"I thank the Minister for her courtesy and patience throughout this very unusual Bill and its passage through this House. I will make a few remarks on the financial costs.
The treaty makes provision for a financial agreement that requires the UK to make payments to the Republic of Mauritius …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"I will speak briefly to the rest of the amendment.
The amounts referenced in the Chamber and during the passage of the Bill have not been correct. We need to make sure that the treaty is amended to reflect what the Government’s intention is: that it should be a payment …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as a director of South Molton Street Capital. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Monks, on securing this important debate about private equity and on his membership of the important French Légion d’honneur alongside Stephen Schwarzman, who is the founder of the largest private …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her patience in hosting this Committee. I will comment on my Amendment 52 and the other amendments in this group with specific reference to the financial agreement, where there seems to be ambiguity regarding the cost of this project. There clearly has been some ambiguity …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her patience in hosting this debate and welcome the Chagossians who have joined us this evening—they are very welcome in our House.
I start by noting that some matters are not obvious because they are not obvious, and this one is really quite a complicated …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for her Answer and for her work and her commitment to young people. Unemployment for those under 30 is rising steadily. HMRC data every month this year has shown falls in payrolled employment of young people, offset by a small rise in employment for those over …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"My Lords, with rather delicate timing, the OBR published its Fiscal Risks and Sustainability report on Tuesday. It used the word “daunting” for our fiscal sustainability outlook. It expects health-related outflows to fall a little, not overall but towards the levels of a few years ago. How will the Government …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for listening so carefully and attentively to this wide-ranging debate, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, for his report. Both reports are carefully written and carefully judged, even if many of us disagree with the conclusions the Government have reached; but they are carefully …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, for bringing forward this debate and for his continued focus on, and interest in, banking services in this country. I also thank the Minister for hosting this debate and for his dedication in doing so in the last slot in Grand …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech