Contributions
272 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDCash MachinesMy Lords, yesterday the CEO of LINK said in the Times : “Most parts of the country are just not ready to go cashless and Link is committed to ensuring that every high street has…04 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, for the sake of transparency, I should record that one of my children works for the Money and Pensions Service and that I have not had, nor will I have, any discussions…28 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I was glad to see Cyprus mentioned in the Tory manifesto in the context of resolving the long-standing and damaging division of that island. This division quite unfairly…07 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I will touch on three issues, all to do with higher education, and I declare an interest as a member of council at UCL. The first is the decline in part-time and adult…22 Oct 2019HANSARDSharia-compliant Student FinanceThat Answer is still vague and still qualified. Why can the Government not make a firm commitment? They have known about this problem since 2013 and have known about the solution…25 Jul 2019HANSARDSharia-compliant Student FinanceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made towards the introduction of Sharia-compliant student finance.25 Jul 2019HANSARDInflationMy Lords, I was until today a member of the committee that produced this report. I record my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, for his wise and tolerant chairmanship, and…01 Jul 2019HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises: MistreatmentMy Lords, the report we are considering has already attracted a lot of comment—all of it unfavourable. The chair of the TSC said: “This long overdue report will offer no solace to…27 Jun 2019HANSARDBreathing Space Scheme: Consultation ResponseMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. We on these Benches very much welcome the introduction of the breathing space and the statutory debt repayment schemes,…19 Jun 2019HANSARDBanks: Cash WithdrawalsMy Lords, at the end of March there were 924 deprived areas without access to free-to-use ATMs, and this was a 12-month high. On 1 April LINK promised to address the problem by…11 Jun 2019HANSARDMoney Market Funds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I was grateful for the clarity of the Explanatory Memorandum and the impact assessment for this SI. I understand that the changes are necessary for the proper…25 Feb 2019HANSARDUncertificated Securities (Amendment and EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I accept that the two regulations in this group are closely linked and I have only one question and one comment. The question relates to the waivers that the Treasury…25 Feb 2019HANSARDSecuritisation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I have only one brief question, which is to do with the transparency SI. I accept that we should approve both the SIs before us, but I regret that there has been no…25 Feb 2019HANSARDMoney Market Funds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Before the Minister sits down, I may have expressed myself badly when talking about the negative instruments. The instrument we are discussing gives the Treasury the power…25 Feb 2019HANSARDSubordinate Legislation: Transparency and AccountabilityMy Lords, we see too many skeleton Bills. The Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill is the latest example and one of the very worst. These Bills force us to use secondary…21 Feb 2019HANSARDEquivalence Determinations for Financial Services and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the equivalence SI shares the same consolidated impact assessment with the next three SIs. I am grateful that this was published in advance of today’s debate and was…18 Feb 2019HANSARDEquivalence Determinations for Financial Services and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am grateful for that intervention. The short answer to the final question is: no, I do not. I shall try to be slightly less kind as I move on. Paragraph 52 of the consolidated…18 Feb 2019HANSARDOfficial Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I can be very brief. I declare an interest as chair of the Hansard Society, which is almost as obsessed with the effective scrutiny of secondary legislation as the noble…18 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Record, Disclosure of Information and Co-operation (Financial Services) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019We support this statutory instrument, but I have a couple of quick questions. In paragraph 2.7, the EM notes that: “In certain exceptional instances, a similar requirement to seek…18 Feb 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]My Lords, very briefly, I should like to ask the Minister a question to do with the in-flight EU prospectus regulation, which has passed all its legislative stages but has not yet…06 Feb 2019