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HANSARDCharities: Banking ServicesWe thank the noble Lord for standing in for the Minister at the end of term; I do appreciate that. A recent Charity Commission survey found that nearly one in five charities has…23 Jul 2026HANSARDFuture Capability of the Armed ForcesI thank my noble friend Lord Harlech of the Coldstream Guards for securing this debate and I thank the Minister for hosting us with such courtesy, as he always does. I start by…16 Jul 2026HANSARDTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate and the Minister for his usual courtesy in hosting it and for his explanation of the rather undefined windfall tax…14 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak briefly to Amendments 155 to 158 and 160 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and hope that she will forgive me as a former banker with cultural…08 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 162 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles—perhaps from the Liberal Democrat risk-transfer derivative desk. This amendment raises what…08 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, this group is a snapshot, in a sense, of where we are now in digital regulation for financial services in the UK, as discussed by my noble friend Lord Holmes. This group…08 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendment 172C in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, on the promotional role of the corporation and the survey views…08 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his comments today on AI and digital resilience and for his comments on previous days. I declare my interest as the director of South Molton…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, and my noble friend Lady Noakes for bringing forward these amendments. I declare my interest as a director of South…01 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have tabled amendments in this group, which all take broadly the same approach to the cost benefit analysis panels. The underlying point…01 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Holmes—and for his rather delicate comments on “pale and male”—for bringing forward these amendments. They raise an important set…01 Jul 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a welcome amendment because it raises important questions about the structure of our regulatory framework and in particular about whether the regulatory…24 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly to the government amendments in this group and declare my interest as a director of South Molton Street Capital, which is regulated by the FCA. I…24 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment raises an important question around private credit and how our regulatory framework should respond to emerging risks in modern financial markets. I look…24 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest in South Molton Street Capital, which is regulated by the FCA. The amendments in this group reflect concerns similar to those raised in our…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Kramer and Lady Bowles, for bringing these amendments—and to the right reverend Prelate for his reference to scripture. They…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesMy Lords, the closure of bank branches presents a case study in increasing regulation and declining service. The regulations were put in place to preserve access to retail…18 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for hosting this debate with such courtesy and speaking so well at the start. I declare my interest as a director of South Molton Street Capital and also as…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSpring Forecast StatementMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his patience and care in listening to this debate. I declare my interest as a director at South Molton Street Capital. I thank the noble Lord,…17 Mar 2026HANSARDSecondary International Competitiveness and Growth Objective (FSR Committee Report)I thank the Minister and my noble friend Lady Noakes for hosting this debate. I also thank the committee for the quite long inquiry it has done for us and for its report. The…11 Mar 2026