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HANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesMy Lords, the tech companies are rapidly moving into the banking space—digital money, wallets, payments, payroll, savings and investments. Will the Government insist that these…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]My Lords, I am stepping in today for the noble Lord, Lord Fox, who unfortunately cannot be here. I will do my best to channel him, but I know the House would have had more…09 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, as the first of the winding speakers, I thank the Minister for his willingness to meet. I suspect that after listening to what has been an extraordinary, exceptional…08 Jun 2026HANSARDBreast Cancer Screening: Women Over 70I am over 71, yet I had no idea until this moment that a self-referral programme was in place—and I have just had a friend in her early 70s go into surgery for breast cancer. How…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic ResponseMy Lords, till sales at UK supermarkets slowed to growth of just 0.2% in the three weeks to mid-May. Families do not know how they will cope with higher fuel costs, higher council…01 Jun 2026HANSARDHigher Earners: EmigrationMy Lords, I have a personal interest in this. Do the Government recognise that outdated tax treaties are driving away talent that the UK wants, especially in life sciences and AI?…21 May 2026HANSARDDefence, Security and Resilience BankMy Lords, I am now completely bewildered. I would have thought that, with the state of the gilts market, the Government would be leaping at the opportunity to find AAA financing…19 May 2026HANSARDVAT Relief: Business DonationsMy Lords, most foods subject to VAT are high in fat, salt and sugar and are often ultra-processed. Is there a danger that VAT relief will increase the donation of such foods to…19 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechWe may be speaking to the people at the NFU, but I suggest that the noble Lord go out and start speaking to individual farmers. He will find that the agricultural sector has been…14 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Fox has had to leave, as the cold lurgy got him; undoubtedly, it will now get me over the weekend. The core point of his speech—the significance of…14 May 2026HANSARDRail Safety Recommendations: BacklogMy Lords, I will just pick up the Minister’s point about level crossings. They are a real point of vulnerability in the rail system, especially when those level crossings are on…28 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy Lords, the impact of the Iran war has made previous economic forecasts pretty much redundant. We talked last week about warnings from the IMF and the OECD, repeated today by…28 Apr 2026HANSARDOnline Challenger BanksMy Lords, does the Minister find, as I have done, in conversations perhaps not dissimilar to those with the noble Lord, Lord Ranger, that the challenger banks and fintechs are…27 Apr 2026HANSARDWorld Economic Outlook: UK Growth and InflationMy Lords, the Government keep looking in the rearview mirror. The IMF report and today’s inflation numbers are telling us that forecasts made in January essentially now go into…22 Apr 2026HANSARDBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeMy Lords, this debate picks up from the Oral Question earlier on the IMF, which warned that the global economy is losing momentum as a result of the Iran war, with the UK expected…22 Apr 2026HANSARDCredit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, the definition of a statutory instrument is very technical, and I frankly have nothing to add to it. The capital requirements SI, in that it provides the temporary…15 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy Lords, if this war with Iran continues, and especially if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed as we approach autumn, the global economy will be in serious trouble and the…26 Mar 2026HANSARDHBOS: Fraud InvestigationMy Lords, I am going to press the Minister to take a stronger position on this issue, which was £1 billion of criminal financial manipulation by HBOS Lloyds. The FCA spectacularly…26 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I, too, support these four amendments and, had it been permitted at ping-pong, I would have added my name. I am going to be very brief. We are all aware, through freedom…25 Mar 2026HANSARDPublic Transport: AccessibilityMy Lords, thousands of new trains and carriages are coming into service on the national, regional and underground networks between 2025 and 2030. The Minister referenced the…24 Mar 2026