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HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for his opening comments. I think he will be aware that several of us are spending quite a lot of our time on the Economic Crime and Corporate…02 May 2023HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023Can I link that to the question I asked about what punishment or sanction there is? I apologise if the Minister is coming to that.02 May 2023HANSARDClimate Change Committee: DiscussionsMy Lords, as we have heard, the CCC’s report last month emphasised the need for decarbonising and expanding the electricity system to rapidly reduce the UK’s demand for fossil…27 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI do not have an enormous amount to add but I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, for his comments and for the full explanation of the amendments before us in this…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillCan I ask that we are all included in the correspondence?25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank everyone for the extraordinary debate that we have had on this issue today. I continue in the vein of looking for optimism in the outcomes of some of the discussions that…25 Apr 2023HANSARDElectricity Transmission (Compensation) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord McLoughlin, for sponsoring the Bill which, as he rightly said, was introduced by Liam Fox in the other place. The main purpose of the Bill…21 Apr 2023HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillMy Lords, I start by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Robathan, on sponsoring this important Bill, as he has outlined. I also thank Virginia Crosbie, the Member for Parliament,…21 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, included in this group is Amendment 108, which I am sure the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, will refer to. Amendment 73A is straightforward. It seeks to amend provisions in…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this group of amendments. We have uncovered some important areas, but the overarching consideration, as we know and as has been…20 Apr 2023HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Code of PracticeMy Lords, we have all heard the harrowing stories that come from forced entry into the homes of the most vulnerable people in this country. I would like some more clarification.…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill20 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI will respond to the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, in moving his Amendment 68. I was very struck, looking back at the comments from Second Reading. He very…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillTo follow on from those comments, my comment will be very much in the same vein. We need to bring this part of the conversation into the general understanding that if we are to be…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIt would be helpful if we were regularly updated on the number of overseas entities that have registered, with a running total. Otherwise, we keep having to come back and it is…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWith apologies, as I am not sure whether this is an appropriate time to raise this, but given that our amendment refers to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act, perhaps the…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their very important contributions on the amendments in this group. It is an enormous privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Deben, with…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly to the amendments in this second group, starting with Amendment 65 from the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. All I can do is echo his clear requests for…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. It will come as no surprise to Members of the House that I support all these amendments,…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, in speaking to the amendments in this group, I particularly thank my noble friend Lady Liddell for the well-informed and detailed explanation of why the amendments in…28 Mar 2023