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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 30 I will also speak to Amendments 31 and 34 in this group. Amendments 30 and 31 would amend Clause 8 and Amendment 34 would amend Schedule 3. They…25 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill25 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for her comprehensive reply to this short debate. I also thank all noble Lords who have taken part in it. For my amendments, one was…25 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, Amendment 36 would delete some subsections from Section 4 of the Bank of England Act 1946, the only nationalisation legislation that made any sense. Indeed, it was…25 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I rather thought I would get that answer—that the power has never been used—because I certainly could not recall any situation when it could have been used. My noble…25 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill25 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy noble friend correctly anticipates how I intend to conclude my remarks. We will return to this in Committee because, as she noted, I and other noble Lords have tabled…25 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I have not previously taken part in this Bill because I claim absolutely no expertise in national security. However, like many noble Lords, I have received a number of…16 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register, in particular that I hold shares in a number of listed financial services companies. This Bill could certainly have…10 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the single digital platform which is now covered by government Amendment 129 in this group, but I have one caveat. The benefits of the platform, in terms of…30 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]30 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement 2022My Lords, my noble friend Lady Lea of Lymm was kind enough to reference my role as her mentor. I particularly commended the Companion to her as she absorbs the way in which we…29 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I have Amendments 4 and 190 in this group. Some questions have been raised by the Benches opposite about whether I was here for the commencement of the debate. I assure…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 9 amends Schedule 2 in relation to exempted contracts. Specifically, it seeks to modify how vertical contracts and horizontal arrangements are allowed to…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate and those noble Lords who supported this amendment. I was delighted to hear what the Minister had to…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I will offer a few general observations. I do not have any amendments in this group, and I will echo some of what my noble friend Lord Maude has just said. I will make…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I have Amendment 164 in this group, to which my noble friend Lord Moylan has added his name. Before turning to that, I echo what other noble Lords have said in thanking…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I have tabled Amendment 271 in this group. At the request of my noble friend Lord Moylan, and with the leave of the Committee, I will also speak to Amendment 486 as my…26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I feel obliged to pursue this issue just a little further. When I spoke to the amendment, I referenced the imbalance of power between contracting authorities and small and…26 Oct 2022