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HANSARDCryptocurrencies: US RegulationI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question and pay tribute, too, to his expertise in this matter. There is a lot of truth in what he said, which is partly why HM Treasury…12 Nov 2025HANSARDCryptocurrencies: US RegulationI am not sure I share the noble Earl’s characterisation of the distinction between the two regimes. The US will legislate for their interests, and we will legislate for ours. The…12 Nov 2025HANSARDCryptocurrencies: US RegulationI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. She is not correct to say that the regulators are not looking at that; of course they are taking it into account. She is…12 Nov 2025HANSARDCryptocurrencies: US RegulationI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question and pay tribute to his considerable expertise in this matter. I agree with what he said. Crypto assets have the potential to play…12 Nov 2025HANSARDCryptocurrencies: US RegulationI am grateful to my noble and learned friend for his question. The Government’s approach to crypto assets seeks to strike the right balance between giving firms regulatory…12 Nov 2025HANSARDCryptocurrencies: US RegulationMy Lords, the UK is engaged with the US on crypto asset risks through international fora, and we have created a joint UK-US Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future, for…12 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsI do not know if the noble Lord was paying attention for the last 10 minutes, but I have made it extremely clear that I am not going to comment on individual tax measures.10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsI am grateful to my noble friend for his question. I am not going to comment, as he knows, on individual tax measures, but I think we can be clear that the priorities for the…10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsI am sorry to disappoint the noble Lord, but I am afraid I am not going to comment now on individual tax measures.10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsAgain, I think that that may be inviting me to speculate on the next Budget. I am not going to give a running commentary on the speculation there has been so far. The Chancellor…10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsThe Chancellor is entirely at liberty to set out what she wants to set out at any given point. As I said, there has much speculation ahead of the Budget. I am not going to comment…10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. However, she knows that I am not going to speculate or give a running commentary on the next Budget now. There has been much…10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. I am not quite sure how many more ways I can say this: she is inviting me to comment on tax speculation, and I think I have…10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsI certainly agree with the first fact that the noble Lord set out, and I am happy to do so. On his second fact, that is inviting me to speculate, which I think I have made clear I…10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsNo. As I think I have made clear, I am not going to comment on individual tax measures.10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsI applaud the noble Lord’s attempt at his question. I am not going to comment on individual tax measures right now.10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsMy Lords, the Government do not comment on tax speculation outside of fiscal events. The Chancellor will set out the Government’s fiscal plans at the forthcoming Budget.10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question, the first part of which I agree with. On the rest of it, as she knows, I am not going to comment on individual tax measures…10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsMy reason is very simple: I am not going to speculate on the next Budget now. I am, of course, grateful for my noble friend’s expertise in these matters.10 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Insurance: PartnershipsIf the noble Lord wants to talk about the amount of money that is left, I am very happy to point him to the £22 billion black hole in the public finances that we inherited and…10 Nov 2025