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HANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s reply, as well as the Government’s Access to Banking Services review and the powers they have committed to taking through the Financial Services…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure communities have access to face-to-face banking services.18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In so doing, I am sure the whole House will want to join me in wishing Garter King of Arms, this…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDNorth Belfast: Violent AttackMy Lords, scenes of appalling violence that we have seen in Belfast and in north Belfast, which I used to have the honour to represent in the other place, have been rightly…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) Regulations 2026My Lords, I am grateful for this opportunity to speak in the gap. I want first of all to join with the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, in her remarks about the incident in north…09 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechIt is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, and I entirely agree with what she said about social care and the need for a timetable—that is a glaring omission…20 May 2026HANSARDVAT Relief: Business DonationsMy Lords, I welcome what the Minister said about this relief. Could he expand on what regard he had to Article 8 of the Windsor Framework, which requires part of the United…19 May 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon JudgmentMy Lords, I warmly welcome the way in which the Minister introduced her remarks by referencing the sacrifices made by members of the security forces, who suffered grievous losses…19 May 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)My Lords, it is an honour to speak in this debate and to be a member of the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee under the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile. I thank our…25 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026I am grateful to the Minister for introducing the statutory instrument in the way that he did, to the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for introducing her fatal Motion, and to the noble…12 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026I thank the noble Baroness, who raises a very important point, because when the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper was published, and was heavily sold in order to get the…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I am grateful to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, but say gently to her that Brexit has allowed the UK Government to pursue this legislation. As we have seen in…03 Mar 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I welcome the publication of this report, but the process in these negotiations is very uncertain and it remains to be seen whether the outcome will be in the best…26 Feb 2026HANSARDDuty Relief Exemption: Small ParcelsI thank the Minister for the answers that he has given thus far. He mentioned the EU reset negotiations. Can he tell us whether this issue is part of those negotiations and, more…26 Feb 2026HANSARDUK-EU Customs UnionMy Lords, I warmly congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Gill, and the noble Lords, Lord Docherty and Lord Doyle, on their excellent maiden speeches. I look forward to that yet to…29 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I want to contribute briefly, because we have had some powerful speeches and important contributions. Wherever you stand on the issue of Palestine Action and the…27 Jan 2026HANSARDBroadcasting: Recent DevelopmentsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for securing this important debate. I want to draw your Lordships’ attention to an important decision now affecting broadcasting…08 Jan 2026HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee takes note of the Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.25 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I will speak also to the Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations. The stated purpose of these regulations is to bring Great Britain’s vehicle type…25 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I think we are all agreed that this is a very serious issue, as the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, said, for people…25 Nov 2025