Susan Kramer

Latest speeches

1. House of Lords · House of Lords · 16 September 2026

   • Rogue rating agents and local enforcement capacity

     “Despite the court ruling that which made it illegal to practice box shifting as described by Lord Seeker and some of the issues around the ridiculous thing of snail farming, that many local authorities are finding it very hard to…”

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   • Spending cuts, ‘moron premium’ and index-linked gilts

     “My Lords, in the government's 2026-2027 Treasury remit to the Debt Management Office, index-linked gilt issuances will account for 9.3% of total new gilt issuances. Why was this decision made when a quarter of UK gilts are already index-linked, well…”

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2. House of Lords · House of Lords · 15 September 2026

   • Oral question 2 – Tax burden and economic growth

     “My lords, my lords, my lords, there's a very strong argument that the businesses hardest hit by today's tax rises, notably employers' NICs, are small businesses with more than seven employees and medium-sized businesses. Now, has the government done work…”

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   • Financial Services and Markets Bill – Climate and nature duties and division

     “My Lords, my colleague spoke eloquently on these issues at report, Baroness Northover and Baroness Sheehan, that if these amendments are moved by the government, we will support them.”

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   • Financial Services and Markets Bill – Final passage and oversight issues

     “My Lords, I'm going to be brief, which has been my practice I think as people may have noticed throughout much of this Bill. But first I want to open by saying a thank you to the Minister and to…”

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3. House of Lords · House of Lords · 14 September 2026

   • FATF credibility, UK illicit flows and AML supervision

     “My Lords. My Lords, stopping the money laundering means stopping the enablers. Will the government rethink its legislation to transfer from professional bodies to the FCA the direct AML supervision of professional firms? Has the government now recognized that the…”

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   • Calls for VAT cut, NICs reform and response on tourist taxes

     “My Lords, my party back in November 2025 called for a 5% cut in the VAT in hospitality because the situation was so dire with at least a third of the industry operating at a loss. That will the Minister…”

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4. House of Lords · House of Lords · 10 September 2026

   • Fiscal outlook debate: Bond markets, tax levels and ministerial defence

     “My Lords, this has just been an outstanding debate and I want to join others in congratulating Lord Bridges in obtaining it and opening with a powerful speech, not all of which I agreed with, but it was definitely very…”

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5. House of Lords · House of Lords · 9 September 2026

   • Financial regulators’ proportionality and transparency duties

     “My Lords, that at I think fairly on in the committee stage, I said to Lord Stockwell that who was then obviously in charge of bringing the bill through, that when there was a common opinion held by Baroness Noakes,…”

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6. House of Lords · House of Lords · 7 September 2026

   • Oral Question 2: Public/private partnerships and infrastructure

     “My Lords, so many PFIs and PPPs were inappropriate, poorly negotiated, and cost the taxpayer a fortune, and frankly were motivated primarily to keep debt off the public books. Surely it's time to draw a line under those frameworks and…”

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   • Oral Question 4: Taxation of rural businesses and family farms

     “Even before the summer drought, failures in agricultural businesses had risen by 450% under the pressures of the energy costs we've just heard described, higher taxes and subsidy changes playing a major part as well. Does the government recognize that…”

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   • Financial Services and Markets Bill report: Consumer credit and mortgage prisoners

     “My Lords, I'll be brief because my benches have spoken very clearly on this issue. Can I say that I share with the Conservative front bench concerns about accountability, that's with a further removal of powers directly into the hands…”

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