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HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord is looking at an out-of-date list of speakers.09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I asked the Government Whips’ Office to order the speakers as is normal in the Chamber when we do not have lists—that is to say, those who have tabled amendments are…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be brief. I support the Government’s amendments in this group and the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Lansley. Initially, I thought that his…09 Jun 2021HANSARDG7 Global Tax AgreementMy Lords, a lot of the attention has been on the minimum tax rate announced as part of the agreement—I hope the Government will not be tempted to go above the 15%—but more…08 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Bates, because it gives me an opportunity to wish him a very happy 60th birthday. If my noble friend Lady Fleet will…26 May 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, the Minister explained that the Bill applies only to professions regulated by law. At his helpful briefing meeting last week, he undertook to let me have a list of the…25 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsMy Lords, I agree with the Deputy Leader and also support the Motion in the name of my noble friend Lord Cormack: we must get back to normal as soon as possible. I am glad that we…20 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Blake of Leeds, on her excellent maiden speech. The gracious Speech promised many good Bills that will contribute to the…12 May 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I spoke at length on this amendment on Report, and I will be brief today. The first part of the amendment proposes to cap SVRs at two percentage points over base rate.…28 Apr 2021HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that while Westminster and the mainstream media are getting excited about things such as the decoration of the Prime Minister’s…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryMy Lords, I am glad to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Humphreys, as it is heartening to see that there is at least one noble Lord on the Liberal Democrats Benches who has an…20 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, we simply do not need another body set up to look at the financial services industry. It is already in effect a core function of the Treasury and if the Treasury thought…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am sure that the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, will not be surprised to find that I do not support his Amendment 34. In particular, as a former director of a supervised…19 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for taking part in this debate—even the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, with whom I never agree. This is a Government trying to…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I have a number of amendments in this group, all of which would amend the annual reporting requirements. Some of them overlap with amendments that my noble friend has…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 11 and I will speak also to Amendment 12 in my name and Amendment 13 in the name of my noble friend Lord Lansley, to which I have added my name.…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I was not expecting many answers from my noble friend the Minister, and I was not disappointed. We can…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I shall move the amendment and speak to Amendments 16 and 17 in my name. I thank my noble friend Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for adding…15 Apr 2021