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HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsI declare my interests as in the register. It seems that the eviction moratorium had benefits in Covid prevention interests as well as, or perhaps even more than, the interests of…27 Jan 2021HANSARDSolarWinds CyberattackA congressional commission has given President Biden a 15-point list of priorities for reducing the probability of, and addressing recovery from, cyberattacks. Will the Government…25 Jan 2021HANSARDTax: Church Action for Tax Justice ReportsMy Lords, Tax for the Common Good is a great analysis of the nature of taxes in the UK, and if it does not prick consciences, it should. Time restricts me to two areas in which I…21 Jan 2021HANSARDNew Businesses: Capital Gains TaxDoes the Minister consider that social impact, as well as behavioural impact, should be taken into account? Is there not a case for reducing the percentage of shares that must be…20 Jan 2021HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]At end insert “, and do propose Amendment 4B in lieu of the words so left out of the Bill—19 Jan 2021HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I am not normally a speaker on DWP matters—I am usually in the business and Treasury box—but, after a first foray on this Bill, or into this sweet shop, as the noble…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, we have come a long way since the probing discussions in Committee, when the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, first raised concern about whether there were steps afoot to…19 Jan 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as set out in the register as an owner of a small commercial office building from which I ran my business for many years. There is an inherent…18 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VariantAs part of the science, mathematicians run numbers on the spread of variants in an attempt to see whether one is getting an edge; these saw the new variant gaining in the east of…13 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityCan I ask the Minister a little more about the timings for when small modular reactors, advanced modular reactors and fusion may come on stream? Is there a sufficient commercial…11 Jan 2021HANSARDEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementMy Lords, first, I thank the team of the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, for engaging with me on the patent attorney queries in the TCA. That enables me to move on to financial…08 Jan 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation and Linked Households) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, last year, we discovered that pandemic planning was inadequate. It was based too much on flu, failed dramatically on PPE and test-and-trace logistics, and dithered for…07 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, there was some good debate on the TRA in Committee, and the amendments in this group largely follow up on those themes, about which there was quite a lot of agreement.…06 Jan 2021HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, as other noble Lords have mentioned, around 2016 and 2017 there began to be reports about the mis-selling of funeral plans. The concern mainly focused on the plans not…06 Jan 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability for Wrongful Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020My Lords, I declare my interests as in the register as a company director. This is a simple statutory instrument and, for once, I have not been made more confused by the…17 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 50F and Motion G2, which I may wish to move. I also support Amendment 50E and Motion G1. Amendment 50F looks to the stage at which there may…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillAt end insert “but do propose Amendment 50F in lieu— 50F: After Clause 50, insert the following new Clause— “ State aid The Secretary of State may not, by exercise of powers under…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I have put down my marker on this point. It is not going away, and nor am I. I thank the noble Lords who spoke in favour of the principle which I laid out but, for now,…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCustoms Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, has already reminded us, the news yesterday and today has highlighted fullness at our ports due to Covid, Christmas and Brexit…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I speak in favour of Motion L2 in the context of having been the mover of the original Amendment 50, which was rejected as involving a charge on public funds, despite my…09 Dec 2020