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HANSARDFace-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 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDFinancial 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 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for listening so carefully, as ever, and considering the comments made by our Benches. The amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillI thank the Minister for his usual courtesy in hosting the debate. The amendments in this group all underscore another substantial shortcoming in how the Bill has been approached:…05 Mar 2026HANSARDChild Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2026My Lords, the Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2026 sets the weekly rates from 6 April 2026. As the Committee will know, this instrument increases the weekly…25 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillI thank the Minister for his customary courtesy in hosting our Committee and for his patience with us as we move to group 3. I will open on this group, which is on contribution…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillI thank noble Lords for their patience. I will resume the opening of group 3, on contribution limits and indexation, and will comment on Amendments 6, 13, 19 and 25 in my name and…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, as many noble Lords have made clear in their remarks on this group, the policy as currently drafted operates as a rather untargeted tax. Introducing indexation by RPI or…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, Amendment 30 has a simple purpose: to ensure that before the Act is commenced there is an independent review of its impact on pensions adequacy—which we have been…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillI thank the Minister for leading this debate and for his customary courtesy in listening to all the observations of noble Lords. There is a common observation that there is…04 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillI stand corrected. This is a moment in taxation when we move towards taxing savings. It is against a backdrop in which policy has been relatively settled in this area in recent…04 Feb 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI thank the Minister for her courtesy and patience throughout this very unusual Bill and its passage through this House. I will make a few remarks on the financial costs. The…12 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI will speak briefly to the rest of the amendment. The amounts referenced in the Chamber and during the passage of the Bill have not been correct. We need to make sure that the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPrivate EquityMy Lords, I declare my interest as a director of South Molton Street Capital. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Monks, on securing this important debate about private equity and…20 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI thank the Minister for her patience in hosting this Committee. I will comment on my Amendment 52 and the other amendments in this group with specific reference to the financial…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI thank the Minister for her patience in hosting this debate and welcome the Chagossians who have joined us this evening—they are very welcome in our House. I start by noting that…04 Nov 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the youth unemployment rate.11 Sept 2025