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HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, as relatively few of us are speaking on this group, I follow straight on from my noble friend Lady Kramer. Unsurprisingly, I agree with everything she said. She has been…23 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, it is quite useful to speak relatively late in this debate, because we have had a good flavour of the things that noble Lords are interested in. I agree with the noble…21 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I added my name to this amendment because I support entirely the objective that has been so well outlined already by the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes. Like her, I share…21 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]21 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been an interesting debate; it has brought forward shared concerns and different ways of expressing much the same thing. The way in which the noble Baroness,…21 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a probing amendment standing in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Kramer. I also support the similar aim in the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady…21 Jun 2021HANSARDFinancial Markets and Insolvency (Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, first, I declare my interests in financial services as in the register, in particular as a director of London Stock Exchange plc. I thank the noble Baroness for the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Fleet. She is singing the right tune in everything that she said about the value of music education. I also…26 May 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is impossible to speak on leasehold matters without acknowledging the dire situation of tenants in properties with defective fire cladding, as has been ably explained…24 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsMy Lords, in considering whether to keep hybrid proceedings, I have viewed this from external perspectives in addition to my own experience: how is working from home regarded in…20 May 2021HANSARDCombined Heat and Power Quality Assurance (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2021I thank the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument. She has already touched on some of the topics that I wanted to pursue a little further. As has been explained, the…19 May 2021HANSARDProceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2021My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these instruments, which stem from the Criminal Finances Act. The Minister will no doubt recall that I spent a fair bit of time…17 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the gracious Speech does not hit the height of the 1945 moment, which is what the country needed. Overdoing austerity was a mistake in the past, and it looks as if it…12 May 2021HANSARDLeaseholders and Property Management CompaniesLast night, the Government refused yet again to amend the Fire Safety Bill to protect leaseholders from charges levied for the replacement of defective fire-resistant cladding. I…29 Apr 2021HANSARDInternational Accounting Standards (Delegation of Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, and to agree with everything he has said. Under what the Minister referenced as the principal regulation,…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, we have had a long and interesting debate, showing unanimous appetite for scrutiny by Parliament, recognising at least from Parliament’s side that there are changes…14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I have tabled three similar amendments in this group, with increasing levels of requirements. Although they were drafted before we had the letters from the regulators,…14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill14 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, like other noble Lords I extend my sympathy to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family and pay tribute to the remarkable life and work of His Royal Highness The…12 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: One Year ReportMy Lords, I want to look at the money side because although the Government have spent massively on the pandemic, it could have been done better. Economic support has been generous…25 Mar 2021