National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, and t...

My Lords, this Government are collectively incapable of shame. I hope that, even if she cannot ad...

My Lords, back in 1986, in my second job in Her Majesty’s Treasury, I was in charge of advising o...

My Lords, I am obviously not opposed to the lifting of thresholds in today’s Bill, as it takes so...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for presenting this Bill. I also particularly thank noble Lords wh...

My Lords, I start by thanking all noble Lords for their thoughtful contributions to this debate. ...

Is the Minister confirming that, after the announced period, the effect will be that the anticipa...

No, that is not what I am confirming. I am confirming that the budgets set out at the spending re...

The Minister has left me thoroughly confused. Perhaps she could write to us to explain why, if th...

I will give it one more try and will then write if I have not managed to make myself clear. The a...

I confess to being as confused as the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. Please could the Minister writ...

I will do so and place a copy in the Library so that all noble Lords can access it. I believe I h...