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HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his explanation. I have some sympathy for the position in which he finds himself, which is the usual one with the Bank of England: you cannot touch it or…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]04 Nov 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I concur with what other noble Lords have said about this amendment: that is why I have added my name. It cannot be left as a possibility for any size of bank; if it…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I think that everything that needs to be said about these amendments has probably already been said. I have added my name where I could; one came in very late, so I…04 Nov 2024HANSARDScience and Technology: EconomyMy Lords, it gives me pleasure to commence the winding-up speeches on this debate. I congratulate the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, on bringing it to us and the noble Baroness,…31 Oct 2024HANSARDProcurement Act 2023My Lords, can the Minister max out, as it were, on the provisions to help small businesses achieve procurement? As well as doing that, can she look at the Subsidy Control Act and…15 Oct 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]I am afraid that I will have to spend a little time on this, although we will still close well before time. We are in a slightly new world. The noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, referred…10 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]10 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]Not surprisingly, I too support this amendment. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, on her exposition of the genesis of the terms of Section 38 of the 2023 Act. Of…10 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for his reply, which was broadly as I expected. We can draw from it that, in a situation in which the scheme will be used for recapitalisation, it will not…10 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]I support this amendment as well, or something like it, and I would be very pleased if the Minister was prepared to try to work out something that might go in the Bill, because we…10 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, it falls to me to open proceedings again. This is very much a “what it says on the tin” amendment. If it were phrased as the question “Will the deposit guarantee always…10 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]I have mixed feelings about this amendment. I am grateful for the comments of the noble Baroness on why it was an objective; I understand that. Very definitely, the costs should…10 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]10 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his replies but I am still not satisfied, in part because of what is in the Explanatory Notes. They should be amended because they cannot stand alongside…10 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]I agree with what both previous noble Lords have said. We cannot rely just on the fact that something is going to be revised. It is the same old problem that we have with primary…10 Sept 2024HANSARDListed Investment Companies (Classification etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as a non-executive director of the London Stock Exchange and an investor in funds holding listed investment companies.05 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]05 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]05 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am pleased to open the Committee stage of this Bill. I expect this to be the only longish speech that I will make, so noble Lords should not worry about getting six of…05 Sept 2024