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HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I simply make the same point. The noble Lord, Lord Vaux, was absolutely right to summarise the principle which I think all noble Lords on the Committee feel is the…10 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, there is not an awful lot more to say. This is a very elegant amendment from my noble friend Lady Noakes, and it was very elegantly explained. I am the sole member of…10 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate with thoughtful contributions from all sides of your Lordships’ House. From these Benches, we believe that information about the…09 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to be back in this Room—sadly, standing on this side. Nevertheless, it is an interesting experience being in opposition and doing my first…05 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]One concern was raised in the document that has been published, so I would be grateful for the Minister’s comments on that.05 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]I am grateful to my noble friend for tabling this amendment and I added my name to it. I am also grateful for the comments made by my noble friend Lord Moylan. He is not in his…05 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]I rise only to celebrate the fact that my noble friend Lady Noakes had so much time during recess in which to draft all these marvellous amendments because they certainly get the…05 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]I rise briefly to build on the comments made by previous speakers. This is an important issue. Again, it is worth recalling that this will not just be the recapitalisation…05 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am incredibly grateful for all the amendments from my noble friend Lady Noakes, but particularly this one. It gives the Committee the opportunity to consider the…05 Sept 2024HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, and to my noble friend Lady Noakes for thinking carefully about reporting and tabling amendments accordingly. I…05 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, as the penultimate speaker, I am well aware that I am all that stands between your Lordships’ House and the person noble Lords really want to hear from: the new…22 Jul 2024HANSARDMail Carriage by RailMy Lords, the previous Conservative Government were very supportive of the modal shift; in fact we introduced the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme. Have the Minister’s officials…22 Jul 2024HANSARDLower Thames Crossing Development Consent OrderMy Lords, the lower Thames crossing, with which I am greatly familiar, is just one albeit large project in the second road investment strategy. Of course, the third road…22 Jul 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I am enormously grateful for the contributions of noble Lords in this relatively short debate, and for the kind words of the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and the noble…24 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.24 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to open this debate on the Finance Bill on the final sitting day of this Parliament. The Bill follows on from the Budget set out by the Chancellor in…24 May 2024HANSARDDefence FundingMy Lords, the Prime Minister recently set out our pledge to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030. That increase starts today, will rise each year and will see defence…16 May 2024HANSARDDefence FundingAs I have outlined, the Government will use existing resources to fund this increase in defence spending, but my noble friend makes an important point: our superb defence industry…16 May 2024HANSARDDefence FundingMy Lords, as I have already set out, the Government are not about to start a plethora of different bonds for different measures, but the noble Lord is right that the green bonds…16 May 2024HANSARDDefence FundingI am grateful to the noble and gallant Lord for his intervention, but the Government have committed to increase NATO-qualifying defence spending to 2.5% of GDP. That will make us…16 May 2024