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HANSARDInterchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I do not think the noble and learned Lord has misunderstood it. He makes a fair point as to how this will operate. The clarification I offered in my previous comments is that the…15 Jan 2019HANSARDInterchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I am saying that the SIs we are dealing with derive their power from the EU withdrawal Act—in Section 8(1), as we have been through many times before. They are necessary because…15 Jan 2019HANSARDInterchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018This specific SI, to which the noble and learned Lord refers, does not have a direct impact assessment of its own because it fails to reach the de minimis threshold of £5 million.…15 Jan 2019HANSARDInterchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I am content of course to hear the noble and learned Lord, who is a senior Member of the House.15 Jan 2019HANSARDInterchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I will come to that point in a minute. There is a group of impact assessments before the Regulatory Reform Committee, the body within BEIS that reviews these. It is currently…15 Jan 2019HANSARDInterchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, the Treasury has been undertaking a programme of legislation to ensure that the UK continues to have a functioning legislative and regulatory regime for financial…15 Jan 2019HANSARDInterchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018That the Grand Committee do consider the Interchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.15 Jan 2019HANSARDAlternative Investment Fund Managers (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I hear what the noble Lord says. On that particular point, I was referring to the general objective of the onshoring process in which we are engaged. This is to effectively…15 Jan 2019HANSARDAlternative Investment Fund Managers (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, and the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, for their questions and for their focus on and scrutiny of these important regulations. I shall…15 Jan 2019HANSARDAlternative Investment Fund Managers (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, as with the previous statutory instrument, the Treasury is in the process of laying statutory instruments under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act. These three…15 Jan 2019HANSARDAlternative Investment Fund Managers (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018That the Grand Committee do consider the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, the Social Entrepreneurship Funds (Amendment) (EU Exit)…15 Jan 2019HANSARDAlternative Investment Fund Managers (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018We may have to do that but I will go as far as I can with the information which I have. There is some more information which I can convey to the noble Baroness and the Committee.…15 Jan 2019HANSARDYemen: Humanitarian SituationThe right reverend Prelate is absolutely right that this is the largest cholera epidemic. Again, one small, cautious reason for hope is that, from its peak, that outbreak has…14 Jan 2019HANSARDYemen: Humanitarian SituationThe noble Lord is right to focus on the humanitarian situation. It is the worst in the world—a crisis. Ten million are one step away from famine, and there are massive cholera…14 Jan 2019HANSARDYemen: Humanitarian SituationStockholm is a process, not an event, so it needs to be ongoing. The situation in Hodeidah remains fragile, but we believe there is still a commitment from all parties to keep it…14 Jan 2019HANSARDYemen: Humanitarian SituationYes, I can give that assurance. That is what we want to see. The Red Sea mills were a crucial part of why we wanted the ceasefire to start. We are at small beginnings. The…14 Jan 2019HANSARDYemen: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, the humanitarian situation in Yemen remains the worst in the world. It is imperative that the parties act in good faith to implement the Stockholm agreements and UN…14 Jan 2019HANSARDYemen: Humanitarian SituationThe way to do that is by seizing on every element of hope. Hope was represented in the outcome of Stockholm. That was then consolidated into a UN Security Council resolution that…14 Jan 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I again thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, particularly my noble friend Lord Leigh. His amendment touches on the critical point with regard to the…08 Jan 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I shall begin by looking at what I think is an area of common ground: we all recognise the importance of the financial…08 Jan 2019