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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, the Financial Ombudsman Service was established through the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to provide for the proportionate, prompt and informal resolution of…08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillClearly, the House wants to hear the noble Lord’s remarks, so please continue.06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I am afraid that the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, was not here for the opening comments from the noble Lord, Lord Tyrie.06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThe business has not been rearranged; the Order Paper says, “at a convenient time after 7.30pm”.06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I am grateful for both contributions to this short debate. The noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, brought up the competitiveness issue, which is something we will come on to at a…06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill06 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I beg to move government Amendment 2 and will also speak to the other amendments in this group. These are a set of minor amendments that the Government have tabled to…06 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, for tempering her remarks. On tempering speeches and things like that, I can inform noble Lords that the…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I apologise to my noble friend. I ask that we pause the debate to ask this school group to exit the Chamber. We do not think that the subject matter and content will be…25 May 2023HANSARDWar Widows’ and Widowers’ PensionsI pay tribute to the noble Baroness for her campaigning on this issue. I agree that, looking at this issue through the prism of today, how it was administered seems a cruel…18 May 2023HANSARDWar Widows’ and Widowers’ PensionsI greatly appreciate the comments from my noble friend. She is absolutely right; this issue has taken a long time to consider. I accept that it has taken too long but, in light of…18 May 2023HANSARDWar Widows’ and Widowers’ PensionsThe noble Lord makes two important points. First, we estimate that around 380 people will be eligible for this scheme. Secondly, for those who do not apply and would be eligible…18 May 2023HANSARDWar Widows’ and Widowers’ PensionsMay I start by wishing my noble friend a happy birthday? I shall certainly take his comments back. He raises an important point about the Post Office situation and I shall take it…18 May 2023HANSARDWar Widows’ and Widowers’ PensionsI totally agree with everything that the noble Lord has said. I can only reconfirm what I have said: it is essential that those who believe they are eligible to apply for the…18 May 2023HANSARDWar Widows’ and Widowers’ PensionsThe noble Earl is right to raise this. This payment has been the subject of extensive negotiations with the Treasury. Tax considerations have been taken into account when arriving…18 May 2023HANSARDWar Widows’ and Widowers’ PensionsI can confirm to the noble and gallant Lord that this scheme applies to all those who surrendered their war widow’s pension before the change was made to eligibility pre April…18 May 2023HANSARDWar Widows’ and Widowers’ PensionsMy Lords, I declare my interest as a serving Army reservist. I am pleased to confirm that the war widows’ ex gratia payments scheme was announced yesterday for this group. The…18 May 2023HANSARDWar Widows’ and Widowers’ PensionsMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness for all her work on this issue, as well as that of my noble friend Lady Fookes. The Ministry of Defence consulted the War Widows’…18 May 2023