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HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin by turning to Amendment 52, tabled by the noble Baronesses, Lady Drake and Lady Sherlock. We have been clear that the initial aim for dashboards is simply to…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I beg to move. Amendment 63 (to Amendment 62)30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, there was general agreement in Committee that pension scheme members should have access to a dashboard service that is publicly owned and free of potential commercial…30 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Fookes and the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, for the amendments which they have tabled, and I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 3 I will also speak to the other government amendments grouped with it. I begin by thanking my noble friend Lord Blencathra and the Delegated Powers…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to noble Lords for these amendments, which seek to extend the period of time that the range of temporary measures contained in the Bill will continue…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for tabling these amendments. As he said, they seek on the one hand to time-limit the period within which the moratorium provisions are…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillThe noble Baroness makes a very important point. She may be aware of instances where the system has broken down, and of course that is very regrettable. I hope that those affected…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillI fully acknowledge the noble Lord’s point. I refer him to the various measures that my right honourable friend announced for businesses generally, but in particular for small and…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness knows, there are various avenues for individuals to utilise. One might be contacting their local Citizens Advice to enable it to make…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillThe noble Baroness makes a very good point and one that I was familiar with in my previous role as a Health Minister. She is absolutely right: agency workers form a key part of…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and other noble Lords who have spoken to this amendment. I will get straight to the point. The first thing that I…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord rightly said, Parliament will not be able to debate any package of measures for the self-employed which my right honourable friend may announce until…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Newby, for introducing this group of amendments. It might be helpful if I start by putting the issues that he and other noble Lords…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillAbsolutely. That is what I indicated that parliamentarians, including your Lordships, would be able to do once we return from the Easter Recess. I suggest that, at that point, it…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillI am aware that self-employed claimants will not be required to attend a jobcentre; universal credit can be claimed online or via the telephone. Self-employed people who are…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillAll I can do is assure the noble Baroness that the points she has made will be taken back to the department and considered.25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend the Lord Privy Seal, I beg to move the Motion standing in her name on the Order Paper. This Motion will allow us to take all stages of the…24 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat, in the event of the Contingencies Fund Bill being brought from the House of Commons, Standing Order 46 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with on…24 Mar 2020