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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]08 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I also thank the Minister for his response. I recognise the concern that replacing the Financial Ombudsman…08 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]08 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friends Lord Howard of Rising and Lady Lawlor for their support, and the Minister for his response. These amendments have raised three distinct but…08 Jul 2026HANSARDRegistration of Births and Deaths (England and Wales) (Specified Requirements) Regulations 2026My Lords, I support the questions asked by the noble Viscount. I was not clear from the paperwork as to whether you would still need to take your baby to the town hall to register…07 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]I am grateful for some of the reassurances that the Minister has given, but the one area that it is difficult for business to cope with is not knowing when these things are going…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friends Lord Hunt and Lord Ashcombe for bringing forward Amendments 142A and 142C. We have heard from industry that there is often insufficient…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I will briefly speak to Amendment 142E. I can understand the intention behind the amendment, which has been very well described by the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles. I am…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 146, in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Altrincham, is a modest and probing amendment. It follows the discussion we had last week on speeding up the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Mackinlay of Richborough for tabling Amendment 142B. I am especially sorry to hear of the difficulties that he faced with his…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been an interesting discussion, with cases put forcefully by the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, and the noble Lord, Lord Carlisle of Berriew, so I approach the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, we support the principle behind this amendment. It follows the same broad logic as the amendment tabled by my noble friend Lord Bridges. If the financial regulators are…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Massey for his support and to the Minister for his assurance that administrative burdens will be reduced by these changes. Of…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, as this is the last group, I too wish the Minister a very happy birthday. He will be glad to know that, on this side, we think this is an important part of the Bill. The…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, for me, the group speaks to the essential balance which underpins the purpose and function of effective financial regulation. Of course regulation must promote safety,…01 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]01 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, my amendment concerns the impact of prudential capital requirements on lending capacity, borrowing costs, competition and growth. Since my amendment was tabled, His…01 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, for bringing forward Amendment 122. I will speak to Amendment 166 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord…01 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise enthusiastically —we have to get going for the football—to move Amendment 105, in my name and the name of my noble friend Lord Altrincham. I will also speak to…01 Jul 2026