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HANSARDHousing Crisis: Rural and Coastal CommunitiesMy Lords, like other speakers, I thank the right reverend Prelate for introducing this debate. I think I agree with everything that has been said so far, particularly with the…24 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, I have to express a bit of concern about what I take to be the mood of the House. Will the Minister confirm that a PEP regime is essential, albeit one that is properly…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOfficial Statistics Order 2023My Lords, it is appropriate for us to have a debate on this instrument. It is worth noting that the Commons dispensed with it in seven minutes. Perhaps the Front Bench is hoping…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOfficial Statistics Order 2023My Lords, it is important for us to discuss this order. It may appear on the face of it to be simply a technical, procedural or managerial matter, but it does have a political…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I join my noble friend Lady Drake in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, on bringing this important Bill before us today. I still struggle to get my head…14 Jul 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillMy Lords, whenever an item appears on the Order Paper with the word “pensions” in, it will always get my undivided and close attention. I obviously read the papers for this Bill…14 Jul 2023HANSARDWindrush Generation: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, it has been such a privilege to take part in this debate. To hear the testimony and descriptions of earlier speakers is intimidating. It would be invidious to pick out…07 Jul 2023HANSARDInternational Widows DayMy Lords, as previous speakers have said, we owe a debt to the noble Lord, Lord Loomba, for raising this issue today. We should also put on record our thanks for the work he has…06 Jul 2023HANSARDFighting Fraud (Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee Report)My Lords, I was not a member of the committee but I very much welcome this report and the introduction to it from the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan. I came to the report afresh and…30 Jun 2023HANSARDNHS Procurement: Palantir ContractMy Lords, health service data is incredibly valuable. The Minister should, and probably does, understand the sensitivity of Palantir in this context. The Minister said that the…22 Jun 2023HANSARDNHS Procurement: Palantir ContractMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity of a meeting to discuss data security. Can the Minister say whether it is anticipated that that security will go beyond what is currently being…22 Jun 2023HANSARDColombia: National Liberation ArmyMy Lords, we celebrate the progress being made in the peace talks but there is concern, not least in the United Nations, that the attorney-general, Francisco Barbosa, is…22 Jun 2023HANSARDStop and SearchMy Lords, I hope the Minister will agree with me that the all-too-common stereotype of knife crime being simply a black issue is dangerously counterproductive, and that when the…20 Jun 2023HANSARDWorkers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) BillMy Lords, I support the Bill and thank my noble friend Lady Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent for bringing it to this House. I also thank her for her clear and comprehensive summary of…16 Jun 2023HANSARDAmendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) (No. 2) Order 2023Do we have a date for that?15 Jun 2023HANSARDAmendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) (No. 2) Order 2023My Lords, I support the order, but it raises some issues that bear significant further thought. The exemption from the ring-fencing requirement is clearly an issue, so it was…15 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage MarketMy Lords, I cannot resist the temptation to draw to the House’s attention the fact that this is the 278th anniversary of the Battle of Naseby—I am not picking a fight with the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I support the amendment. We will return to these issues on Thursday, when we discuss the regulations in Grand Committee. However, it is worth mentioning to the House the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I support the amendment. I still think of myself as a relatively new Member of the House, so it is useful to remind the House of my lifetime spent working in the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, my Amendment 14 proposes a new clause to the objectives, adding the principle of protecting the mental health of consumers. I set this out at some length in Committee,…08 Jun 2023