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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, Amendment 76 in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Tyler of Enfield—I am very grateful for her support and look forward to hearing her speak later on in our…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI am afraid to say that I am not sure I take much comfort from the FCA saying that it is right. Mandy Rice-Davies would know how to deal with that. My next question is about the…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank the Minister for that reply. It is hard to understand exactly what the defence of the new consumer duty is, and why the private right of action is not included. I am very…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, Amendment 40 is in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, whose support I am grateful for. The amendment would bring lending to SMEs…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThe Minister mentioned the BBRS as part of this panoply of organisations that are spending their entire time defending SMEs. How many cases has the BBRS handled since its…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank the Minister for her response but this all seems astoundingly Panglossian. It is as though there is nothing wrong with all this and the SMEs are protected, happy and…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, the purpose of the amendment is to allow debate on the possible means of parliamentary scrutiny of the many legislative changes that will be brought about by the…25 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill25 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank all noble Lords who have spoken. I did ask the Minister about the Treasury’s assertion, or guarantee, that it will have replacements where necessary for the stuff that…25 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, we welcome the overall objectives of the Bill but have some significant reservations. In the absurd five minutes allowed, I will focus on the reservations rather than…10 Jan 2023HANSARDProtection for Whistleblowing Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on securing this debate and welcome her Bill. I declare an interest as a vice-chair of the APPG for Whistleblowing. The Bill addresses…02 Dec 2022HANSARDMoney Laundering Regulations: Politically Exposed PersonsMy Lords, the FCA guidelines, which are five years old, make clear that Members of this House should be treated as low risk unless there are other factors at play. There is no…28 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Markets: StabilityThat this House takes note of the importance of stability in the financial markets and its impact on pensions, mortgages and the rental markets.03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Markets: StabilityMy Lords, I start, as is now traditional, by welcoming the return of the Minister, and by thanking the Library for the outstanding note it has produced for this debate. The Motion…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Markets: StabilityMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response, much of which we will no doubt return to frequently. I also thank all other noble Lords for their contributions. On 23 September,…03 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 18. I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, and my noble friend Lady Kramer for adding their names to both amendments and to the…04 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]04 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her response and thank all other noble Lords who spoke to Amendment 13. I detect a chillier wind from my right than I would have liked. Under those…04 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]04 Jul 2022