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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support Amendment 241B, moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley. I declare at the outset for full transparency that I am a paid-up member of…21 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillWhen the Minister analyses the results of the review which is concluding next month, will he also look at the slightly wider issue of barriers to entry and the possible oligopoly…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I wish to speak briefly to this very good and interesting probing amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, and it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Young,…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe noble Baroness is making a very good point, but she will no doubt agree with me that sometimes things go wrong— for instance in the recent experiences in Slough and Thurrock…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I shall briefly respond to the cogent arguments made by the noble Lords, Lord Hunt and Lord Mann. They made me almost sentimental for our time in the other place and I…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillWould not the noble Lord concede that a large number of functions at the district council level, such as environmental health and planning, are delivered through the collaboration…15 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI will speak very briefly in support of the amendment moved by my noble friend Lord Moylan and those spoken to by my noble friend Lady Noakes. All noble Lords have spoken very…13 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThe Minister is doing a very good job on a very sticky wicket. I am not surprised. Notwithstanding what she said about risk assessments and how that has to be, of necessity, a…13 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I was not intending to speak, but I was prompted by the challenge from the noble Baroness who represents the Greens, who spoke with great erudition, expertise and…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thank my noble friend for making that point, but mea culpas go both ways. Some of us were saying four years ago that some of those technical solutions could have been tried…28 Feb 2023HANSARDVoter IdentificationMy Lords, this is about protecting the integrity of the electoral system. It is welcomed by those of us who previously represented areas which have been bedevilled by electoral…22 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 1, tabled by my noble friend Lady Sugg. I will not repeat the comments made on Report. However, given that these are helpful tidying-up,…21 Feb 2023HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations 1988My Lords, I welcome my noble friend the Minister’s very positive tone. I first campaigned on this issue as a constituency MP 18 years ago, but it is 32 years since the Medical…07 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, people watching these proceedings will be astonished that this House seems minded to obstruct this Bill and to fail to fully engage with the difficult and messy process…06 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 45, tabled by my noble friend Lady Sugg, and to strongly and emphatically support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Farmer.…30 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is an honour and a privilege to address your Lordships’ House for the first time. I do so with some humility and not a little nervous anticipation. Walter Bagehot…17 Jan 2023