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HANSARDNational Insurance: GDPMy Lords, a report in 2021 by Skills for Care calculated that adult social care alone contributed some £70 billion to the economy and that: “Sustained growth in adult social care…19 Dec 2024HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Activities) (Supervision and Enforcement) Regulations 2024My Lords, I shall speak to these three statutory instruments in the order in which they appear on the Order Paper. I know the Minister spoke to them in a different order—three,…17 Dec 2024HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Activities) (Supervision and Enforcement) Regulations 2024Can I ask the Minister for clarification? It would seem that, if individual entities are disclosing their net short position, it is possible for an investor to understand whether…17 Dec 2024HANSARDSilicon Valley Bank UK Limited Compensation Scheme Order 2024My Lords, the Minister may be pleased to hear that I have very little to say on this SI. It makes sense to me. The Bank of England report on the transfer of Silicon Valley Bank UK…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic ProductivityMy Lords, big business in the United Kingdom is among the most productive in the world. It is small businesses, which as the Minister said are the backbone of our economy, that…05 Dec 2024HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Addition of Relevant Enactments) Regulations 2024My Lords, the more times I read this statutory instrument—even after writing myself a cheat sheet on its alphabet soup of acronyms—the more I realise that I lack the expertise in…02 Dec 2024HANSARDInternational Banking: PaymentsMy Lords, because of my complex family, I need to transfer funds across international borders several times a year. The system assumes I am a terrorist, the banks have rip-off…28 Nov 2024HANSARDFinancial Services: Mansion House SpeechMy Lords, I pick up the issue of consumer protection that the Minister mentioned, as well as a number of other speakers. Does he recognise that the consumer duty, as it is…21 Nov 2024HANSARDFinancial Services: Mansion House SpeechMy Lords, my party is determined to see growth in the UK economy and to use tools such as reform of the financial services sector to drive that growth, though we would put much…21 Nov 2024HANSARDExports to the European UnionMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that part of our loss of trade to the global world outside the EU has been because, since Brexit, we can no longer guarantee to meet European…20 Nov 2024HANSARDCollective Investment Schemes (Temporary Recognition) and Central Counterparties (Transitional Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I will be relatively brief because these are highly technical instruments, but there are some comments that I would like to make. I shall start with the collective…18 Nov 2024HANSARDBuilding Societies Act 1986 (Modifications) Order 2024My Lords, I will make my comments brief. Like the Minister, I am a strong supporter of the mutual sector, but the values of many of our retail banks have sometimes sent them…18 Nov 2024HANSARDListed Investment Companies (Classification etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, this House has heard from three experts, and it will now hear from a layman—I will be extremely brief. My position and that of these Benches is very strongly to support…15 Nov 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, let me begin by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Booth-Smith, on his maiden speech in which I think he warned us to be alert for the unknown unknowns. We should take…11 Nov 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom Declining Birth RateMy Lords, our demographic profile lies at the heart of this Question. I quote from the ONS, which said that “the population is projected to age twice as quickly under zero…06 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I think I started this hare running at Second Reading, when I basically said to the Minister that the Government were asking us to give borrowing power to the Crown…05 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Taxes and BorrowingMy Lords, the Budget basically ignored social care providers, even though the sector is on its knees and taking the NHS with it. Will the Minister take seriously the need to…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, perhaps I could be helpful at this point. That £2.5 billion is certainly not in the Bill. If that is the argument being made by the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, is it an…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, the point that the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, has been making is significant and crucial in shaping the way in which the Bank of England approaches the resolution of banks…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of Amendment 7 in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Bowles, Lady Noakes and Lady Vere, but I am not as minded to support Amendment…04 Nov 2024