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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, we on these Benches supported all three of the amendments that we are discussing today when we looked at them last time, including Amendment 7, which would expand the…27 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, we agree with Amendments 15F and 42F from the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope. We are sorry that the Government take the attitude they…26 Jun 2023HANSARDIndustrial StrategyMy Lords, Make UK says that the UK is “the only leading nation in the world without a comprehensive, long-term industrial plan”. The Government might be on slightly firmer ground…20 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly because I agree with everything that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, just said. We are grateful to the Minister for what he said in his introduction to…20 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her kind words as she introduced this Third Reading. The Bill leaves the House in a much better condition than when it arrived. We have made…19 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, we are pleased to bring back Amendment 104. I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Bowles of Berkhamsted and Lady Altmann, for signing the amendment. Since…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everyone who has taken part in this debate. The Minister’s response was not awful. It was encouraging to hear some of the things that she had to say,…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, we are grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, for bringing back this amendment and for his persistence on this issue over many years. We are also grateful for the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I accept that we are politically exposed people—of course we are—and we can be bribed, so it is right that there are rules around this. This topic has attracted a lot of…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I thought it might be useful to speak at this point to introduce Amendment 18, the amendment in my name in this group. I have taken part in many discussions in this…08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, on tabling his amendments and his tenacity in raising these issues on a very regular basis. He is absolutely right to do so.…08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillHappily, it makes sense to us as well. Without wishing to delay anybody—remembering the exchanges we had before this debate started today—I wonder whether the Minister could…08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, we are very disappointed with the Government’s response on this matter so far. They are wilfully not engaging with this topic in the way that we would like. Financial…08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I start by acknowledging the government amendments in this group, which make a number of changes that we think are sensible to ensure that the cost/benefit analysis…08 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I want to speak briefly to Motion E1 and to start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, for his work on this amendment and throughout consideration of the Bill.…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, before I address the amendments, I want to acknowledge the work of my noble friend Lord Tunnicliffe, who had been leading for these Benches on this Bill until very…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, we are grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, for bringing these amendments forward and we ask him to pass on our very best wishes to the noble Baroness, Lady…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, we commend the noble Lord, Lord Tyrie, on his amendment and on using it to raise important questions. We understand that concerns have been raised about the perceived…06 Jun 2023