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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]I shall speak to Amendment 23 in the name of my noble friend Lord Sikka. He very much regrets not being able to be here, but I hope that the Minister will still respond to the…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]I will speak just briefly. I find myself in the unusual situation of agreeing with the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, on the role and functioning of the Financial Services…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]I just wanted to say that I have a lot to say on the Financial Ombudsman Service but I shall save it all for group 6.22 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]To pursue that, are we being misled by the use of the word “rules” here? There is guidance as well as rules. The principles are not rules, but the principles have to be followed,…22 Jun 2026HANSARDTeachers’ Pension Scheme: Automatic EnrolmentMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for her important Question and my noble friend the Minister for her reply. However, as the Minister mentioned, we are awaiting the results of the…15 Jun 2026HANSARDMental Health Conditions: DiagnosesThere is real concern that some mental health conditions are being diagnosed too broadly, and it is worth giving the matter a serious discussion, so we owe our thanks to the noble…15 Jun 2026HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) Regulations 2026I have to start by declaring an interest as the owner of a heat-pump tumble dryer. There is a real question as to who is losing the plot in this debate. I am sorry that there are…09 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]There is a thought experiment, a century old, that I think should be made compulsory for every financial regulator, every market reformer and, frankly, every politician who has…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDeclining Birth RatesI thank my noble friend Lady Nargund for raising this important issue; it was a good illustration of the expertise that is brought before this House. I recognise the important…04 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate, and I welcome the opportunity to follow the noble Baroness’s additional points, which need to be taken on board. I will…01 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechIt is a pleasure and an honour to take part in this interesting, if wide-ranging, debate. I will focus my remarks on the issue that was raised by my noble friend the Minister in…20 May 2026HANSARDPension SchemesI thank my noble friend for the Statement from the Commons, which I welcome. Does she recognise that the problem here—we can take the comments from the Opposition with a pinch of…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI will make just two points. First, on the issue of mandation, we need to be clear. I am really concerned about the absolutist no mandation point. There is, of course, an issue to…22 Apr 2026HANSARDLocal Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026I want to remind the House of a contribution I made during the passage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. I listened with interest to the contribution from…21 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI note that my noble friend the Minister went out of her way to mention pre-1997 increases, even though they do not come up in any of these amendments. The House will welcome…20 Apr 2026HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesThis is an important debate on an important issue. The case has been made by every speaker so far making detailed points on the policies and the problems that they create. I want…14 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026I welcome the Government’s decision to bring in this draft order. As my noble friend the Minister has made clear, it builds on the clear success of automatic enrolment and Nest as…13 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am pleased that the Bill is to pass. It is a good and welcome Bill because it deals with administrative and bureaucratic complexities in the present system. I have to admit that…26 Mar 2026HANSARDHBOS: Fraud InvestigationI speak as an officer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services. The Government have placed considerable reliance on developing…26 Mar 2026