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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI do not wish to detain the House long. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, on her amendment and her Private Member’s Bill trying to bring this matter to the House’s…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister and congratulate him on this suite of amendments. I know that my noble friend is keen that this should be a really landmark Bill and that he has…20 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I apologise to my noble friends on these Benches, particularly my noble friend Lord Hodgson. I have the opposite conclusion from the one at which he arrived. My noble…20 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationMy Lords, following on from the earlier question, will my noble friend the Minister look into the issue of councils being able to buy housing that can then be offered for social…19 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I too apologise to the House for being late. I have added my name to my noble friend’s amendment. I urge my noble friend the Minister and the House to think very…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I fully support and have added my name to this amendment. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Davies. We both go back a long way in the pensions industry. My…13 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, from my perspective, the way in which the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, moved and explained his Motion was extraordinarily powerful. My summation is that this is an…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I add my support to the amendment so excellently moved by the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, and I thank my noble friends Lord Hamilton and Lord Naseby, who have spoken about…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on her Amendment 4. I am sure that it is very well-intentioned, and it meets some of the concerns that were clearly expressed…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I support all the work that the noble Lord, Lord Tyrie, has put into this amendment. He has worked for so many years and has so much knowledge on this subject. If my…06 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, in principle I do not have an objection to the amendment that has been tabled by my noble friend Lady Noakes, supported by my other noble friends. The problem I have is…17 May 2023HANSARDWhistleblowing FrameworkI congratulate the Government on having a review of whistleblowing, which clearly is long overdue. I thank my noble friend for his letter and engagement with us on the…16 May 2023HANSARDState Pension Underpayment ErrorsMy Lords, as the exercise is focusing on women, and women’s state pensions are still noticeably lower than those of men, are those who are entitled to arrears also entitled to…16 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMay I clarify something? In his initial remarks, the noble Lord suggested that the problems he believes this Bill is designed to address stem from the fact that laws were imposed…15 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank my noble friend for giving way. I realise that he is in a somewhat difficult position, but I add my encouragement to him to discuss with colleagues the possible amendments…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillYes, Amendment 85 would allow seizure of assets with a view, one hopes, eventually to being able to use them to reconstruct Ukraine in this case, but for other purposes as well.…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 92, so ably and powerfully moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. I have added my name to it because, as I have personally seen, this issue is…09 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold EnfranchisementWould my noble friend agree that, with the shortage of leasehold properties and the extensive number of good landlords that there are across the country, it is important, when we…02 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate TransparencyI too add my support, as a further person in the sanctioned party. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on moving this amendment and on his excellent speech. I also…27 Apr 2023HANSARDPension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) (No. 2) Order 2023My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Davies, on securing this debate; it is an important one. At the outset, I say that I believe that the Pension Protection Fund has…26 Apr 2023