"I am grateful to the noble Baroness. She raised her suggestion about the Swedish model before. I think I said then that I do not think that we had any intention of taking that forward, and I say the same thing again today.
"On the first question, the noble Lord is quite right to identify back-office systems as one of the issues identified by the report. He talks about systemic risk. We will look at wider questions of the systemic risk that this incident has uncovered, including the report’s conclusion that the OBR’s …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question and the points that she made. I should say very clearly that we take the Budget process extremely seriously and put the utmost weight on Budget secrecy. She will know that a leak inquiry is now under way, with the …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"I am not aware of any academic studies into what my noble friend asks about. I had the privilege of working in the Treasury for 10 years before the OBR came into existence, and I have now worked on two Budgets since the OBR came into existence. It is worth …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"I am not sure whether the noble Lord is saying that is his view or whether he thinks it should be the case. The Chancellor was aware of the letter that the OBR sent to the Treasury Select Committee. She was content for it to be published, and she agreed …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"The noble Baroness is right about the outcome of certain forecasts. As I have said before, we remain committed to the independence of the Office for Budget Responsibility and its role at the heart of economic and fiscal policy-making. As I said in an answer to one of my noble …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"As I have said before, we take the Budget process extremely seriously and we put the utmost weight on Budget secrecy. A leak inquiry is now under way with the full support of the Chancellor, and the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury will also conduct a review of the Treasury’s …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to close this debate on the Budget this evening. I have enjoyed listening to all 73 contributions from noble Lords today. I congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth on his excellent maiden speech. I very much look forward to his further …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a privilege to open this Budget debate in your Lordships’ House, and to speak alongside so many distinguished and expert noble Lords. I look forward to listening to, and learning from, all the contributions today. We should perhaps spare a thought for the noble Lord, Lord …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech