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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I need to begin by reminding the House that I have two interests. I am an approved person under the FCA rules, and I chair a regulated firm. The Bill is big and…10 Jan 2023HANSARDRetailers: CashTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with retailers and other outlets concerning their acceptance of cash as legal tender.15 Dec 2022HANSARDRetailers: CashMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend, in particular for standing in at short notice when the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, was delayed. I think that this is the first time…15 Dec 2022HANSARDLiaison CommitteeI understand that we will not have any post-legislative scrutiny committees this year. Learning from our mistakes is one of the most important things that we can do when things…15 Dec 2022HANSARDNet MigrationCould my noble friend explain why the Government have limited the number of medical school places to 7,500? This deprives several hundreds and maybe thousands of our young people…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme and Energy Price Guarantee Pass-through Requirement (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for his explanation and for the way he has addressed some of the concerns of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, which I…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme and Energy Price Guarantee Pass-through Requirement (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2022I am grateful to my noble friend for his very thorough answers. I might have misheard, but I do not think he said why there is an appeal procedure in respect of heat in Statutory…22 Nov 2022HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022My Lords, I will not detain the House for more than a moment. I pick up a thread raised by the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, about the time that this has taken since the…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementI absolutely accept what my noble friend says. I was not suggesting that this was the only way to skin the cat; I was just trying to say that this was one way it could be skinned.…30 Jun 2022HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, made clear, I am not a member of her committee, so I shall not say much about the purpose of this regulation other than that, as…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I have not contributed so far to this debate, either at Second Reading or in any of the subsequent stages. I am no expert in the field of education, but I wanted to contribute…20 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to hear from the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, whose contributions are always interesting, direct and not uncontroversial. Those Members…12 May 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022My Lords, I was going to be very brief, and I can be even briefer, because the noble Lord, Lord Collins, has stolen most of my lines. I speak on behalf of the Secondary…28 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, it is difficult when—25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, and to the House, for having pushed him so rudely. When one sees the way the tide of opinion is flowing strongly, it is very…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I have an amendment in this group—Amendment 59, previously tabled in Committee as Amendment 45B. The purpose of the amendment is very simple: it aims to increase…25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections Bill25 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillI beg leave to withdraw.25 Apr 2022