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HANSARDFinance BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests. I am an unpaid adviser to Tax Justice Network. Tax justice is the theme of my remarks today. A key requirement…08 Jun 2021HANSARDG7 Global Tax AgreementMy Lords, I assume the Government did some economic modelling before entering into this agreement and making a written promise to abandon the digital sales tax upon the…08 Jun 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann. I have three broad questions for the Minister. As previous speakers have pointed out, the SI does not…26 May 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure and honour to join this debate, and I particularly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for raising the issues that she has. We…25 May 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this vital debate. We are having it at a time when many companies are giving their workers greater flexibility in…20 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the pandemic has hit the low-paid and the poor the hardest. The Government need to commit to a road map to a better post-Covid society so I invite them to make two…18 May 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2021My Lords, the regulations before us extend the life of temporary measures to 30 June this year, but the Government have failed to provide any road map to show how businesses can…18 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, in 2010, 2.5 million people in England were waiting to start their NHS treatment. This reached 4.52 million in December 2019, with nearly 224,000 waiting for more than…13 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I welcome new Members to the House and offer my best wishes to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth for his retirement. Adam Smith said: “No society can…12 May 2021HANSARDBiodiversityMy Lords, the Dasgupta Review reminds us that the trappings of neoliberal capitalism, its unrestrained pursuit of growth, consumption, exploitation and accumulation of private…28 Apr 2021HANSARDInternational Accounting Standards (Delegation of Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a great pleasure to join this debate. The Government claim to be “taking back control”—that slogan has been used quite a few times—but there is no sign of that in…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014My Lords, while it is right to constrain the power of lobbyists and former Ministers renting themselves out, the real cancer at the heart of our politics is corporate money and…22 Apr 2021HANSARDBiodiversity EmergencyMy Lords, the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill annual risk report for 2020 ranks biodiversity loss as the third most impactful risk facing the global economy and the fourth…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCommission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesMy Lords, in 2020 the big four accountancy firms had 11 black partners out of a total of 3,000. Deloitte had one, Ernst & Young and KPMG had two each and PricewaterhouseCoopers…21 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: UpdateMy Lords, 4.7 million people in England are waiting for routine operations and procedures. Some 388,000 have been on waiting lists for more than a year. Even with the extra £7…20 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I thank everyone for their contributions and deep insights. As I listened to the noble Baronesses, Lady Neville-Rolfe and Lady Noakes, I was briefly reminded of the…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I join the noble Earl, Lord Howe, in expressing sadness at the death of Lord Judd, and send my condolences to all his loved ones. In her response, the noble Baroness,…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for supporting this amendment. It was…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill19 Apr 2021