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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI understand the case that the noble Baroness makes, but it is not for an amendment to this Bill but for regulator rules to address the issue that she raises. I turn to Amendments…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, the new secondary growth and competitiveness objectives in the Bill will ensure that the regulators can act to facilitate medium to long-term growth and competitiveness…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillIt is a joint report from the City of London and the Government that provides analysis of a number of the areas that the noble Baroness covers in her amendment. I was just moving…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I am also grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Tyrie, for raising this important issue through Amendment 8. The Regulatory Decisions Committee, or RDC, takes contested…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, let me first take Amendment 15, from the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. I reassure noble Lords that the regulators already consider issues related to sustainability, and…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, the UK is a leading jurisdiction for sustainable finance, and the Government are proud of that record and determined to maintain and further that position. Since…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I join noble Lords in wishing my noble friend Lady Noakes and her husband well, and I look forward to her return to this House. As my noble friend Lord Trenchard noted,…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, before turning to the amendments at hand, I add my thanks to those of the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, for the contribution of the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, to this…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill06 Jun 2023HANSARDTourist Spending: VATThe Government engaged with varied stakeholders and produced analysis on the cost of VAT-free shopping before withdrawing the previous scheme. Government analysis done in 2022…24 May 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThat the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clause 2, Schedule 2, Clauses 3 to 8, Schedule 3, Clauses 9 to…24 May 2023HANSARDTourist Spending: VATMy Lords, the Government are a strong supporter of the UK’s tourism industry and absolutely recognise the contribution that it makes to our economy. As I said earlier, we…24 May 2023HANSARDTourist Spending: VATI do absolutely appreciate the point that the noble Baroness is making. As part of the research that we did in considering this question, HMRC surveyed VAT RES users and the…24 May 2023