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Unemployment — Question (14 Jul 2009)

Lord Steinberg: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect national unemployment figures to begin to fall.

Unemployment — Question (14 Jul 2009)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that Answer, which does not take me anywhere at all. So I am going to press the Minister and say to him that, while unemployment is rising, my party wants unemployment to be reduced.

Unemployment — Question (14 Jul 2009)

Lord Steinberg: Thank you very much, my Lords. When do the Government believe that the peak in unemployment will be reached and what are they doing at the moment to try to continue to reduce unemployment?

Israel and Palestine — Question (16 Jun 2009)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, would the Minister agree that Prime Minister Netanyahu has said that he and his Government will agree to a Palestinian state alongside Israel; but that it is also only fair to point out that President Obama, in the wonderful speech that he gave a few weeks ago, said that any democratic government must follow the will of the people, and the will of the people of Israel is for an...

EU Regional Policy (EUC Report) — Motion to Take Note (9 Feb 2009)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, in this important debate, it is very difficult to try and encompass all aspects of EU regional policy. The noble Baroness, Lady Cohen, gave a very fine speech covering the main points, and it is appropriate to compliment her on the running of European Sub-Committee A, of which she is the chairman and I am a lowly committee member. I also compliment the noble Lord, Lord Woolmer, who...

Gambling Act 2005 (Gaming Machines in Bingo Premises) Order 2009: Motion to Approve (28 Jan 2009)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, I am sure noble Lords are aware that I used to be the executive chairman of Stanley Leisure plc and am currently the life president of Genting Stanley, the company which acquired Stanley Leisure plc. Therefore, I have considerable knowledge of the gambling industry. Bingo really is not gambling. I wish to declare that I hold no consultancies and never have. The noble Lord, Lord...

Israel and Palestine: Gaza — Question for Short Debate (21 Jan 2009)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, when I spoke on the Statement on Gaza on Monday, I may inadvertently have said something that could be construed in a number of ways. I therefore wish to be unambiguous when I talk about opening the crossings from Gaza into Israel. An international peacekeeping force should check the Gaza population and the goods going out of Gaza, and it is Israel's right to protect the safety and...

Israel and Palestine: Gaza — Statement (19 Jan 2009)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords—

Israel and Palestine: Gaza — Statement (19 Jan 2009)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, I wish to ask a few questions which I hope may help to resolve our thinking on the way forward. First, I agree very much with my noble friend Lord Cope that the economic aspect must come first, even before the political one, although I understand that the political discussions are ongoing. Secondly, does the Minister agree that if Hamas could be persuaded to drop from its charter...

Gaza — Statement (12 Jan 2009)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords—

Gaza — Statement (12 Jan 2009)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords—

Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (Continued) (4 Dec 2008)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rana, because like me he has strong connections with Northern Ireland. Not only that, his coat peg in the Hall downstairs is directly beside mine, so we have two items of common interest. I am an optimist, not a pessimist, so I say to the noble Lord, Lord Wright, that I am very much in favour of a two-state solution for Israel and the...

Israel and Palestine: Negotiations (2 Jul 2008)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Turnberg, for introducing this debate. I am a proud Zionist, who is filled with even more pride at Israel's celebration of its 60th birthday. Israel is a vibrant society. It is completely democratic and desires peace more than anything else. If only its neighbours wanted peace, and believed in the sanctity of life and in democracy, then peace could be...

Economy: Manufacturing (31 Mar 2008)

Lord Steinberg: asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their assessment of the performance of the British manufacturing industry, domestically and internationally.

Economy: Manufacturing (31 Mar 2008)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply. I have no doubt that she is aware that one of our big manufacturing industries is about to be sold to an Indian company. Has protection been placed on the employees of the two companies involved? Given the problems that we face with our balance of payments, internationally we must go further to see how much exporting we can do to help the balance...

Gambling (26 Feb 2008)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, I declare no interest other than having been in the gambling business for 50 years. It is not very often that I agree with the Minister but I do agree with him that the number of casinos mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord McNally, is way beyond the scale of anything I understand. I want to commend the Minister on not allowing casinos to remain open 24 hours a day. I also wish to...

Northern Rock (25 Feb 2008)

Lord Steinberg: asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the effect that the run on Northern Rock has had on the United Kingdom's reputation as a leading financial centre.

Northern Rock (25 Feb 2008)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. Would he not agree that steps must be taken to ensure that we remain in a pre-eminent position? This Northern Rock scandal has been running for six months and if it has not done any damage at home, which I doubt, it will undoubtedly have done some damage abroad. What steps will be taken to ensure that our reputation does not suffer? Furthermore,...

Fraud: EU Committee Report (2 Jul 2007)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, before the Minister sits down, I should apologise for being absent for a short time but I did not hear him comment on banking. Banking is a line of inquiry which should be followed much more vigorously than a lot of the others. As the Minister is probably aware, in the Netherlands Antilles, the First Curacao International Bank was closed down because of fraudulent deposits and...

Fraud: EU Committee Report (2 Jul 2007)

Lord Steinberg: My Lords, the speech that I am about to deliver is made solely for the benefit of our country and the EU. First, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Cohen, the chairman of our sub-committee, who has presented very well the problems that have faced us. All of us on the sub-committee are grateful to her for her leadership. Although we have some quite elderly Peers in this House, no one is...