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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly and I apologise for being late. The Governor of the Bank of England was just in front of the Economic Affairs Committee and our final question…13 Jun 2023HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I declare an interest as an adviser to and shareholder in Banco Santander. I start by saying that I very much look forward to my noble friend Lady Moyo’s maiden speech.…16 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I will conclude this two and a half hour debate on just the first group and my amendment. I am delighted and thankful to noble Lords on all sides of the House who have…01 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I once again declare my interest as an adviser to and shareholder in Banco Santander. It gives me great pleasure to open today’s proceedings. After several days of…01 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillTo be absolutely clear and just to put it on the record, therefore, the proposal in my amendment has not been consulted on? Is that correct?01 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillHow does the OBR undermine accountability? Surely it just provides independent analysis and assessment, and I see no problem there.01 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill01 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Forsyth for tabling this amendment. As he said, there has been an outbreak of consensus on this point overall, and the fact that…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I will make a couple of points quickly. In so doing, I once again declare my interests as an adviser to and shareholder in Santander and, more appositely, as current…20 Feb 2023HANSARDCentral Bank Digital Currencies (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to open this debate on central bank digital currencies, and in so doing I declare my interest as an adviser to, and shareholder in, Banco Santander. The…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCentral Bank Digital Currencies (Economic Affairs Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Economic Affairs Committee Central bank digital currencies: a solution in search of a problem? (3rd Report, Session 2021-22, HL…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCentral Bank Digital Currencies (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I thank all the speakers who have contributed to this short debate. What we have lacked in quantity we have certainly made up for in quality. As my noble friend rose, I…02 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I will make a brief intervention. I declare my interests as an adviser to and shareholder in Banco Santander in Madrid. I have a lot of sympathy with some of the…01 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as an adviser to and shareholder in Banco Santander. This Bill touches on many topics, but I want to focus on two big questions: what are the…10 Jan 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement 2022My Lords, I start by drawing your Lordships’ attention to my entry in the register. I welcome my noble friend Lady Penn back to the Front Bench. It is excellent see her there. I…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, on the list that my noble friend just read out, he did not mention the use of interconnectors between the UK and the EU and what would happen in the event of an energy…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, I start by congratulating my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe on her appointment. It is great to see her back on the Front Bench. I also congratulate the noble Baroness,…10 Oct 2022HANSARDNorth Sea GasMy Lords, I want to pick up on the final point that my noble friend just made and on the point that the noble Lord made in his question on the role of the interconnectors. I am…07 Sept 2022HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: High Court RulingMy Lords, can I use this as an opportunity to plug a great new report out today, Investing in E nergy: P rice, S ecurity, and the T ransition to N et Z ero , by the Economic…21 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment RightsMy Lords, if the Minister is proud of our record of employment rights, would he agree with me that IR35 has created unfairness in the workplace by taxing 500,000 freelancers and…19 Jul 2022