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HANSARDRegional GrowthI am very grateful to my noble friend for his question and for his expertise in this matter. He is right on capital budgets, with which, historically, there have been two…05 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI tried to address that in answer to the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon. Yesterday we talked about interconnectivity within the city regions. We will be announcing…05 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthNo, that is not the case at all. The noble Lord refers to promises made by the previous Government, which the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, also referred to. Promises were…05 Jun 2025HANSARDDenial of Banking Services: UK Defence SectorMy Lords, the Government have been clear that there is nothing contradictory between ESG considerations and defence. No company should ever be denied access to financial services…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDenial of Banking Services: UK Defence SectorI was not quite sure where the noble Baroness’s question was going, but I definitely agree with where it ended up. The Government have made it absolutely clear that we consider…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDenial of Banking Services: UK Defence SectorI do not think any specific guidance has been given in the way that the noble Lord asks, but the most important thing to say here is that the banking sector should never take a…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDenial of Banking Services: UK Defence SectorI agree with the noble Baroness. As I said previously, the Government have made it very clear that we consider defence an ethical investment. We do not see a conflict between…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDenial of Banking Services: UK Defence SectorI agree very much with what the noble and gallant Lord says. The Government have made it very clear that we consider defence an ethical investment. We do not see a conflict…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDenial of Banking Services: UK Defence SectorNo, I disagree with my noble friend on that point. As I said before, the ESG market has developed quickly and without formal oversight, so it is the responsibility of government…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDenial of Banking Services: UK Defence SectorI am grateful to the noble Lord for his Question, and I am happy to say that to all three of his supplementary questions the answer is yes. I agree with a lot of what he says.…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDenial of Banking Services: UK Defence SectorI am grateful to my noble friend for his question, and I agree with everything he said. The Government have been clear that no company should ever be denied access to financial…04 Jun 2025HANSARDMansion House AccordI think I may have covered that several times already. I do not agree with the noble Lord when he says that this is not new. For the first time, we have 17 providers signing an…14 May 2025HANSARDMansion House AccordI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. I know that she has a great deal of expertise in this matter, and I enjoyed the meeting that she and I had with my honourable…14 May 2025HANSARDMansion House AccordThe noble Lord is absolutely right about the importance of the pipeline that he speaks about. The Government are playing our part in that, with £100 billion of additional public…14 May 2025HANSARDMansion House AccordThe Government of course want to see more consumers participate in capital markets and benefit from the long-term financial security that investing can provide. We are committed…14 May 2025HANSARDMansion House AccordI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her questions. I am sorry that she started her remarks with the word “disappointing”, because this is a really important initiative by the…14 May 2025HANSARDMansion House AccordBecause it is very important that this voluntary commitment delivers the investment that is promised for the UK economy.14 May 2025HANSARDMansion House AccordI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. This commitment is voluntary and led by the industry, because the industry knows and is choosing to do this—because the…14 May 2025HANSARDMansion House AccordI am shocked that my noble friend uses the word “leak”—I have no idea what he is talking about. As I have said, it is important that this is a voluntary commitment and that it…14 May 2025HANSARDBank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]That this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 2.12 May 2025