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HANSARDBrexit: European Investment Bank (European Union Committee Report)The point that I was trying to make with regard to ESA 2010 is that it should be in our laws because it was from the EU and we have actually now transposed it into our Brexit…16 Jul 2019HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises: MistreatmentMy Lords, global restructuring group was a unit within RBS into which struggling companies were pushed, with little option, when instant repayment demands were threatened.…27 Jun 2019HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises: MistreatmentTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Report on the Financial Conduct Authority’s further investigative steps in relation to RBS GRG , published on…27 Jun 2019HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority: Legislative and Institutional ReformsMy Lords, I too welcome this debate and thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, for securing it. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Tyrie, and I recommend his speech…08 May 2019HANSARDInternational Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I have followed IFRS for some significant time, and it was part of my remit as chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. I also…12 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I have a couple of comments. The Minister referred to this being done under the withdrawal Act, and that is quite correct. There is no problem with the way in which Regulation 7…12 Mar 2019HANSARDUncertificated Securities (Amendment and EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I declare my interest, as in the register, as a director of London Stock Exchange plc. I am glad that we are debating these two instruments together, because they seem…25 Feb 2019HANSARDSecuritisation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The bits taken out of Articles 6(7)(a) and (b) related to topics on which the regulator—that will now be the UK—is to make binding technical standards. However, they were deleted…25 Feb 2019HANSARDSecuritisation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I declare my interests, as set out in the register, as a director of London Stock Exchange plc and of Prime Collateralised Securities (PCS) Europe ASBL, which is the…25 Feb 2019HANSARDEquivalence Determinations for Financial Services and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I too declare my interest in the register with regard to the London Stock Exchange. I will make a couple of points on specifics, but before that I will say that I agree…18 Feb 2019HANSARDOfficial Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the noble Lord for that intervention. A statutory instrument on the endorsement of IFRS will be coming along from BEIS—I am already taking an interest in that. IFRS will…18 Feb 2019HANSARDOfficial Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I declare my interest as a director of the London Stock Exchange, the relevance of which I am sure your Lordships can appreciate. I sometimes stop and wonder, “Okay, what would…18 Feb 2019HANSARDFinancial Services Contracts (Transitional and Saving Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bates, for his introduction. Just in case, I will declare my interest as a director of the London Stock Exchange Group plc; obviously, this…11 Feb 2019HANSARDSolvency 2 and Insurance (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I too thank the Minister for his introduction. When I was involved in legislation in Europe, Solvency II was perhaps the first time that I discovered that I could be…11 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, first, I declare my interests. I am a retired European patent and trademark attorney, but, if I were to un-retire, I would find myself among those unfortunates who,…06 Feb 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I remind the House of my interests as set out in the register. I also express my thanks to the Minister and his officials, along with other noble Lords who tabled…06 Feb 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for a good set of amendments that respond across the piece to concerns that were raised in Committee. I shall probe a little further on what can and…29 Jan 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for listening to everything said in Committee. There really is little else to say other than that he has taken on board three of my amendments. I am…29 Jan 2019HANSARDMarket Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, the first thing that I noticed on page one of the draft instrument is that it says this is done not just under the EU (Withdrawal) Act but under the European Communities…23 Jan 2019HANSARDMoney Laundering and Transfer of Funds (Information) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, I have a lot of common thought with the questions that the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope, has raised, so I do not need to go into detail. I have no problem with, if you…23 Jan 2019