To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the productivity of the UK workforce was in each year since 1992.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the productivity of the UK workforce was in each year since 1992.

Lords debate on unstarred question on what assessment they have made of current developments in the euro-zone economy.

Lords debate on unstarred question on what assessment they have made of current developments in the euro-zone economy.

My Lords, the enthusiasm of the noble Lord, Lord Dykes, for the European project is well known in your Lordships' House and he has not disappointed us this afternoon. It will not surprise him that I find it difficult to agree with anything that he said, and in that I...

My Lords, the enthusiasm of the noble Lord, Lord Dykes, for the European project is well known in your Lordships' House and he has not disappointed us this afternoon. It will not surprise him that I find it difficult to agree with anything that he said, and in that I...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Dykes, on initiating this debate. Not surprisingly, I absolutely share his general thesis that Britain would be better off within the euro-zone. However, I fear, looking at recent international events, raising that question is a bit like asking, ““Should Beckham play for...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Dykes, on initiating this debate. Not surprisingly, I absolutely share his general thesis that Britain would be better off within the euro-zone. However, I fear, looking at recent international events, raising that question is a bit like asking, ““Should Beckham play for...

My Lords, I very much welcome the debate introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Dykes, and I thank him for that. I also thank him for the 50 Moldovan lei that he leant me last week to buy a drink on a parliamentary visit to Moldova. Unfortunately, I did not...

My Lords, I very much welcome the debate introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Dykes, and I thank him for that. I also thank him for the 50 Moldovan lei that he leant me last week to buy a drink on a parliamentary visit to Moldova. Unfortunately, I did not...

rose to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current developments in the euro-zone economy. The noble Lord said: My Lords, there has not been a major debate on the euro as a subject for some time in this House, probably for over a year, so I...

rose to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current developments in the euro-zone economy. The noble Lord said: My Lords, there has not been a major debate on the euro as a subject for some time in this House, probably for over a year, so I...

My Lords, this has been an interesting and useful debate, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Dykes, for initiating it, and all noble Lords who have spoken this afternoon. There has been a spread of views—not an identity of view—on this issue, which is not surprising. At the heart...

My Lords, this has been an interesting and useful debate, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Dykes, for initiating it, and all noble Lords who have spoken this afternoon. There has been a spread of views—not an identity of view—on this issue, which is not surprising. At the heart...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures he is taking to improve the UK's position in comparative tables of productivity compared with other European countries and the USA.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures he is taking to improve the UK's position in comparative tables of productivity compared with other European countries and the USA.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps are being taken to maximise power station efficiency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps are being taken to maximise power station efficiency.

The Employment, Social Policy and Health Informal meeting was held on 6 to 7 July in Helsinki, Finland. My hon. Friend the Minister for Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy, the Minister of State, Department of Health, my hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster, Central (Ms Winterton) and I represented the...

The Employment, Social Policy and Health Informal meeting was held on 6 to 7 July in Helsinki, Finland. My hon. Friend the Minister for Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy, the Minister of State, Department of Health, my hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster, Central (Ms Winterton) and I represented the...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt) has made the following Statement. The Employment, Social Policy, and Health informal meeting was held on 6 to 7 July in Helsinki, Finland. My honourable friends the Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Service (Jim Fitzpatrick)...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt) has made the following Statement. The Employment, Social Policy, and Health informal meeting was held on 6 to 7 July in Helsinki, Finland. My honourable friends the Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Service (Jim Fitzpatrick)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much and what percentage the (a) number of people employed in and (b) productivity of Government Departments has changed since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much and what percentage the (a) number of people employed in and (b) productivity of Government Departments has changed since 1997.

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Douglas Alexander) has made the following Ministerial Statement. My predecessor published guidance on 26 January on the operation of the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF). The guidance explained that TIF would enable us to direct resources towards the achievement of two...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Douglas Alexander) has made the following Ministerial Statement. My predecessor published guidance on 26 January on the operation of the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF). The guidance explained that TIF would enable us to direct resources towards the achievement of two...

My predecessor published guidance on 26 January on the operation of the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF). The guidance explained that TIF would enable us to direct resources towards the achievement of two key objectives—tackling congestion (Congestion TIF) and improving national productivity (Productivity TIF). I can now provide an update on...

My predecessor published guidance on 26 January on the operation of the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF). The guidance explained that TIF would enable us to direct resources towards the achievement of two key objectives—tackling congestion (Congestion TIF) and improving national productivity (Productivity TIF). I can now provide an update on...