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Economic Affairs Committee report: 'Making an Independent Bank of England Work Better' – Lord Bridges of Headley. Debate

Workers (Economic Affairs Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note ( 8 Feb 2024)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken so eloquently and powerfully in this debate. In particular, I thank past and present members of the Economic Affairs Committee for their contributions. I wish only that we could continue to expand the committee’s membership, so that people did not have to leave and we did not have to ask “Where have all the workers gone?” when they do....

Workers (Economic Affairs Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note ( 8 Feb 2024)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, I am delighted to open the debate. Behind its innocuous title, the subject matter we are dealing with is enormous: the overall state of our labour force, the impact of immigration on an ageing population, and what that means for growth, inflation and debt—I could go on. Let me start by taking a step back. Before Covid struck, labour participation was a major driver of growth,...

King’s Speech - Debate (4th Day) (13 Nov 2023)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, I very much look forward to the speeches by my noble friend Lord Gascoigne and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Norwich. I see that there is a pub called the “Lord Gascoigne”, which puts him in a unique and elite clique alongside the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, and the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington—sadly, there is no “Lord Bridges” yet, although I live in hope....

Financial Services and Markets Bill - Report (3rd Day): Amendment 103 (13 Jun 2023)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, I will speak very briefly and I apologise for being late. The Governor of the Bank of England was just in front of the Economic Affairs Committee and our final question was on CBDCs. He gave an answer that I thought was lukewarm at best in his support for them, which was very interesting in and of itself. Before going any further, I remind the House of my interest as an adviser to...

Budget Statement - Motion to Take Note (16 Mar 2023)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, I declare an interest as an adviser to and shareholder in Banco Santander. I start by saying that I very much look forward to my noble friend Lady Moyo’s maiden speech. I know that she will make a very great contribution to this House, given her enormous experience in business and many other fields—so I extend a very warm welcome to her. The Chancellor has obviously been dealt a...

Central Bank Digital Currencies (Economic Affairs Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note ( 2 Feb 2023)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, I thank all the speakers who have contributed to this short debate. What we have lacked in quantity we have certainly made up for in quality. As my noble friend rose, I was wondering why the House was suddenly filling up with other noble Lords. Was there a sudden massive outbreak of interest in CBDCs? Then I remembered that of course, we are about to debate Brexit. As a captive...

Central Bank Digital Currencies (Economic Affairs Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note ( 2 Feb 2023)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, I am delighted to open this debate on central bank digital currencies, and in so doing I declare my interest as an adviser to, and shareholder in, Banco Santander. The words “central bank digital currencies”, or the acronym CBDC, can be met with either a blank look or a reply of, “Oh yeah, crypto and all that”. There is undeniably and understandably a lot of confusion about...

Financial Services and Markets Bill - Second Reading (10 Jan 2023)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, I declare my interest as an adviser to and shareholder in Banco Santander. This Bill touches on many topics, but I want to focus on two big questions: what are the objectives of financial services regulation, and who holds the regulators to account, and how? On the first question, we know that the main objectives of regulation are ensuring that markets function well and that there...

Autumn Statement 2022 - Motion to Take Note (29 Nov 2022)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, I start by drawing your Lordships’ attention to my entry in the register. I welcome my noble friend Lady Penn back to the Front Bench. It is excellent see her there. I absolutely echo the words we have just heard. I warmly welcome my noble friend Lady Lea. It gives me great pleasure to be able to call her “my noble friend”. I congratulate her on her excellent speech, which I...

European Political Community - Question (31 Oct 2022)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, on the list that my noble friend just read out, he did not mention the use of interconnectors between the UK and the EU and what would happen in the event of an energy emergency. My understanding is that there is no agreement between the UK and the EU to cover such an eventuality. Was this discussed at the summit and what progress is being made to implement such an agreement?

Economy: The Growth Plan 2022 - Motion to Take Note (10 Oct 2022)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, I start by congratulating my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe on her appointment. It is great to see her back on the Front Bench. I also congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Gohir, on her excellent maiden speech. It is wonderful to see her here. I regret very much that we heard the valedictory speech of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Birmingham. We shall all miss him. We...

North Sea Gas - Question ( 7 Sep 2022)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, I want to pick up on the final point that my noble friend just made and on the point that the noble Lord made in his question on the role of the interconnectors. I am sure that my noble friend will have read the Economic Affairs Committee report on energy which was published at the end of July. One of our main conclusions on the short-term issues was: “There is no agreement in...

Net Zero Strategy: High Court Ruling - Commons Urgent Question (21 Jul 2022)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, can I use this as an opportunity to plug a great new report out today, Investing in Energy: Price, Security, and the Transition to Net Zero, by the Economic Affairs Committee, which I happen to chair? It is very timely because, on the back of this Question, it concludes—as my noble friend Lord Howell said—that while there has been considerable progress by this Government, for...

Energy: Prices and Supply - Question (14 Jul 2022)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, picking up on the noble Baroness’s original Question, it was reported in the Financial Times about 10 days ago that under the UK’s emergency gas plan, if our gas supplies fall short the United Kingdom will cut the supply of gas to Europe via the so-called interconnectors. Can my noble friend tell us whether that is the case?

Queen’s Speech - Debate (4th Day) (16 May 2022)

Lord Bridges of Headley: My Lords, as others have remarked, the spectre of stagflation now stalks our country. The make-believe world we have lived in of record low rates, inflation supposedly under lock and key, and the magic of QE has all been shattered. As others have said, the core question that overshadows the entire gracious Speech is simple: what is the strategy to tackle the economic crisis? Before I turn to...

Previous Business – Lords: Grand Committee ()

Report from the Economic Affairs Committee 'Off-payroll working: treating people fairly' – Lord Bridges of Headley. Debate

Homes for Ukraine Scheme - Private Notice Question (28 Mar 2022)

Lord Bridges of Headley: Are the Bank of England and the Treasury working with the ECB to help Ukrainian refugees convert their currency into either euros or pounds? In asking this question, I draw your Lordships’ attention to my entry in the register.


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