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HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have spoken in the debate, as we struggle—that is the only word—to find the balance between national security and investor rights, and do so…16 Mar 2021HANSARDGlobal Population GrowthMy Lords, my noble friend said in his initial Answer that population was not an explicit theme of COP 26. Do the Government accept that the fundamental reason for global warming…11 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I move Amendment 108 and speak to Amendments 109, 110 and 122, which, collectively, take us into a fresh policy area. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Knight of Weymouth,…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am exceptionally grateful to everybody who has taken part in this debate, including the noble Lord, Lord Knight of Weymouth, who was the first to raise the concept of…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill10 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 29, I shall speak also to Amendment 72. They take us back to some of the issues touched on in our earlier debate on the group beginning with…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill[ Inaudible. ] I am always slightly nervous when I hear Ministers talk about creating bespoke regimes because it brings to mind the gaps we might inadvertently allow to appear.…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 21 I will speak also to Amendments 27 and 32. The first two of those amendments would amend Clause 7, which is entitled “Qualifying entities and…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this debate. I was extremely relieved to hear from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, that Amendment 26 was a rogue…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I have tabled two amendments in this group, Amendments 34 and 35, which I shall now address. Again, they seek to provide clarity on the detailed operation of the Bill.…09 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 105 in this group, which is also a probing amendment, and seeks to insert a new clause in the Bill about regulatory co-operation with the EU. In her…08 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 84, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, so I am afraid I am going to disappoint my noble friend Lady Noakes. We are normally…03 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, Amendment 7 shortens the period in which the Secretary of State may give a call-in notice following a trigger event, under the provisions of Clause 2, from five years to…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillWas it the fact or just the implication?02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillThe Minister is going to write, is she?02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI am grateful to my noble friend for her reply. I do not think I heard whether future pre-emptive actions under the new regime will be the subject of a statutory instrument or…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, this is the first time that I have spoken in this Committee, so I draw attention to my entry in the register of your Lordships’ House. I wish to speak to Amendments 41…02 Mar 2021