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HANSARDEquivalence Determinations for Financial Services and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I was indeed in the House to hear that exchange. It was an amazing, remarkable exchange and another example of the total removal of this whole discussion from reality. It was so…18 Feb 2019HANSARDEquivalence Determinations for Financial Services and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019As much sympathy as one can possibly have. I can think of no other Minister I would be more sympathetic to, but I have to say to him that it is pretty difficult to think of…18 Feb 2019HANSARDEquivalence Determinations for Financial Services and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of the organisation that represents financial advisers and those who manage other people’s money. I come back to the point that the…18 Feb 2019HANSARDAir Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I just wanted to give the noble Lord a chance to rewrite his peroration. Can I ask him very simply, is this what he would define as taking back control?12 Feb 2019HANSARDAir Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, I am sorry to continue this but various people have an interest in this SI. First, there are customers, who I doubt will read this—if they did, I doubt they would get…12 Feb 2019HANSARDAir Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I want to explain to my noble friend why this question is important. Every time we discuss one of these statutory instruments, we do not have the figures for the cost. My concern…12 Feb 2019HANSARDAir Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018The noble Lord has not pointed out that, in this particular SI, there is no discussion as to whether the people consulted were “selected” or “trusted”. In previous SIs, some of…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSolvency 2 and Insurance (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I point out my declaration of interest, particularly as chairman of PIMFA, the wealth management and independent financial advisers organisation. My noble friend will…11 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI was here at our last meeting, when this issue was discussed. It has obviously caused us a great deal of misunderstanding and we have found it quite difficult to undo. I am…30 Jan 2019HANSARDEquality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Paragraph 3.10.29 Jan 2019HANSARDEquality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, all that is very true and I am proud of what this Government have done in both of the areas to which my noble friend refers, but could she explain why we have not…29 Jan 2019HANSARDEquality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Is not the fundamental problem that because we have not taken that into our law, there is no justiciable ability of people to take the Government to court? When the Government…29 Jan 2019HANSARDEquality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Will my noble friend help me by kindly explaining what is meant by paragraph 3.10 in Part 2 of the Explanatory Memorandum, because I have read it carefully and I do not understand…29 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI hope my noble friend will listen carefully to what has been said, because there is an increase in the anger constantly found around the country. I do not want to get down to…28 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I will hold the Committee for only one moment, but I very much agree with the arguments put forward by those who tabled this amendment. It seems that this is another…28 Jan 2019HANSARDMarket Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018When my noble friend says that the FCA has the necessary resource capacity, does that mean that it could do it if it had the money and resources to do it—in other words, if it…23 Jan 2019HANSARDMarket Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018When my noble friend sheds some light on that, would he be kind enough to explain something which is often hidden in this? I do not quite understand why there is an additional…23 Jan 2019HANSARDMarket Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, I want to make a couple of fundamental points. First, my noble friend uses the word “equivalent”, but of course this is not equivalent. It is equivalent only in the…23 Jan 2019HANSARDMarket Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I am sorry to trouble my noble friend again but who will pay for this? The resources of the FCA are, to a large extent, raised through various kinds of costings. I declare an…23 Jan 2019HANSARDFloods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Before my noble friend sits down—22 Jan 2019