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HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]16 Nov 2021HANSARDQuantitative Easing (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am so glad that I am not the Minister. If the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, is the amateur, I am afraid that I am back in primary school. I know how to lend you money and…15 Nov 2021HANSARDUK Cash NetworkMy Lords, I wonder if I can press the Government, because the Bank of England is looking closely at a central bank digital currency. Many have suggested that this will be the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I start with a sad farewell to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Newcastle. I hope that her words today on the importance of investing in our children will be…03 Nov 2021HANSARDClimate Change Risk: National Audit Office GuidanceMy Lords, many Members here sit on boards and know, as I do, that however good the risk assessment process, change is driven only where a named senior executive is responsible.…25 Oct 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, found out the hard way, this is a money Bill. That means that we cannot amend it, but it raises a series of questions, especially about…19 Oct 2021HANSARDCritical Benchmarks (References and Administrators’ Liability) Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin by welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Altrincham, to the House. I think that is a maiden speech that we are all going to remember. We particularly look forward to…13 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy BillBefore the Minister leaves this area of exploration, does he have an answer to my question on whether the Government will pick up the costs of the additional national insurance to…11 Oct 2021HANSARDNet-zero Emissions TargetMy Lords, according to the CBI, the obstacle that most frequently holds back business from taking action towards net zero is uncertainty, especially about the Government’s fiscal…11 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levy BillMy Lords, I am the first of the winding speakers. I have listened to many debates in this House, but it is very rare to hear speech after speech of the quality that we have had…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I am absolutely no expert on pensions, and I have been absolutely delighted to listen to the speeches today, because there is obviously an expertise in this House that…07 Sept 2021HANSARDCash InfrastructureMy Lords, access to cash is part of the broader financial inclusion crisis. Will the Government empower the FCA and other regulators to set aside competition rules where it would…19 Jul 2021HANSARDOffice of the Whistleblower Bill [HL]My Lords, perhaps it would help to start this debate by explaining why I regard whistleblowers as crucial to a healthy society. To quote Stephen Kerr, the former Conservative MP…25 Jun 2021HANSARDOffice of the Whistleblower Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.25 Jun 2021HANSARDOffice of the Whistleblower Bill [HL]My Lords, it has been a superb debate. I will be exceedingly brief and will not repeat the many arguments, examples and illustrations from all around the House in support of an…25 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, the Grand Committee has certainly more than touched on the topic of additionality in previous groups of amendments, but I felt it was important to table a specific…23 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall be brief, because my noble friend Lady Barker has basically laid out the case. I suspect that it was thought a given by everybody in 2008 that the money would go…23 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]I am grateful to everybody who has spoken. Obviously, the Minister is trying to give me some reassurance, but it has not taken me all the way, I have to confess. Although the…23 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]23 Jun 2021