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HANSARDFinancial Services Bill24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, this amendment is an evolution of the amendment I tabled in Committee and called the “Skilled person review of the regulators”. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, for…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, in Committee, I supported the amendments of the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, as something that had to be done. It seemed to be a reasonable, if simple, concept that a…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, for the purposes of Report, I must remind the House of my interests in the register, which I omitted to do when I first spoke today. I thank all noble Lords who have…24 Mar 2021HANSARDAudit and Corporate GovernanceMy Lords, in the RBS rights issue trial, Mr Justice Hildyard said that the purpose of Section 87A(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act, concerning information to enable…23 Mar 2021HANSARDRenewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2021My Lords, I also welcome the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, to his place. It is not the first legislature in which he, the noble Lords, Lord Kirkhope and Lord Hannan, and I have sat,…23 Mar 2021HANSARDAdministration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021My Lords, other noble Lords speaking in this debate have more extensive knowledge of the history behind these regulations. Although, like many members of the public, I might have…22 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, and I support everything that she said. I also support what I might call the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group, which, as usual, the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, has done a very good job of introducing. I was particularly drawn to the notion of…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I added my name to the amendments of the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, as they are yet another way to incrementally reduce the various points of uncertainty. It is…16 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, the Chancellor has put in place more support for the economy. Unfortunately, it still contains unfairness, especially to the self-employed, such as freelance musicians,…12 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillI thank everybody who has spoken. The Minister has answered the question and I do not need to make any comments so, in the interests of time, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillI am sorry to intervene again, but I feel I must correct what the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, said—or at least remind him that the unbundling of the analysts’ report was an…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I have signed these amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, and I agree with what he and the noble Lord, Lord Knight, have said. I am aware that the noble Lord,…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, as the amendment suggests, I think it is necessary to know when there have been interventions and why. I do not say that from a wish to create political opportunity to…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, for introducing this amendment. I will be brief, because it concerns accountability, which has already been much discussed; and, like…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, this amendment was not intended newly to introduce country-by-country reporting but to maintain the country-by-country reporting requirements that exist through CRD IV…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, for the purposes of today’s debates I again remind Grand Committee of my financial services interests as in the register. I have signed Amendments 103 and 104 and agree…10 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, for introducing his amendments and explaining some issues that I agree with, such as whether the Government are trying to…09 Mar 2021