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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I will not make much of a speech because it would dilute the excellence of the points made in the debate so far. It seems that we are on an edge here; if we do not do…10 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, once again, I welcome the various amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. I am pleased to support them and remain disappointed that the Government are…10 Jan 2022HANSARDConsumer Scotland Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2022My Lords, this is a bit of a maiden speech, in that I must have done at least 100 SIs over the past years, especially in that wonderful rush towards leaving the EU, but I have…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCivil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2022My Lords, I am struggling in a sense with this Scottish stuff. I suppose it shows that I do not really understand the devolution settlement. My simple idea is that the settlement…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCustoms Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument. It is the latest in a long line of postponements to the introduction of post-Brexit customs…07 Dec 2021HANSARDSolvency 2 (Group Supervision) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I appreciate the Minister’s introduction of this second statutory instrument. It is a somewhat simpler SI than the previous one but will nevertheless be important in the…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Infrastructure Commission: Baseline ReportMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Berkeley on securing this short debate. I express my thanks to the National Infrastructure Commission for its report, which provides…02 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, this has been a short but interesting debate. There has been a heavy focus on the Government’s policy on free ports, the first of which has now opened on Teesside. Seven…01 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillWill that response come in time for us to take account of it as the Bill goes through?01 Dec 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am grateful, as ever, to the Minister for introducing this latest set of Treasury regulations. These are not the first changes to arise from the Financial Services Act…30 Nov 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Politically Exposed PersonsMy Lords, I think we are all asking the same question, but it is a question worth asking. Looking into this, I note that the legislation relating to it is the money laundering…25 Nov 2021HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 3) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021My Lords, on the face of it, the regulations before us are very straightforward. The Financial Action Task Force has updated its list of high-risk countries, and we are mirroring…25 Nov 2021HANSARDMoney LaunderingMy Lords, 10 December 2021 will be the fourth anniversary of the Government’s United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Strategy , which in 2017 committed to bringing forward a draft Bill in…24 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, we welcome the increased parliamentary scrutiny for the statutory guidance on the application of the duty for due regard. This was a recommendation of the Delegated…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Lancaster, for tabling Amendment 15. I have not much more to add than my comments in Committee, so I will not hold up the debate for long. I again…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 26, in the name of my noble friend Lord Coaker. We have retabled this amendment from Committee due to the strength of feeling on this issue…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillWell, as the number two member of this team, I am glad I managed to imitate my boss with such accuracy that it was unnoticed—but I will recover. I note that all noble Lords who…23 Nov 2021HANSARDQuantitative Easing (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful to the Economic Affairs Committee for undertaking this inquiry and to the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, for introducing the final report. It is wide-ranging in…15 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill08 Nov 2021