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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to open our deliberations on the Financial Services and Markets Bill. I thank the Minister for his constructive engagement so far and I thank noble…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate and the Minister for his response. I particularly thank my noble friend Lady Noakes, the noble Baroness, Lady…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, before I turn to the detail of these amendments, I should briefly set the scene. Noble Lords will be aware that last week the Conservative Party announced a new policy…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords across the Committee. I have noted the variety of concerns expressed on this part of the Bill. As noble Lords have heard, my party has…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this brief debate and to the Minister for his response and clarification of THG v Zedra, which I will certainly…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 21, in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Noakes, would ensure that any government intervention in the provision of in-person banking services is…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, for reasons that will become apparent, I start by referring to my register of interests, including my shareholding in Meta. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady…22 Jun 2026HANSARDWelfare Reforms and Youth UnemploymentMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Evans of Rainow on securing this vital and timely, and very interesting, debate. Welfare is out of control and risks bankrupting the…11 Jun 2026HANSARDFurther Education Colleges: Recovery of VATMy Lords, as noble Lords know, I am huge supporter of vocational education, so I welcome this Question. Does the Minister agree with the noble Lord, Lord Forbes, that it would…09 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the Minister as we begin our deliberations on the Financial Services and Markets Bill. Like him, we believe that the financial services sector…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDeclining Birth RatesMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Nargund, on securing her first QSD, and on her perceptive comments after a lifetime devoted to reproductive medicine. I thank all…04 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic ResponseMy Lords, it is a pleasure to return to the House after such a sunny break and to be able to review calmly the Chancellor’s Statement of 21 May. It was not a major package. It was…01 Jun 2026HANSARDHigher Earners: EmigrationMy Lords, we should encourage rich people to reside and stay in the UK, as, for example, the top 1% of those paying income tax contribute 29% of receipts. Unfortunately,…21 May 2026HANSARDVAT Relief: Business DonationsMy Lords, we on these Benches very much agree that food and other waste should be minimised, and we sympathise with the objective of this measure. However, are the Government…19 May 2026HANSARDDefence, Security and Resilience BankMy Lords, the recent noise around Labour’s leadership meltdown has drowned out the fact that the Government have still not announced a date for the publication of what has become…19 May 2026HANSARDEl Niño: ImpactMy Lords, the weather is, of course, borderless. What contingent planning have His Majesty’s Government undertaken to mitigate the combined impact of potential shortages of…19 May 2026HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, these regulations introduce a number of changes following the Government’s 2022 review and the 2024 consultation. I thank the Minister for his clear introduction and for…18 May 2026HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026I come back to the issue of debanking. The Minister said some very useful things. This is debanking. We talked about defence companies and I look forward to hearing the results of…18 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in today’s debate. I thank the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, for her crisp and helpful summary of the new legislative…14 May 2026