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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 102, I shall speak also to Amendment 122. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, for putting his name to these amendments. These…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I warmly welcome these amendments in the name of the noble Viscount, Lord Younger. I appreciated the detail that he went into because it is important that we remember…18 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportMy Lords, I urge more humility and a little less complacent gaslighting. No parties have clean hands. Too many people, including the victims, were smeared as racists for even…18 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, my Amendments 82 and 88 attempt to bring much-needed transparency and clarity to how and why banks are being asked to check their customers’ bank accounts via EVMs. I…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, we have heard some important and powerful speeches. I broadly support all the amendments in this group. There is concern outside the House around these eligibility…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, there was extensive conversation about the role of banks in the debate on a previous day in Committee, and I probably got carried away with my own hyperbole when I said…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI apologise for jumping up and down. This is the confusion I have in relation to this area: if you are a fraudster and you are watching this Committee very carefully, as the…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI give many thanks to noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. In some ways, it has clarified quite a lot for me; in some ways, I am completely confused. I will go off…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThe Minister has been very helpful. There are obviously disagreements philosophically, but what is confusing is that the financial service representatives have suggested that this…16 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillIt is very reassuring, of course, to hear the Minister, absolutely correctly, insist that individual officers will not choose who to discriminate against. When I supported this, I…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, as part of the unusual alliance, I think that now is a good time to reflect on where we are in the Bill. We are now talking about powers targeted at recipients of…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I consider these three amendments as probably three of the most important amendments that have been tabled so far. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, for…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDisorder in BallymenaMy Lords, noble Lords are right that there is no justification for the riots, and they are depressing to see. However, has the noble Baroness noted that commentators have, for…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I want very briefly to take on a couple of inferences in what was said by the noble Lords, Lord Evans and Lord Harper. The sentiment was that we must show courage and…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I wanted to reiterate my particular support of Amendments 62A and 62B, even though they do not go as far as my amendment in relation to suspended orders. The sense of a…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I will be very brief. I have a lot of sympathy with most of the amendments in this group, apart from Amendment 63A, which fills me with dread. Fraud facilitation sounds…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I want briefly to commend the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, for putting this amendment forward. I have a lot of sympathy with it. The noble Baroness, Lady Jones of…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, as the Minister asked a direct question, I might as well answer it now. I gave individual examples. I am sorry if the personalised examples made it sound as though they…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I oppose the question that Clause 62 should stand part of the Bill, with the intention of removing provisions which compel employers to allow time off for trade union…10 Jun 2025