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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillCan the Minister tell us—this is not to make a point but just for clarification and to understand the numbers better—is it 70% by number of companies or 70% by a value number of…04 Jul 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillTo strengthen the Minister’s own point, it might be helpful if we had a calculation that gave us a better feel. One multinational could easily produce revenues many times those of…04 Jul 2023HANSARDMortgage CharterMy Lords, I rarely speak to such a thronged House. The number that we should focus on is core inflation, which removes the volatile issues over which we have little control and…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillCan the Minister give clarification? The context is that one is a British citizen and the others are not British citizens, and therefore their standards are different. That must…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage CharterMy Lords, could I ask the Minister, when she goes back, if she could look a little more closely at the numbers she provided us with for core inflation? I just took a quick look to…28 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I thank both the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, who is so active in this cause, and the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, for the statements they made. I thank the Minister too…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, it has been a long day and I discussed this amendment to create an office for whistleblowers extensively in Committee, so I will not cover the detailed ground again. I…27 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living SupportMy Lords, the Minister looks to a negotiation with the banks to provide better terms to mortgage holders who are under pressure. He must surely accept that the banks will offer…22 Jun 2023HANSARDTeacher Training: Dyslexia and AutismMy Lords, may I press the Minister on the issue of the SENCO qualification? Do I understand correctly that, prior to this change, it was a master’s-level qualification and now it…22 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I join in the thanks to the Minister, who has been very generous with her time, as has the Bill team, and who provided us with explanations and listened to our issues…19 Jun 2023HANSARDAmendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) (No. 2) Order 2023I want to pick up on that “typically”. As far as I can see, there is nothing in this which says that the proportionality of commercial banking deposits with regard to the other…15 Jun 2023HANSARDAmendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) (No. 2) Order 2023Just for clarification: HSBC could pass as many billions as it wishes through to Silicon Valley Bank UK to use for venture capital, private equity, structured derivatives and…15 Jun 2023HANSARDAmendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) (No. 2) Order 2023My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton. I am very glad that he has had an expanded discussion of resolution. I will refer to that very briefly…15 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage MarketMy Lords, will the Government set up an emergency mortgage protection fund, potentially recouped by a bank levy, to ensure that those struggling the most will not lose their homes…14 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I had the privilege of serving on the Economic Affairs Committee, with the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, as chair, when it produced the report. Your Lordships will gather…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords I rise because this amendment allows me to do two things that I do not do very often. One is to thank the Minister because the amendments that she has brought forward are…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank the Minister, but she has essentially repeated the speech she gave in Committee. At the time, I took her assurances at face value that primary legislation would be…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, in Committee the Minister reassured the House that the principles of ring-fencing and the senior managers regime which protect our banking system could be changed only…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I speak from these Benches on behalf of my party, as a group of realists. The current Government, and any future Government, look at the pools of money in pension funds,…13 Jun 2023