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- Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (13 June 2013)
Importance of culture and arts to the economy – Baroness Wheatcroft.
- Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL]: Second Reading (22 May 2013)
Lord McKenzie of Luton: ...NHS treatment. Would the Government support that? We welcome the requirement placed on the NAO to consult with representatives of relevant authorities in the planning of its examinations into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of how such authorities use their resources. It is important that the NAO is properly resourced to carry out its expanded role and we would not wish to see...
- Intellectual Property Bill [HL]: Second Reading (22 May 2013) See 8 other results from this debate
Viscount Younger of Leckie: ...of protection as the infringement of copyright and trade marks. This will create a coherent approach to enforcement and protection and also recognises that the creativity of design is as important to the UK economy as music protected by copyright and brands protected by trade marks. Creating a criminal offence for the copying of a registered design could help to reduce the scale of design...
- Publishing: Public Lending Right — Question (22 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate
Lord Gardiner of Kimble: ...right be extended to e-books and audiobooks. The government response to the review, published on 27 March, sets out that the Government will consider commencing the provisions of the Digital Economy Act to extend PLR to on-site loans of e-books and audiobooks.
- Daylight Saving — Question (22 May 2013)
Earl Attlee: ..., we estimate that 54 deaths and 185 serious casualties would be avoided annually across Great Britain if single/double summer time were adopted. However, this would have a much wider effect on the economy and society, which must also be taken into account. The Department for Transport does not hold road casualty statistics from before 1979. Officials are investigating whether other...
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Courts: High-value Civil Claims (22 May 2013)
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: ...’s action plan: “UK Legal Services on the International Stage; Underpinning growth and Stability” outlines the Government’s next steps to promote this important part of the economy, including encouraging foreign litigants to come to the UK. We are now exploring how we can further enhance the position of the UK at the centre of the international legal market and the...
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Public Sector (22 May 2013)
Lord Deighton: ...2010-11 and 2020-21 than under the previous Government. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s estimated fiscal multipliers suggest that infrastructure investment has a larger effect on the economy than other forms of government spending.
- Written Answers — House of Lords: UK Trade (22 May 2013)
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint: ...in exports to Italy and a reduction in the value of imports, improving our trade deficit. It is too early to say whether we are seeing signs of a recovery, but this is a promising start. Rebalancing the economy and removing our trade deficit is a top priority for the Government. To achieve this, the Prime Minister has made it clear that we need to get an additional 100,000 more companies...
- Care Bill [HL]: Second Reading (21 May 2013) See 3 other results from this debate
Lord Sutherland of Houndwood: ...see if a cap makes all the difference. Let us hope that it does. The Government, while being commended on a good start, or indeed on facing up to demographic change, must accept, however, that as we stabilise our economy—and the expectation and hope is that we will do that—a reordering of priorities will be the only rational response to the empirical realities of the huge...
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
Alistair Burt: ...being given in people’s homes is important—we think of this going on in Lebanon, Jordan and other places. It creates pressure on the domestic population, as rents go up and the local economy becomes distorted, and after a time hospitality becomes stretched and strained, so it is essential that we continue to provide support. I am proud of the way in which the United Kingdom, as...
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Clause 9 — Conversion of civil partnership into marriage (21 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate
Tobias Ellwood: ...out, certain aspects in life need to be corrected, and this debate has been helpful in that regard. In general terms, however, most of the people I spoke to said, “Go away and focus on the economy.” They suggested that this was an important issue, but wondered why we were dealing with it right now. The Bill was not mentioned in any Queen’s Speech, and I believe that the...
- Marine Conservation Zones (21 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate
Adrian Sanders: The right hon. Gentleman is correct. There are also divers and other people using the seas who contribute financially to the economies of the local areas concerned. My third and final point—I hope that the Minister will refer to this—is the fact that we have to judge marine conservation zones as a whole, not individually. The network is crucial to their success. By altering one,...
- The High Street — [Philip Davies in the Chair] (21 May 2013) See 4 other results from this debate
Nicholas Boles: ...They would love, as in France, to declare that particular premises had to be preserved for ever for a baker or a butcher, but unfortunately this is not realistic. It does not work and the state of the French economy is proof enough of that fact. We have to liberate so that they can experiment. That brings me to the various ways in which this Government are backing innovation, through the...
- G8 Meeting — Question (21 May 2013)
Baroness Warsi: ...G8 are pushing for practical action to achieve fairer taxes, greater transparency and freer trade. Those are actions that are essential in shaping the rules characterising a fair and open global economy, and ensure that both developed and developing countries benefit. G8 leaders will discuss topical foreign policy and global economic issues, as well as terrorism and security in weak and...
- EU: UK Trading Deficit — Question (21 May 2013)
Lord Popat: My Lords, part of the reason for the devaluation of the euro is the crisis the euro is going through. This Government are committed to creating a competitive economy that is fit for purpose in the 21st century.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: A and E Departments (21 May 2013)
John Denham: ...patients were seen within four hours. It is clear that this is a crisis of the whole health system. Given that in the last six months his own specialist advisers have praised the Southampton health economy for the role that primary care has played in reducing pressures on A and E, will he think again before simply blaming one group of doctors for a problem that runs right through the...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Judicial Review (Reforms) (21 May 2013)
Helen Grant: ...on the power of the state—and it will remain so—but it is also subject to abuse, stifling innovation, frustrating reforms and imposing unnecessary costs on individuals, business and the economy. Our reforms will tackle the burden while maintaining the benefits of the rule of law, access to justice and the right to a fair hearing.
- Planning (Broughton) (21 May 2013)
Philip Hollobone: ...is a presumption in the national planning framework that consents will be given to new applications, unless there are sound planning reasons for refusal. Because of the slow down in the national economy, we can no longer argue that we have a five year land supply but the government have not changed the rules; indeed they have strengthened them.” That is right, because the present...
- [Mr Mike Weir in the Chair] — UK City of Culture 2017 (21 May 2013) See 3 other results from this debate
Dan Jarvis: ...individuals, families and communities. We are a creative nation. Our cultural sector is the lifeblood of the creative industries, which provide 1.5 million jobs and are a major contributor to our economy. Last year’s Olympic opening ceremony and the Cultural Olympiad reminded people across the world that Britain is a cultural world leader—that our artistic traditions are strong...
- Written Answers — Treasury: Bank Cards: Fees and Charges (21 May 2013)
Bob Blackman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects on the UK economy of the EU Commission's proposals to harmonise interchange rates across the EU; (2) what response his Department has made to the EU Commission's proposals to harmonise interchange fees across the EU.