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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillShame!15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I would like to offer a brief comment on Amendment 76 in the name of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead. Like many Members of your Lordships’ House, I…15 May 2023HANSARDParliamentary Democracy in the United KingdomMy Lords, in 2019 I thought that our parliamentary democracy was doomed. The majority in each House of Parliament seem resolved to frustrate the will of the British people as…25 Apr 2023HANSARDAmendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) Order 2023My Lords, I declare my interest as a shareholder in UK banks which are subject to the ring-fencing regime. My husband and I hold shares in HSBC, which will benefit from this…19 Apr 2023HANSARDAmendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) Order 2023Before my noble friend leaves this point, I do not think she has addressed the question of why the ring-fence resources had to be used to do this. HSBC is very large and has very…19 Apr 2023HANSARDAmendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) Order 2023Can I just clarify something with my noble friend? I can just about understand why, for the transaction to happen over the weekend, HSBC was allowed to bully the other…19 Apr 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, it seems to me that the noble Lords, Lord Fox and Lord Hendy, are finding yet another way to try to deprive the Bill of any effect. In their own ways, they are trying to…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillHas the noble Baroness realised that the Bill does not actually require any employer in Wales to issue a work notice? The only thing that the Secretary of State will be doing is…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe purpose of the Bill is not to remove protection for unfair dismissal; the purpose of the Bill is to ensure that minimum service levels can be guaranteed for those who rely on…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I think that the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, has tried to damn my amendment with faint praise, so I had better explain it and my approach to this group of…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, since the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, used what I said earlier in aid of his arguments, I thought I ought to say a few words. First, unfortunately I…23 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillDoes my noble friend accept that the specification in Clause 3 allows for very significant changes to be made? There are many heads under which the Government could fit a change…23 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I have put my name to two of the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, in this group: Amendments 243A and 243B, which would require the super-affirmative…23 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillDoes the noble Baroness agree that “reasonable steps” is a formulation used in a number of legislative formats? It has not been defined further on those occasions when it has been…23 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, the banking commission did sterling work in the years after the banking crisis, helping shape the content of the banking reform legislation. However, I cannot support…21 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI completely accept that we need to comply with the Financial Action Task Force regulations but, as we discovered the other day when we were discussing PEPs, the regulations we…21 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill13 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, this amendment concerns the Financial Ombudsman Service. It is in fact two amendments in one; I should have separated them. The amendments were suggested by UK Finance…13 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, I recall our debates on this subject in 2021. Indeed, I think the amendment that the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, has…13 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I look forward to that letter with great anticipation. With that, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.13 Mar 2023