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HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I failed to cover the Pension Schemes Act. I apologise to the noble Baroness. The Act provides a power to bring forward regulations, placing various obligations on…24 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I intended the Committee to take some reassurance from the final sentences in my winding up when I said that I was very happy to continue the conversation with noble…24 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, parliamentary accountability is a subject that has clearly brought out considerable strength of feeling across the Committee; the Government agree that it is vital.…24 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, perhaps it will be helpful if I take as my starting point Clause 3, which enables the Treasury to revoke provisions in retained EU law to enable the PRA to implement the…24 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I have indeed listened, and I welcome the opportunity to talk about the crucial role played by the financial services sector in supporting the Government’s climate…24 Feb 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend. It is worth noting that, in the Session to date, Ministers for the Department of Health and Social Care—principally my noble friend…22 Feb 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, we have debated this matter a number of times in this Chamber. Clearly, the noble Lord is entitled to expect a substantive answer within the space of a few days of the…22 Feb 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, the Department of Health and Social Care has done so: the parliamentary team has expanded from nine civil servants to 17 and its ministerial correspondence team has more…22 Feb 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, I am sure the noble Viscount’s question will be noted in the relevant department. I endorse his general point; your Lordships’ House has resolved that: “It is of…22 Feb 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, I am advised that an exception has been made in the case of the noble Lord, Lord Frost, to enable him to return to full duties in this House at an early date.22 Feb 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, Ministers take their obligations to Parliament seriously. In the past 12 months, the Government have answered more Questions for Written Answer than in any equivalent…22 Feb 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, it is clearly far from ideal that some Members of this House, including the noble Baroness, have waited as long as they have for Written Answers. In ordinary…22 Feb 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord and shall certainly take his comments on board and transmit them to members of my Front Bench and the usual channels. I am aware that…22 Feb 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersThe noble Lord raises a very important point. I can tell him that Ministers use a number of vehicles to dispel myths about the Covid emergency and the vaccination programme in…22 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I can probably expand this answer to advantage in writing. The Government fully understand the disproportionate effect of some of our regulation on small firms, which is…22 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Trenchard, and sorry that he was not able to enter the main list of speakers for the reasons that he stated. I hope that we will…22 Feb 2021HANSARDQuestions for Written AnswersMy Lords, I have asked the Department of Health and Social Care specifically about very long-delayed Answers, which I agree are deeply regrettable. The number is coming down; I…22 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who spoke in this debate, which has opened up an extremely important set of issues relating to the competitiveness of our financial…22 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, this is clearly a detailed and analytical question, which is probably not appropriate for Grand Committee. I would be happy to write to the noble Baroness, giving her…22 Feb 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillI am grateful to both noble Baronesses for their responses. I think that this provides a basis on which to proceed with our Grand Committee debate today, pending further…26 Oct 2020