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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I make the slightly ironic comment that, in the speech the Minister just made, he essentially made the case for the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Davies, dealing…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I promise I will be genuinely brief on what is our last piece of business in this Committee. I tabled Amendment 7 to seek reassurance. Sitting behind my amendment are…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions Bill10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions Bill10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I must apologise—three in a row, here—but this amendment deals with rather a different issue from those which we have so far discussed. Your Lordships will be well aware…10 Jan 2022HANSARDFinancial Fraud: Vulnerable PeopleMy Lords, there is one great advantage of there being a limited number of speakers in a short debate, which is that it really does not make a whole lot of sense for someone in my…02 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, this may have been a short debate but, my goodness, it has been a full one. I feel rather privileged to be one of the winders. I want to open with a point made by the…01 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillThe Minister may not have the answer to this but I want to repeat the question. As I say, port operators reported to the European Affairs Committee of this House that they had…01 Dec 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021My Lords, obviously I will not oppose this statutory instrument, but it raises a number of issues which need to be explored, and I shall look forward to the Minister’s response to…30 Nov 2021HANSARDMoney LaunderingMy Lords, any money launderer worth his or her salt is no longer going through the banks. They are basically engaged in Web3 and using decentralised finance, known as DeFi for…24 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]The reference is in Schedule 3 to the 2008 Act—on page 24—under Part 3, headed “Reports and Accounts”, where it says in paragraph 9(3), in relation to the Big Lottery Fund: “The…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]Is the Minister saying he is making a commitment from the Floor that, when additional distributors are added—and this Bill contemplates that —they will be put under the same…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to add just a word or two. My noble friend Lady Barker said that the Oversight Trust had relatively few staff; my understanding is that it has one staff member. I…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]While the Minister is on his feet, could he tell me with a straight face whether he thinks that £500,000 a year is sufficient for the wide range of responsibilities that he just…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am glad to have raised the issue and I will be withdrawing the amendment, but I hope very much that the point that I have made will carry through into the Government’s…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment deals with additionality. It was the intent of the original Bill, which placed a responsibility on the Big Lottery Fund alone to ensure that the moneys…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very delighted to support this amendment. My colleagues and I are great believers in empowering local communities. Indeed, in my years as an MP, I saw a number of…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment was triggered by remarks made in Committee by the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, who was the very capable Minister then who was replaced by another very…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]Can I just ask for some clarification? Does not that responsibility apply only to the one distributive entity—to the Big Lottery Fund, or whatever it is called—and very…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, my name is attached to Amendment 4 and I would gladly support Amendment 5. Government Amendment 3 is definitely an improvement on the previous situation, which was…16 Nov 2021