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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 18, I will also speak to my Amendments 19, 20 and 25 in this group; I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, for adding his name to them. We now…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I disagree with what my noble friend Lord Blackwell has just said. He has fallen into the trap of believing that an accountability process can be effective within…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, as this is my first contribution in Committee, I declare my interests as recorded in the register, in particular that I hold listed shares in financial services…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who took part in this debate. A number of noble Lords expressed their views on what kinds of services should be made available, but we have the…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I support what my noble friend Lord Massey said earlier on these amendments, and in particular on Amendment 28. When people talk about affordable credit, what they mean…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, the Minister said that they may need the power to change financial services legislation. Since financial services legislation is in the hands of the Treasury, I think we…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, when the Government took powers to take control of British Steel’s operations last year, they were clear that they had no intention of nationalising it. Now…16 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests in that I hold shares in a number of listed financial services companies. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, who is one of…08 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I will focus my brief time on antisemitism. Only around 0.5% of the UK’s population are Jewish. To our very great shame, they are probably the least safe group in our…18 May 2026HANSARDRetirement and Participation CommitteeMy Lords, I will focus my brief time on antisemitism. Only around 0.5% of the UK’s population are Jewish. To our very great shame, they are probably the least safe group in our…18 May 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to Motion C because that deals with Amendment 35B, which I moved in the last round of ping-pong. I am delighted with the amendments that the…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I tabled Motion G1 in this group. The Bill will consolidate today’s pensions market into a small number of large firms. It may well bring benefits, but it also carries…20 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI beg to move and wish to test the opinion of the House.20 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillAt end insert “and do propose the following amendment in lieu—20 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the amendment of my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe, and I congratulate her on pursuing this important topic. I will make just three brief points…23 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I want to make a few points following the contribution from the noble Baroness, Lady Fox. First, she referred to MND and the problem with some people who appear to live…20 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am sorry for forgetting having agreed to that intervention. In moving Amendment 105A, I will also speak to Amendments 114 and 115 in this group. I thank my noble…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, the Minister, as usual, talks a good story on competition and innovation. Our concern is that the Bill as drafted makes it difficult to see that the virtues of…19 Mar 2026