Lords debates Spring Budget

Debate

Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative), Parliamentary Secretary at 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

Contributing members included:

• Lord Bird (Crossbench), director of the Big Issue Group
• Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted (Liberal Democrats), non-executive director of the London Stock Exchange plc
• Lord Eatwell (Labour), emeritus professor of financial policy at the University of Cambridge
• Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrats), former vice-president of Citibank/Citicorp USA
• Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Conservative), former Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Baroness Lea of Lymm (Conservative), former member of the Taxpayers' Alliance advisory board
• Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour), board member of the High Pay Centre for income research and analysis
• Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court (Crossbench), economist and former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury.

As part of the debate, members also discussed the National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill at second reading.

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