Debate on Thursday, 27 March 2014, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Deighton. The answering member was Lord Davies of Oldham.

Budget Statement

Lords motion to take note of the economy of the United Kingdom in the light of the Budget Statement. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 753 cc599-677
Session: 2013-14
Department: Treasury
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Economy: Deficit Reduction
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Written questions
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Deighton | 753 cc599-604 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the UK’s economic recovery has finally taken hold. No major advanced economy grew faste...; Lord Hollick | 753 cc600-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I want to start with Tommy Cooper. When he was asked to explain how he did his sleight ...; Lord Forsyth of Drumlean | 753 c606 (Link to this contribution)
I find myself agreeing with much of what the noble Lord is saying on energy policy, but how does ...; Lord Hollick | 753 cc606-7 (Link to this contribution)
As the noble Lord can see, I am speaking from the Back Benches. The wide-ranging competition poli...; Lord Razzall | 753 cc607-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, since the days of Asquith your Lordships’ House has been excluded from any direct influ...; Lord Myners | 753 cc609-612 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we spoke briefly before this debate started about the role of the Civil Service. The Mi...; Bishop of Chester | 753 cc612-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the reason that the Bishops sit on the government side of the Chamber, I am told, is th...; Lord Wakeham | 753 cc613-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is always a pleasure to hear the right reverend Prelate making his remarks in the Ho...; Lord Kestenbaum | 753 cc616-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as with the eager anticipation of the first cuckoo of spring, we have been greeted in r...; Lord Palumbo of Southwark | 753 cc617-620 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, there is a scene in Quentin Tarantino’s film “Pulp Fiction” in which the heroine collap...; Baroness Meacher | 753 cc620-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I rise to address a widespread concern about a single sector of our economy, the NHS, a...; Lord Holmes of Richmond | 753 cc621-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for launching this debate. Indeed, it is difficult to think of a m...; Baroness Worthington | 753 cc623-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate, which is my third successive Budget debate, a...; Bishop of Oxford | 753 cc627-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the prophet Jeremiah wrote a short but remarkable letter to his contemporaries long ago...; Lord Higgins | 753 cc628-631 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is often said of my former constituency of Worthing that people go there to die and ...; Lord Stoneham of Droxford | 753 cc629-633 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is an encouraging Budget. It is clear that the outlook for employment is improving...; Viscount Eccles | 753 cc633-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, there has been much concentration on productivity during this debate, and it is clearly...; Lord Haskel | 753 cc635-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I start by thanking the usual channels for giving us an extra week in which to consider...; Lord Sheikh | 753 cc637-640 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am pleased to speak in this debate and pay tribute to the Chancellor of the Exchequer...; Lord Desai | 753 cc640-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, what a difference one year makes. Last year, we were all worried about a triple-dip rec...; Lord Horam | 753 cc641-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I heard the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Desai, last year, and I greatly enjoyed it a...; Lord Low of Dalston | 753 cc644-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Budget seems to have played pretty well on the day. However, if I was the Chancello...; Lord Flight | 753 cc646-650 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, some insightful and important points have been made in this Budget debate which I hope ...; Viscount Hanworth | 753 cc650-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, from my perspective this has been a distressing Budget. It has all of the features that...; Lord Northbrook | 753 cc651-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is a very timely debate, coming after a generally very well received 2014 Budget. ...; Lord Hunt of Chesterton | 753 cc654-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I want to comment on some of the policies on energy, science, technology and exports th...; Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth | 753 cc655-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Chesterton, who spoke wit...; Lord Skidelsky | 753 cc659-661 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we are invited to discuss the effects of the Budget on the economy. Let me state my vie...; Lord James of Blackheath | 753 cc660-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall deal with two separate points and will make a separate declaration of interest ...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 753 cc664-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I think it is clear that this Budget had more than an eye on next year’s general electi...; Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 753 cc667-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am glad to be following the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie of Luton, and to be able to exp...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 753 cc668-673 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, that was an excellent speech. We are destined to stay on the stony road, according to g...; Lord Deighton | 753 cc672-7 (Link to this contribution)
Along with the noble Lord, Lord Davies, I pay tribute to the very stimulating contributions from ...
Subjects: Employment Housing Exports Energy Infrastructure Fiscal policy Economic situation Economic policy Pensions Prices Monetary policy Public finance Taxation Productivity Budget March 2014
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