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HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, we strongly support Amendments 4, 42, 52 and 92 in this group. The proposal in the Bill to create new criminal offences by statutory instrument is completely…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillCan you hear me now? Yes? Good. Noble Lords will be relieved to hear that I will not start again. I will speak to Amendments 34, 36 and 37. Clause 4 deals with clinical trials,…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill[ Inaudible .]19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I have only just learned that if we do not pass the government amendments in this group, we put at risk the required legislative consent order for Northern Ireland. I…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, we have Amendment 139 in this group. It would require all the delegated powers in the Bill to expire on the third anniversary of its passing. We chose the three-year…19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill19 Oct 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as chair of the Association of Medical Research Charities, whose members contributed £1.9 billion to medical research last year, and of the…02 Sept 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the very important new amendments concerning transfer rights. In Committee, the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, and I attempted to do,…15 Jul 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak briefly to government Amendments 1, 3 to 7, 9 to 12 and 14 to 31, as well as to my related Amendment 2. First, I thank the Minister and her team for their…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I strongly support my noble friend’s analysis of the one-size-fits-all regulatory threat to open schemes. I also strongly support the proposed remedy, which would ensure…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House on Amendment 32.30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 72 and 74 in this group. Neither amendment in any way alters any of the important climate change amendments in the group, except in one…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 63 because it is vital to allow the MaPS dashboard the best possible chance of reaching a wide public audience and establishing MaPS as a…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I will restrict my remarks to Amendment 32, which is in my name and the names of the noble Lord, Lord Vaux of Harrowden, and my noble friend Lady Bowles. I thank them…30 Jun 2020HANSARDBanks: Authorised Push Payment FraudMy Lords, in February, the PSR allowed banks a three-month delay in implementing the sensible and effective confirmation-of-payee rule. One of the conditions attached to this…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCharitable and Voluntary SectorMy Lords, I declare my interests as chair of the Association of Medical Research Charities and of the Specialised Healthcare Alliance, a coalition of over 100 charities…30 Apr 2020HANSARDIndia: Scam Call CentresMy Lords, yesterday the Times reported the cybersecurity company Avast as saying that scammers have been targeting healthcare providers worldwide since the pandemic struck. Its…21 Apr 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, many of the problems faced by our pensions system are to do with drawdown and transfer, some of which we have just discussed. This amendment would introduce a…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble friend’s amendment, among other things, speaks about advertising. The underlying question about advertising, however, is surely why allow it at all? That was…02 Mar 2020