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HANSARDFinancial Services Bill14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly on government Amendment 14 and say a few words in support of the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, because of his ongoing campaigns and successes in making…14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I speak in support of the amendments just proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, which I have signed. One’s heart goes out to him—it must be very difficult to make a…14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am speaking to Amendment 17, which has been retabled in the same form in which it appeared in Committee. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of…14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have spoken on this amendment and those who spoke in Committee on this issue. It must be obvious that I think the case for reform here is…14 Apr 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland and Great Britain: TradeMy Lords, touring and performing in Europe is crucial to our creative industries in Northern Ireland. Will the Minister take the opportunity to put on record today the reason why…25 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former chair of StepChange, the debt charity. Amendment 11 has exactly the same wording as the amendment to Clause 34 that I moved in…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have participated in this short debate. It was unfortunate that, because of timing and other pressures, we have lost the contributions from the…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, Amendment 1 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Eatwell. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, thank you for a very good debate. It has been a fine example of the way in which Report brings together the arguments made in Committee and allows the House to come to a…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillI am grateful to the House for allowing me to speak at this point. I put in a request, but it got omitted. The Deputy Speaker has expressed the situation well. The substance of…24 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, this is the last round on the Trade Bill—for the moment, as has just been said—and, as my right honourable friend the shadow Secretary of State said in the other place,…23 Mar 2021HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former director of the British Film Institute—a body that, in its functions, has many similarities to the British Library; the British Library…19 Mar 2021HANSARDTaskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory ReformMy Lords, given the recent Supreme Court decision in the Uber case, does the Minister agree that it is time to unscramble the unnecessary and divisive distinctions still made in…17 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I welcome those making their maiden speeches today. As the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, said, the creative industries are a major UK success story, integral to our…12 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, financial regulation has to ensure that consumers are well protected. It is with this principle in mind that I move the amendment in my name. I thank the noble Lords,…10 Mar 2021HANSARDGlobal Navigation Satellite SystemMy Lords, the Minister said that he was clear that OneWeb was not going to play a significant part in the PNT strategy—while at the same time saying how important that was —but he…10 Mar 2021