Lords debates Spring Budget

Debate 

Baroness Penn (Conservative), Parliamentary Secretary in HM Treasury, put forward the debate and responded on behalf of the government.

This was a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns.     

Members speaking    

Members speaking in the debate included: 

• Lord Bilimoria (Crossbench), President, Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
• Lord Eatwell (Labour), Emeritus Professor of Financial Policy, University of Cambridge
• Lord Fox (Liberal Democrat), lecturer on International Business Culture at Wroxton College of Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Baroness Lea of Lymm (Conservative), member of the Taxpayers' Alliance advisory council.

Baroness Moyo (Conservative) made her maiden speech in the House of Lords during this debate.

Get involved    

Watch and read the debate   

Find out more about the issues discussed: catch up on Parliament TV (part one and part two) or read the Lords Hansard transcripts (part one and part two).

Explore background information   

Find out more about the issues the debate covers in the House of Lords Library briefing.   

Learn more about how the House of Lords checks and challenges government. 

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