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HANSARDSecurities Financing Transactions, Securitisation and Miscellaneous Amendments (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 October be approved.10 Nov 2020HANSARDBank Recovery and Resolution (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 October be approved.10 Nov 2020HANSARDBank Recovery and Resolution (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, the second bank recovery and resolution directive updates the EU’s bank resolution regime, which provides financial authorities with the powers to manage the failure of…10 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Holding Companies (Approval etc.) and Capital Requirements (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 October be approved.10 Nov 2020HANSARDBank Recovery and Resolution (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their thoughtful contributions to this debate, including the words of welcome from the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, for what may be many debates…10 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, this debate has once again focused the Committee’s mind on the importance of innovation and the way in which it can have a transformative impact on patients’ lives. As…04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, there are many more speakers.04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords—04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords—04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI am reminded that my noble friend Lord Lansley referred to the collective noun for former Health Ministers as a “frustration” of former Health Ministers. I can tell my noble…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThe noble Lord speaks with great passion. He is right that the debate goes wider than the innovative medicines fund, but it might also go somewhat wider than the scope of the…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillTo reassure the noble Baroness, I can tell her that the Opposition’s position on the government amendments is well noted. We will take away and reconsider the use of the term…04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, the time limit for Back-Bench contributions is three minutes. Everyone else has respected that limit and I will have to ask the noble Baroness to draw her remarks to a…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their patience in waiting a full week to hear the response to what was a very useful and detailed debate. By way of compensation, I hope my…04 Nov 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance: Base Erosion and Profit ShiftingI do not recognise the picture that the noble Baroness painted. The UK stands behind the international action being undertaken through the OECD and the progress being made in…02 Nov 2020HANSARDTobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.02 Nov 2020HANSARDTobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, thanks to the cross-party achievements on tobacco control legislation over the past two decades, smoking rates are at their lowest levels on record in the UK and…02 Nov 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance: Base Erosion and Profit ShiftingMy Lords, the UK remains committed to the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting 2.0 project. We robustly support the discussions being taken forward in the OECD’s inclusive…02 Nov 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance: Base Erosion and Profit ShiftingMy Lords, I assure my noble friend that pillar 1 remains the UK’s number one focus, partly so that we can achieve a multilateral agreement to replace the digital services tax,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance: Base Erosion and Profit ShiftingI am not aware of the particular issue that the noble Lord raises, but I will look into it and write to him. The UK is committed to progress on this initiative, which we started…02 Nov 2020