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HANSARDUK 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 2022HANSARDInsurance Industry: Travel PremiumsMy Lords, people with serious pre-existing medical conditions often find it difficult to get travel insurance. As the Minister has said, in April last year the FCA introduced new…28 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]I thank everybody who has spoken in this short debate. I am of course disappointed that the Minister is disinclined to allow Parliament any meaningful contribution to the Treasury…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly to all the amendments in the group. They are in my name and variously in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, and my noble friend Lady Kramer. I…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]Perhaps I could ask again about which “certain aspects of the Company’s activities may be subject to” the FCA and PRA rules, as set out in the framework.14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I will ask a brief question about regulation in the sense raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes. Chapter 11 of the framework published by the Treasury says:…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]14 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThank you. My Lords, for the next five minutes, I want to move the focus from eastern Europe—and the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard —to the eastern Mediterranean and the divided…18 May 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI shall speak to all the amendments in this group. I am very grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Brinton and Lady Thornton, for their support. All the amendments in this group…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for the comprehensive way she addressed the various anxieties about Clause 151. I am reassured by her clear statement that the purpose…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, like the noble Lords, Lord Patel and Lord Kakkar, I have added my name to the government amendments in this group. These amendments directly address the criticisms which…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, said, I have given notice of my intention to oppose the Motion that Clause 136 stand part. This clause is yet another example of the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, Amendment 106 is in my name and those of my noble friend Lady Walmsley and the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton. I am very grateful for their support. Two months ago, two…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lord’s, I shall speak to Amendments 178 and 240, and I remind the Committee of my interest as chair of the Specialised Healthcare Alliance. Amendment 178 deals with innovative…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is clear that new Section 14Z48 is an unambiguous abuse of delegated powers. It provides for a law to be created by the simple issuing of a paper. There is no real…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow and to agree with the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. I will cover some of the same ground in my remarks. I start by declaring my interests as…24 Jan 2022