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HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Noakes. In essence, since we are on Report on a Financial Services Bill, these amendments can, I hope, be rightly summed…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I shall not detain the House for long at this stage. I fear I got cut off just as I was extolling the virtues of how new technologies could help in this endeavour. I…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillIt is a pleasure to speak to this group of amendments, and I declare my interests as set out in the register. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, on the way in which he…24 Mar 2021HANSARDPeople with Disabilities Standing for Elected OfficeMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that the Government may be able to perform a useful convening role with political parties, to gain more traction on this issue? In 2018, I was…22 Mar 2021HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate, and I congratulate my noble friend Lord Vaizey on the excellent way in which introduced the Bill and, indeed, on all the…19 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Bus Strategy: EnglandMy Lords, I welcome the bus strategy for cleaner, greener, better buses and bus services. The regulations on the information on accessibility are not due to be done until summer…18 Mar 2021HANSARDTaskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory ReformMy Lords, the Covid pandemic has affected young people particularly hard in their education and when beginning their careers. To this end, and in terms of “Build back better” and…17 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I welcome and congratulate all noble Lords who have made their maiden speeches in today’s debate and declare my interests as set out in the register. The Chancellor…12 Mar 2021HANSARDMusic and Performing Arts Students: Visas and Work PermitsMy Lords, “I learned by touring Europe in the 60s. Young artists need the same chance”. Those are the words of Elton John. Would my noble friend agree that the Rocket Man is…11 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak to this group of amendments. In doing so, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I shall speak particularly to Amendment 122. It is…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I say to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, that her point on bitcoin was well made but, for the record, it is…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in the debate on this first group of amendments. In doing so, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I congratulate the noble…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 112 I shall speak also to the following 10 amendments in the group, through to Amendment 136E, which is also in my name. I declare my interests as…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in day five of Committee of the Financial Services Bill. In doing so, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I was keen to…08 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak to this group of amendments. In doing so, I declare my interests as set out in the register. It is also a pleasure to follow the noble Lord,…08 Mar 2021HANSARDSpace IndustryMy Lords, the future is data and the future is now. Much of that data needs to, and can come from, space, not least EOD, as my noble friend Lord Willetts pointed out in his…04 Mar 2021HANSARDData Protection Act 2018: ChildrenMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that there is a pressing need for much greater levels of awareness and understanding? Furthermore, does would she agree that it…04 Mar 2021HANSARDHauliersMy Lords, this debate can best be described as delays caused for want of data. Does the Minister agree that this is a question of data not wagons? Where is the data? When can we…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in the debate on this second group of amendments. I declare my interests as set out in the register. It is also more than a pleasure to…03 Mar 2021