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HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillDoes my noble friend the Minister recognise that some countries allow voiding? He pointed out some that do not, but some do. Does he agree that if a transaction is voidable, it…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. As the noble Lord, Lord Fox, pointed out, he almost certainly has much greater experience than all of us in this Room combined in…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, we have heard from a chartered accountant, a banker and a lawyer all in unanimity; it is very worrying. As I understand it, this approach is consistent with some regimes…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister and his officials for his briefing and help. I suppose I should thank him also for his letter of 18 minutes before the start of this…02 Mar 2021HANSARDPolitical Parties: Expenditure LimitsMy Lords, as a party treasurer, I know that in 2000 the cost of a second-class stamp was 19p and it is now 66p. Therefore, does the Minister agree that the rules need to reflect…22 Feb 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I really do have to declare some interests in the context of this Bill. I am the senior partner of Cavendish Corporate Finance, which specialises in advising owners of…04 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I refer your Lordships to my registered interests and extend a very warm welcome to my noble friend Lord Hammond of Runnymede. I have sat through many of his speeches,…28 Jan 2021HANSARDRetail Sector: UnemploymentDoes the Minister agree that there are not any grounds for the insolvency practitioner to select a purchaser, as implied in the Question asked by my noble friend Lord Rose? The…27 Jan 2021HANSARDAnti-Semitism: University Campus IncidentsMy Lords, I warmly welcome my noble friend Lord Wolfson to our House and look forward to his maiden speech. I declare my interests as I hold a number of positions in the Jewish…21 Jan 2021HANSARDNew Businesses: Capital Gains TaxTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the report by the Office for Tax Simplification OTS Capital Gains Tax Review: Simplifying by design , published on 11 November 2020,…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNew Businesses: Capital Gains TaxMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question in my name on the Order Paper and, in so doing, draw your Lordships’ attention to my interests as disclosed in the register.20 Jan 2021HANSARDNew Businesses: Capital Gains TaxI am sure my noble friend the Minister will agree that, while we all want tax to be as simple as possible, one has to recognise that capital gains tax is different from other…20 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, I start by complimenting my noble friend Lord Cavendish of Furness on his valedictory speech, which was typically eloquent and clear. I know the whole House will join me…30 Dec 2020HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayOn 2 December, the UN General Assembly once again neglected the human rights repression by serial abusers such as Iran, China and Russia and devoted an entire session to deriding…10 Dec 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance: Base Erosion and Profit ShiftingMy Lords, I welcome this extremely important Question. We have discussed pillar 1 before in this Chamber. My noble friend is aware of my views that the digital services tax is not…02 Nov 2020HANSARDVAT Retail Export SchemeMy noble friend the Minister might want to read the CEBR report again, because it is based on Global Blue’s research and those assumptions have been verified. However, will she…20 Oct 2020HANSARDAmazonTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are planning to take (1) to protect third party sellers from the dominance of Amazon, and (2) to ensure that Amazon does not…12 Oct 2020HANSARDAmazonMy Lords, I appreciate that the DST was always intended as a stopgap while the OECD comes up with a more global solution, possibly imminently. But it was brought in with the…12 Oct 2020HANSARDElectric VehiclesMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I own a Tesla all-electric motor car, and I support the request of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, to encourage the Government to do more…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the operation of the moratorium process set out in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, and (2)…29 Jul 2020