " Lord Livermore, The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Nov 2025, 3:56 p.m. - House of Lords "of welfare, including the noble Lord Lord Young of Cookham Lord Petitgas, Lord Horam Lord Bridges " Lord Livermore, The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Nov 2025, 3:58 p.m. - House of Lords "expensing, R&D tax reliefs and the patent box regime. The noble Lord Lord Bridges mentioned headroom. As " Lord Livermore, The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Autumn Budget 2025 152 speeches (54,901 words) Thursday 4th December 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) We should perhaps spare a thought for the noble Lord, Lord Bridges of Headley, who, as speaker number - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Kramer (LD - Life peer) , let me say that I am not quite in the “Apocalypse Now” camp that I hear from the noble Lord, Lord Bridges - Link to Speech 3: Lord True (Con - Life peer) As my noble friend Lord Bridges said, and I agree with him, this Government have a huge majority in the - Link to Speech 4: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) Despite what the noble Lord, Lord Bridges of Headley, said, net financial debt will be lower at the end - Link to Speech
Economic and Taxation Policies: Jobs, Growth and Prosperity 86 speeches (28,458 words) Thursday 13th November 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con - Life peer) It is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Bridges, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Elliott - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Fall (Con - Life peer) show entrepreneurs the door.I turn briefly to welfare in echoing the remarks of my noble friends Lord Bridges - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) Mel Stride’s menu is the path to faster growth and higher productivity.My noble friend Lord Bridges rightly - Link to Speech 4: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lords, Lord Elliott, Lord Harper and Lord Bridges, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Noakes and - Link to Speech 5: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) Contrary to what the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, said, I acknowledge, as we have always acknowledged, that - Link to Speech
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 188 speeches (55,560 words) 2nd reading Friday 12th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab - Life peer) were passed.I very briefly turn to the Motion in the name of the noble Lords, Lord Forsyth and Lord Bridges - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD - Life peer) Those questions require very significant scrutiny.As the noble Lord, Lord Bridges of Headley, pointed - Link to Speech
Tax on Imports under £135 27 speeches (1,632 words) Monday 14th July 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Con - Life peer) In answer to my noble friend Lord Bridges and the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, there was an attempt by the - Link to Speech
National Debt: It’s Time for Tough Decisions (Economic Affairs Committee Report) 60 speeches (20,702 words) Friday 25th April 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lord Liddle (Lab - Life peer) I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bridges of Headley, whom I have always seen as one of the stars of - Link to Speech 2: Lord Razzall (LD - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, indicated, it is never going to take much for the targets to be missed - Link to Speech 3: Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Con - Life peer) It is also a pleasure to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, on his incisive speech today and - Link to Speech
The Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report) 47 speeches (19,576 words) Friday 25th April 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Stowell of Beeston (Con - Life peer) follows the report from the Communications and Digital Committee last autumn.Like my noble friend Lord Bridges - Link to Speech
UK Engagement with Space Committee 3 speeches (224 words) Thursday 30th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: None Lord Petitgas and Lord Wood of Anfield be appointed members of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Bridges - Link to Speech
Economic Growth 45 speeches (20,240 words) Thursday 23rd January 2025 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Lord Desai (XB - Life peer) The key is in what the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, chairman of your Lordships’ Economic Affairs Committee - Link to Speech
Autumn Budget 2024 154 speeches (61,113 words) Monday 11th November 2024 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lord Liddle (Lab - Life peer) It occurred to me, while listening to the very powerful speech of the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, that - Link to Speech 2: Lord Booth-Smith (Con - Life peer) This was a point made by my noble friends Lord Lamont and Lord Bridges. - Link to Speech 3: Viscount Chandos (Lab - Life peer) Committee report on the sustainability of public debt, to which the committee’s chair, the noble Lord, Lord Bridges - Link to Speech 4: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) She raised an interesting suggestion which I will happily look at.The noble Lord, Lord Bridges of Headley - Link to Speech
Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] 88 speeches (24,565 words) Committee stage Thursday 5th September 2024 - Grand Committee HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Baroness Noakes (Con - Life peer) those of us who took part in debates on the 2023 financial services Bill, because my noble friend Lord Bridges - Link to Speech
Public Spending: Inheritance 27 speeches (5,689 words) Tuesday 30th July 2024 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Baroness Kramer (LD - Life peer) noticed the speeches made by the noble Baronesses, Lady Noakes and Lady Vere, and the noble Lord, Lord Bridges - Link to Speech
King’s Speech (4th Day) 161 speeches (62,658 words) Monday 22nd July 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Mentions: 1: Lord Woodley (Lab - Life peer) I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, in making my contribution.Like many of us here - Link to Speech 2: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Con - Life peer) As my noble friend Lord Bridges said earlier, we are living beyond our means. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) the economic inheritance that this Government face, including the noble Lords, Lord Callanan and Lord Bridges - Link to Speech
Bank of England (Economic Affairs Committee Report) 47 speeches (30,409 words) Thursday 2nd May 2024 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Bridges hinted at this, but he could have gone a little further. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Burns (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I am also grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, for introducing this debate. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Frost (Con - Life peer) I would use the word “dismissive” rather than “defensive”, which my friend Lord Bridges used. - Link to Speech 4: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bridges of Headley, on his opening speech. - Link to Speech
Workers (Economic Affairs Committee Report) 41 speeches (23,728 words) Thursday 8th February 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Skidelsky (XB - Life peer) The first, as the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, pointed out, is the inadequacy of the statistics. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Balfe (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I too begin by thanking my noble friend Lord Bridges for the report. - Link to Speech 3: Lord Bilimoria (XB - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Bridges, spoke about the record 740,000 net migration figure. - Link to Speech 4: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) The report was introduced extremely well by the noble Lord, Lord Bridges of Headley. - Link to Speech 5: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I think that answers the second question from my noble friend Lord Bridges. - Link to Speech
King’s Speech 131 speeches (52,690 words) Monday 13th November 2023 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lord Bridges of Headley (Con - Life peer) the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, and the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington—sadly, there is no “Lord Bridges - Link to Speech 2: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con - Life peer) To continue the theme of my noble friend Lord Bridges, that is possibly not disconnected from the fact - Link to Speech 3: Lord Whitty (Lab - Life peer) I shall not dwell on the specifically economic aspects—the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, has spelled out - Link to Speech 4: Viscount Trenchard (Con - Excepted Hereditary) There is no time to lose, as was well illustrated by my noble friends Lord Bridges, Lady Noakes and Lord - Link to Speech 5: Baroness Penn (Con - Life peer) As my noble friend Lord Bridges said, the future will demand clear choices from government about what - Link to Speech
Net Zero (Economic Affairs Committee Report) 31 speeches (10,287 words) Monday 16th October 2023 - Lords Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Mentions: 1: Baroness Kramer (LDEM - Life peer) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, the chair of the Economic Affairs Committee, sends the House - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Chandos (LAB - Life peer) committee at the time of the inquiry and, like the noble Baroness, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Bridges - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Noakes (CON - Life peer) member of the Economic Affairs Committee, and I pay tribute to the chairmanship of my noble friend Lord Bridges - Link to Speech 4: Lord Lennie (LAB - Life peer) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and, through her, the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, and - Link to Speech
Financial Services and Markets Bill 6 speeches (1,216 words) 3rd reading Monday 19th June 2023 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Baroness Penn (CON - Life peer) confident that we have got that balance right.I also thank my noble friends Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, Lord Bridges - Link to Speech
Financial Services and Markets Bill 103 speeches (24,918 words) Report stage: Part 1 Tuesday 13th June 2023 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (CON - Life peer) It is supported by my noble friend Lord Bridges of Headley, who is currently chairing the Economic Affairs - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Kramer (LDEM - Life peer) I am glad that a letter has been written to Harriett Baldwin and the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, but we - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Penn (CON - Life peer) My Lords, I thank my noble friends Lord Forsyth and Lord Bridges for their leadership in the House on - Link to Speech 4: None To answer the question from my noble friend Lord Bridges, we do not yet know whether primary legislation - Link to Speech 5: None Another question was asked by my noble friend Lord Bridges and the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, on why - Link to Speech
Financial Services and Markets Bill 58 speeches (12,624 words) Report stage: Part 2 Thursday 8th June 2023 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Baroness Penn (CON - Life peer) The Government have carefully considered the proposal, put forward by my noble friend Lord Bridges in - Link to Speech 2: Lord Holmes of Richmond (CON - Life peer) I look forward to hearing in detail, particularly from my noble friend Lord Bridges and the Minister, - Link to Speech 3: Lord Eatwell (LAB - Life peer) I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, liked my amendment to his amendment. - Link to Speech 4: Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (CON - Life peer) I know that my noble friend Lord Bridges is mortified that he cannot be here today. - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 17th September 2025 Agendas and papers - Special Inquiry Committee proposals 2026 Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Yes, in the format proposed.37 HOUSE OF LORDS LIAISON COMMITTEE This proposal is supported by Lord Bridges
Monday 28th April 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Alison McGovern MP, Minister for Employment at DWP, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (17 April 2025) Economic Affairs Committee Found: Pensions Caxton House Tothill Street London SW1H 9NA Minister.Employment@dwp.gov.uk Lord Bridges
Tuesday 11th March 2025 Written Evidence - The London School of Economics and Political Science SCG0057 - FCA and PRA’s secondary competitiveness and growth objective FCA and PRA’s secondary competitiveness and growth objective - Financial Services Regulation Committee Found: soundness should be on a par with competitiveness 1 Bank of England, ‘Letter from Andrew Bailey to Lord Bridges
Tuesday 28th January 2025 Oral Evidence - Capital Economics, JP Morgan, and PIMCO How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: of the UK’s national debt Tuesday 28 January 2025 3.15 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Monday 20th January 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee to the Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (20 January 2025) Economic Affairs Committee Found: 2.5 29 Q 37 (Richard Hughes) 30 Letter from Alison McGovern MP, Minister for Employment, to Lord Bridges
Monday 16th December 2024 Correspondence - Letter from the Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Work & Pensions, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (26 November 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: Secretary of State for Work & Pensions Caxton House Tothill Street London, SW1H 9AJ Lord Bridges
Tuesday 3rd December 2024 Oral Evidence - Department for Work & Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Work and Pensions Economic inactivity: welfare and long-term sickness - Economic Affairs Committee Found: welfare and long-term sickness Tuesday 12 November 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Tuesday 26th November 2024 Oral Evidence - Bank of England Economic inactivity: welfare and long-term sickness - Economic Affairs Committee Found: welfare and long-term sickness Tuesday 26 November 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Tuesday 19th November 2024 Correspondence - Letter from Richard Hughes, Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (13 November 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: Lord Bridges of Headley, MBE Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee House of Lords London SW1A
Tuesday 19th November 2024 Oral Evidence - King’s College London, and King’s College London Economic inactivity: welfare and long-term sickness - Economic Affairs Committee Found: welfare and long-term sickness Tuesday 19 November 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Monday 18th November 2024 Government Response - Letter from the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (15 November 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Lord Bridges of Headley Chairman, Economic
Tuesday 12th November 2024 Oral Evidence - Policy Exchange, Resolution Foundation, and Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) Economic inactivity: welfare and long-term sickness - Economic Affairs Committee Found: welfare and long-term sickness Tuesday 12 November 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Tuesday 5th November 2024 Oral Evidence - Office for Budget Responsibility, Office for Budget Responsibility, and Office for Budget Responsibility Economic inactivity: welfare and long-term sickness - Economic Affairs Committee Found: welfare and long-term sickness Tuesday 5 November 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Tuesday 29th October 2024 Agendas and papers - Special Inquiry Committee proposals 2025 Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: Lilley, Lord Lisvane, Viscount Craigavon, Lord Leigh of Hurley, Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate,, Lord Bridges
Tuesday 8th October 2024 Oral Evidence - Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Institute for Government Economic Affairs Committee Found: The Government’s debt target Tuesday 8 October 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Tuesday 3rd September 2024 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee to Richard Hughes, Chair at the OBR (1 August 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: Best wishes , Lord Bridges of Headley MBE Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee 1
Tuesday 3rd September 2024 Correspondence - Letter from Richard Hughes, Chair at the OBR, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (21 August 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: Lord Bridges of Headley MBE Chair Economic Affairs Committee House of Lords London SW1A
Friday 24th May 2024 Correspondence - Letter from Mike Keoghan, Deputy National Statistician for Economic, Social and Environmental Statistics, OBR, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (23 May 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: National Statistician and Director General, Economic, Social and Environmental Statistics Lord Bridges
Tuesday 30th April 2024 Correspondence - Letter from Nigel Huddleston MP, Financial Secretary at HM Treasury, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (18 April 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ OFFICIAL The RT Hon the Lord Bridges of
Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Government Response - Letter from Richard Hughes, Chair at the OBS, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (9 April 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: Lord Bridges of Headley House of Lords 09 April 2024 Richard Hughes Chair
Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Correspondence - Letter from Sam Beckett, Chief Economic Adviser at HM Treasury, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (8 April 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: the Government Economic Service HM Treasury 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ Lord Bridges
Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Correspondence - Letter from the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (16 April 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Lord Bridges of Headley MBE House of Lords
Tuesday 19th March 2024 Oral Evidence - HM Treasury, HM Treasury, and HM Treasury Economic Affairs Committee Found: evidence: Chancellor of the Exchequer Tuesday 19 March 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Tuesday 12th March 2024 Oral Evidence - Debt Management Office How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Sustainability of the UK’s national debt Tuesday 12 March 2024 4.15 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Tuesday 12th March 2024 Oral Evidence - HM Treasury, and HM Treasury How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Sustainability of the UK’s national debt Tuesday 12 March 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Tuesday 5th March 2024 Correspondence - Letter from the Office for Budget Responsibility, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (26 February 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: Lord Bridges of Headley House of Lords 26 February 2024 Richard Hughes Chair
Tuesday 5th March 2024 Oral Evidence - Columbia University How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Sustainability of the UK’s national debt Tuesday 5 March 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Tuesday 27th February 2024 Correspondence - Letter from Nigel Huddleston MP, Financial Secretary at HM Treasury, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (16 February 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: OFFICIAL OFFICIAL The Rt Hon Lord Bridges of Headley MBE Chair, Economic Affairs Committee
Tuesday 27th February 2024 Oral Evidence - Fitch Ratings, and HSBC How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 27 February 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair)
Tuesday 20th February 2024 Written Evidence - Mr Andrew McLauchlin SND0020 - How sustainable is our national debt? How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: This misunderstanding is implicit in Lord Bridges’ introduction to the inquiry in which he refers
Tuesday 20th February 2024 Oral Evidence - Oxford University, London School of Economics (LSE), and Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 20 February 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair)
Wednesday 14th February 2024 Oral Evidence - Bank of England Economic Affairs Committee Found: England—annual scrutiny session Wednesday 14 February 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges
Tuesday 13th February 2024 Written Evidence - University of Leicester SND0009 - How sustainable is our national debt? How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: perspective on the sustainability of the national debt The "incredible" £2.6 trillion mentioned by Lord Bridges
Tuesday 13th February 2024 Oral Evidence - Institute of Fiscal Studies, PIMCO, and Institute of International Finance How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 13 February 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair)
Monday 12th February 2024 Correspondence - Letter to Richard Hughes, Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, from the Chair of the Economics Affairs Committee (12 February 2024) Economic Affairs Committee Found: economicaffairs@parliament.uk www.parliament.uk/lords Best wishes , Lord Bridges
Thursday 8th February 2024 Report - Who watches the watchdogs? Improving the performance, independence and accountability of UK regulators Industry and Regulators Committee Found: Lord Bridges of Headley, for instance, called for an “Office for Financial Regulatory Accountability
Tuesday 6th February 2024 Oral Evidence - Institute of Economic Affairs, Resolution Foundation, and Positive Money UK How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 6 February 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair);
Thursday 1st February 2024 Report - 2nd Report - Research and development tax relief, HMRC data requirements, promoters of tax avoidance and sentencing for tax fraud Finance Bill Sub-Committee Found: Membership The Members of the Select Committee on Economic Affairs are: Lord Blackwall Lord Bridges of
Tuesday 30th January 2024 Oral Evidence - Allianz How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 30 January 2024 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair);
Tuesday 23rd January 2024 Oral Evidence - Office for Budget Responsibility, and Office for Budget Responsibility How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 23 January 2024 3.05 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair
Wednesday 20th December 2023 Written Evidence - House of Lords UKR0093 - UK Regulators UK Regulators - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: 1Written Evidence from Lord Bridges (UKR0093) The Committee’s interest in the activity of the UK regulators
Tuesday 19th December 2023 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Senior Deputy Speaker, House of Lords, relating to scrutiny of financial services, dated 22 November Liaison Committee (Commons) Found: in these matters He shares my concerns abou t the proposed Committee’s broad purview, as does Lord Bridges
Tuesday 12th December 2023 Oral Evidence - National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), and St Edmund Hall, Oxford University How sustainable is our national debt? - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 12 December 2023 3.05 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair
Friday 1st December 2023 Correspondence - Letter to Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Chair of the House of Lords Liaison Committee from Sir Bernard Jenkin MP, Chair of the House of Commons Liaison Committee on financial services scrutiny Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: in these matters He shares my concerns abou t the proposed Committee’s broad purview, as does Lord Bridges
Monday 27th November 2023 Report - 1st Report - Making an independent Bank of England work better Economic Affairs Committee Found: The Members of the Economic Affairs Committee are: Lord Blackwell Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke Lord Bridges
Wednesday 15th November 2023 Report - 6th Report - A committee on financial services regulation Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: , we benefited from the advice of the Chair of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, Lord Bridges
Thursday 9th November 2023 Correspondence - Letter from Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician on update on the Office for National Statistics’ work on the Labour Market, dated 2.11.23 Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Found: I am also copying this letter to Harriett Baldwin MP, Chair of the Treasury Committee and The Lord Bridges
Tuesday 24th October 2023 Correspondence - Letter from Andrew Griffith MP, at HM Treasury, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (28 September 2023) Economic Affairs Committee Found: The Lord Bridges of Hea dley MBE Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee House of Lords
Tuesday 24th October 2023 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee, to the Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England (29 September 2023) Economic Affairs Committee Found: Best wishes, Lord Bridges of Headley Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee
Friday 20th October 2023 Report - 17th Report - Permanent secretaries: their appointment and removal Constitution Committee Found: Permanent Secretary to the Treasury and Head of the Home Civil Service from 1945 to 1956; later, Lord Bridges
Wednesday 20th September 2023 Agendas and papers - Special Inquiry Committee proposals 2024 Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: This proposal is supported by Lord Bridges of Headley, Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe, Viscount Craigavon
Tuesday 5th September 2023 Correspondence - Letter from Andrew Griffiths MP, at HM Treasury, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee Economic Affairs Committee Found: Lord Bridges of Headley MBE Economic Affairs Committee House of Lords London SW1A 0PW
Tuesday 5th September 2023 Correspondence - Letter from Victoria Atkins MP, Financial Secretary at HM Treasury, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee Economic Affairs Committee Found: HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ The Lord Bridges of Headley MBE Chair
Tuesday 5th September 2023 Correspondence - Letter from Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee Economic Affairs Committee Found: England \| Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH +44 (0)20 3461 4444 \| www.bankofengland.co.uk Lord Bridges
Friday 28th July 2023 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee to the Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England Economic Affairs Committee Found: Best wishes , Lord Bridges of Headley MBE Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee 1 Andrew
Tuesday 25th July 2023 Correspondence - Letter from the City of London to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee Economic Affairs Committee Found: Lord Mayor & Policy Chairman The Lord Bridges of Headley MBE Chair, Economic Affairs Committee
Tuesday 25th July 2023 Oral Evidence - US Federal Reserve Board Independence of the Bank of England - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 25 July 2023 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair);
Tuesday 4th July 2023 Written Evidence - Professor Tim Congdon CBE IBE0021 - Bank of England: how is independence working? Independence of the Bank of England - Economic Affairs Committee Found: My answers to question 98 from Lord Bridges and question 99 from Lord Griffiths are those that
Tuesday 4th July 2023 Oral Evidence - HM Treasury Independence of the Bank of England - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 4 July 2023 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair); Lord
Tuesday 27th June 2023 Oral Evidence - HM Treasury, and Bank of England Independence of the Bank of England - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 27 June 2023 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair);
Friday 23rd June 2023 Report - 4th Report - Review of House of Lords investigative and scrutiny committee activity in 2022–23 Liaison Committee (Lords) Found: 115) 45 Ibid. 46 Letter from Richard Hughes, Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, to Lord Bridges
Tuesday 20th June 2023 Oral Evidence - Bank of England Independence of the Bank of England - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 20 June 2023 3 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair);
Thursday 15th June 2023 Government Response - Letter from the Rt Hon Mel Stride MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee Economic Affairs Committee Found: and Pensions Caxton House Tothill Street London SW1H 9NA 26 May 2023 Dear Lord Bridges
Thursday 15th June 2023 Correspondence - Follow up letter from Mike Keoghan, Office for National Statistics, to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee Economic Affairs Committee Found: National Statistician and Director General, Economic, Social and Environmental Statistics Lord Bridges
Tuesday 13th June 2023 Oral Evidence - Bank of England Independence of the Bank of England - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 13 June 2023 3.05 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair)
Tuesday 6th June 2023 Correspondence - Letter from the Rt Hon Mel Stride MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee Economic Affairs Committee Found: and Pensions Caxton House Tothill Street London SW1H 9NA 26 May 2023 Dear Lord Bridges
Tuesday 6th June 2023 Correspondence - Letter from the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee Economic Affairs Committee Found: Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Harriet t Baldwin MP Chair, Treasury Select Committee The Lord Bridges
Tuesday 6th June 2023 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee to Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England Economic Affairs Committee Found: George Lord Bridges of Headley MBE Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th June 2023 Oral Evidence - London School of Economics (LSE), and Reserve Bank of India Independence of the Bank of England - Economic Affairs Committee Found: Tuesday 6 June 2023 2.55 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Bridges of Headley (The Chair);
Thursday 1st June 2023 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding Commitment on Central Bank Digital Currency, dated 23 May 2023 Treasury Committee Found: Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Harriet t Baldwin MP Chair, Treasury Select Committee The Lord Bridges

Parliamentary Research
Universal Credit Bill: HL Bill 123 of 2024–25 - LLN-2025-0027 Jul. 17 2025 Found: the population.79 In January 2025, the chair of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, Lord Bridges
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 - CBP-9841 Jul. 28 2023 Found: However, as Lord Bridges famously said in Factortame (No. 2) : whatever limitation of its sovereignty

Bill Documents
Jul. 17 2025 Universal Credit Bill: HL Bill 123 of 2024–25 Universal Credit Act 2025 Briefing papers Found: the population.79 In January 2025, the chair of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, Lord Bridges
Jun. 09 2023 HL Bill 124-III Third marshalled list for Report Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Amendment Paper Found: LORD FORSYTH OFDRUMLEAN LORD BRIDGES OFHEADLEY BARONESS ALTMANN 103 Insert thefollowing new Clause— “
Jun. 06 2023 HL Bill 124-II Second marshalled list for Report Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 50 LORD BRIDGES OFHEADLEY BARONESS BOWLES OFBERKHAMSTED LORD VAUX OFHARROWDEN LORD HOLMES
Jun. 02 2023 HL Bill 124-I Marshalled list for Report Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Amendment Paper Found: LORD BRIDGES OFHEADLEY 51* Insert thefollowing new Clause— “Cost Benefit Analysis Panel: annual report
May. 16 2023 Letter from Baroness Penn to Lord Bridges, Baroness Bowles, and Baroness Noakes regarding how the Future Regulatory Framework (FRF) Review consultations covered accountability and the possibility of a new external body to scrutinise the regulators, as discussed during the Committee stage. Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Will write letters Found: Letter from Baroness Penn to Lord Bridges, Baroness Bowles, and Baroness Noakes regarding how the Future

Deposited Papers
Wednesday 7th June 2023 Source Page: Letter dated 16/05/2023 from Baroness Penn to Lord Bridges, Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, and Baroness Noakes regarding how the Future Regulatory Framework (FRF) Review consultations covered accountability and the possibility of a new external body to scrutinise the regulators, as discussed during the Committee stage (sixth day) of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. 5p. Document: Baroness_Penn_letter-FSM_Bill_Committee.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 16/05/2023 from Baroness Penn to Lord Bridges, Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, and Baroness
Wednesday 31st May 2023 Source Page: Letter dated 23/05/2023 from Jeremy Hunt MP to Harriett Baldwin MP and Lord Bridges of Headley regarding an update on the Government and Bank of England’s work on a Central Bank Digital Currency, the digital pound. 1p. Document: Chansellor_to_EAC_and_TSC.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 23/05/2023 from Jeremy Hunt MP to Harriett Baldwin MP and Lord Bridges of Headley regarding

Deposited Papers

Wednesday 7th June 2023

Source Page: Letter dated 16/05/2023 from Baroness Penn to Lord Bridges, Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, and Baroness Noakes regarding how the Future Regulatory Framework (FRF) Review consultations covered accountability and the possibility of a new external body to scrutinise the regulators, as discussed during the Committee stage (sixth day) of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. 5p.
Document: Baroness_Penn_letter-FSM_Bill_Committee.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 16/05/2023 from Baroness Penn to Lord Bridges, Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted, and Baroness

Wednesday 31st May 2023

Source Page: Letter dated 23/05/2023 from Jeremy Hunt MP to Harriett Baldwin MP and Lord Bridges of Headley regarding an update on the Government and Bank of England’s work on a Central Bank Digital Currency, the digital pound. 1p.
Document: Chansellor_to_EAC_and_TSC.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 23/05/2023 from Jeremy Hunt MP to Harriett Baldwin MP and Lord Bridges of Headley regarding