🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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On nationalisation, have the Government also taken responsibility for the historical debts and borrowings, pre-spring 2025, that the company incurred under Chinese owners? That is a very large historical debt that we should not have to share.
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Can I confirm that the Minister said yes when I asked whether the state is taking responsibility for all the historical debts and borrowings?
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My Lords, I congratulate the Government on not accepting totally unacceptable terms on the first idea from the EU. Can the Minister confirm that our defence contractors can look forward to a very big increase in orders for our own defence requirements, so we do not need to pay a lot of money to get contracts elsewhere?
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What benefits and staff reductions will the Government achieve with their £3 billion commitment to spending on AI for their own purposes?
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Why do the Government think that this country has such a low level of air conditioning systems installed, and will they look again at their rather negative guidance on their acquisition?
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My Lords, I fully support my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe in her general statement about what needs to be done and in her specific criticisms and support for measures in this Bill. It is right that the best way out of the financial hole the Government find themselves in again is by growth. That is a cross-party idea on which we all agree. Unfortunately, this Government have one main hope,...
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Why cut back and close jobs at home, shutting down oil and gas, food production and our factories when it increases world CO2? This is self-harm on a crazy scale. Why do the Government want to lose jobs and investment?
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My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, posed an interesting question when she said that she thought that the mixture of amendments in this grouping created a tension and that maybe Amendment 4 was not compatible because it was trying to reduce the administrative and regulatory burden, whereas some of the other amendments were trying to achieve better outcomes, particularly for disabled...
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a business plan for British Steel.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they held with Jingye to agree terms of nationalisation of British Steel.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what consultation they held with steel-using UK businesses and other stakeholders before deciding to nationalise British Steel.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they acquired the debts and borrowings of British Steel as part of nationalisation.
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To ask His Majesty's Government how much additional debt, if any, the UK has acquired through the nationalisation of British Steel.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what due diligence they conducted regarding the environmental, employee, trading, and general business liabilities of British Steel before acquisition.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what is the annual VAT loss from zero-rating rail fares.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what is the tax cost of train operators using red diesel instead of paying full fuel tax.
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