Lords motion to take note of the Autumn Budget 2025. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to take note of the Autumn Budget 2025. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, I also welcome the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth and look forward to his maiden speech and working constructively with him in the months and years ahead.

We have all had a few days to consider last week’s Budget, and the conclusion that the vast majority of...

My Lords, I also welcome the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth and look forward to his maiden speech and working constructively with him in the months and years ahead.

We have all had a few days to consider last week’s Budget, and the conclusion that the vast majority of...

Let us start by standing back and considering this Statement—which is really an emergency budget—and the Government’s actions more generally against their stated economic objectives. The main one, emphasised by Ministers many times, is growth. Fine—we all want growth. One would expect, therefore, that the Government’s policies and actions would...

Let us start by standing back and considering this Statement—which is really an emergency budget—and the Government’s actions more generally against their stated economic objectives. The main one, emphasised by Ministers many times, is growth. Fine—we all want growth. One would expect, therefore, that the Government’s policies and actions would...

My Lords, as time is short, I will eschew universals and limit myself to two points.

First, on delivering public value, I thank the Chancellor for including as a priority outcome

“a sustainable and resilient local government sector that delivers priority services and empowers communities.”

I have always believed in the value of...

My Lords, as time is short, I will eschew universals and limit myself to two points.

First, on delivering public value, I thank the Chancellor for including as a priority outcome

“a sustainable and resilient local government sector that delivers priority services and empowers communities.”

I have always believed in the value of...

My Lords, I declare my interests in the register in a number of businesses that would benefit from a strong economy. As his predecessor on the Front Bench, I also express my sympathy for my noble friend the Minister in the testing task of responding to quite so many different...

My Lords, I declare my interests in the register in a number of businesses that would benefit from a strong economy. As his predecessor on the Front Bench, I also express my sympathy for my noble friend the Minister in the testing task of responding to quite so many different...