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HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, before turning to the detail of the amendments, I will give a short update on the bank’s recent appointments, as it has recently appointed its first non-executive…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]We absolutely will come on to discuss the power of direction. The basis that we wanted to establish is that the Government have two powers in the Bill: the power of direction and…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]I think there are two elements to it: the bank is established under the Companies Act 2006, and as a matter of company law is operationally independent, and then, in terms of what…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]I think the Bill sets out that the Treasury does have the power to issue direction, and it will be published if it is ever used. We have heard about the precedents. Although I…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]I intend to come to some examples, as requested, when I move on to directions.14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, as we have heard, these amendments are all connected to the operational independence of the bank or the influence of the Treasury over it. The purpose of Amendment 30…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]I will very happily do so.14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]When it comes to the loans from the bank for the accounting purposes and for what is counted as public and private sector, when we discussed it previously, we said that we would…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]I am not quite saying that. The Government think that, in this instance, the bank would be well placed to develop and set out its thinking on this, given that, while it is…14 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, Clause 3 stand part was debated on our first day of Committee.13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg to move that the House be now resumed—13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I will happily arrange that conversation. There are two points I would make to my noble friend. The first is that the information is publicly available, albeit maybe not in the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]The Bill does not provide for that, and it is not government policy to open further grammar schools. It is about regularising their status within the legislation, and the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chichester for moving this amendment. As he said, the amendment would require the Secretary of State to make regulations under…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for this thoughtful debate, as we reach the end of our second day in Committee. The noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, rolls her eyes at me. She may…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendments 35A, 78, 160 and 162 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Knight, Lord Shipley and Lord Storey, and the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, seek to clarify the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, it may be the Marshalled List that is causing confusion. We have Amendment 35 on the Marshalled List, which we are discussing in this group, and then we reach Clause 3…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, Clause 3 was not passed. It is possible for the noble Lord to de-group and discuss Clause 3 stand part, but it is not part of the group of amendments we are discussing…13 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Leadership ReviewMy Lords, I encourage the noble Lord to reach his question.09 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care Leadership ReviewMy Lords, attendance in the Chamber does not change the guidance in the Companion about questions on a Statement being brief and direct.09 Jun 2022