Lord Eatwell

Labour Peer

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Recent appearances

  • Spring Budget 2024 - Motion to Take Note 18 Mar 2024

    My Lords, debating the Budget Statement carries a great temptation to focus on the short term—on immediate tax and spend decisions—but today we can avoid often misleading short-term analysis and make an informed assessment of Conservative economic policy, relying on the fairly accurate data of the past 14 years. No forecasting is necessary; the facts will do. The crucial fact with respect...
  • Autumn Statement 2023 - Motion to Take Note 29 Nov 2023

    The Minister just made a mistake. What the OBR argued is that the cut in national insurance means that taxes have risen less rapidly than they would have done otherwise, but that they have risen none the less.
  • Autumn Statement 2023 - Motion to Take Note 29 Nov 2023

    People are paying more. In other words, the Minister is arguing a case for cuts in taxation. This is not a cut in taxation; it is a reduction in the rate at which taxes are increasing, but they are increasing none the less.

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 14 July 1992

Party was Labour until 27 Mar 2014; Non-affiliated until 23 Apr 2020

Currently held offices

  • Member, Financial Services Regulation Committee (since 24 Jan 2024)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Industry and Regulators Committee (14 Apr 2021 to 31 Jan 2023)
  • Member, Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill [HL] Committee ( 5 Sep 2011 to 1 Dec 2011)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 27 Nov 2013)
  • Member, Economic Affairs Committee (15 Dec 2008 to 8 Apr 2010)
  • Member, Financial Services and Markets (Joint Committee) ( 2 Mar 1999 to 11 Nov 1999)
  • Member, EU Sub-Committee D (23 Nov 1993 to 8 Nov 1995)

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