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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

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Monday 14th July 2025

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Lord Livermore Portrait Lord Livermore (Lab)
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I know this is something that is close to my noble friend’s heart, and he has made those points to me several times. As I have said before, I am happy to take that as a Budget representation, but I am not going to speculate on the next Budget now.

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Portrait Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con)
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My Lords, would the Minister just like to confirm that, when he talks about working people, he means self-employed people and anyone with a payslip?

Lord Livermore Portrait Lord Livermore (Lab)
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I think that is a fair definition of that phrase, yes.

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