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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcome this Bill and the growth in competitive objectives that inform it. I thank the many organisations that have provided us with briefings, especially the APPG on…08 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare an interest as sometime chair and vice-chair of the APPG for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. I have raised the division of Cyprus many times in your…21 May 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 170 in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Bennett, Lady Griffin and Lady Hayman. I am grateful for their support and look forward…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI thank the Minister for that response, but that probably means in practice that I thank her for the last sentence. Some of the other stuff I found difficult to agree with. I…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords—23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am sorry, it will not happen again, but the Government are trying to do precisely what the Minister said they should not do: they are trying to mandate investments.23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, Amendment 212 is in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayman, Lady Griffin of Princethorpe and Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. I thank them for their support…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillThe fact is that some, though not all, pension funds are invested in climate-changing activities. We need to do something about that, and we need to do it soon. The other point I…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly but enthusiastically in support of Amendment 205. The case for a review was eloquently put by the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, and its merits are…05 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly under the auspices of Amendments 146 and 147 when we resume some of the discussions the Minister promised last week to continue, notably on…26 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow—and I did—my noble friend discussing the reserved mandatory powers in the Bill. I will speak to my Amendments 111, 161 and 162. I thank the…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillCan the Minister respond to the point I made about statutory guidance?22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 3, I will speak also to Amendments 221 and 222. These amendments would enable meaningful scrutiny of any of the Bill’s nearly 130 delegated parts…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillIf the noble Lord is asking why it is there, I am afraid I will have to plead the Public Bill Office.12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am grateful to all those who have contributed to this brief debate. The complexity described by the Minister is obviously real and clearly important, but one of the ways of…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI beg leave to withdraw Amendment 3.12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I join the Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, in saying how much I look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady White, especially…18 Dec 2025