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HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, gave us fair warning that she was likely to bring an amendment back on Report for further debate, which is reasonable given the time…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, we had a fruitful debate on the issue of parliamentary scrutiny and the regulator’s rule-making powers last Wednesday. Since this amendment was tabled, I have viewed it…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Sikka for bringing back this amendment. In Grand Committee, it was discussed in the context of our wider debates on parliamentary…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Sikka facilitated perhaps one of the most interesting debates in Grand Committee. The amendments raised several important questions about the…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, we welcome the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, and the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, on digital ID and other, broader, fintech…19 Apr 2021HANSARDRecognised Auction Platforms (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument, and to the noble Lord, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, for his contribution to this short debate.…15 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, for moving this amendment, with support from my noble friends. As I noted in Grand Committee, the Labour Party has long…14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, this is an emotive issue for a lot of people. Although we recognise that the Government have taken steps to help a proportion of so-called mortgage prisoners to access…14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I shall be brief in responding to the amendment, which was ably introduced by my noble friend Lord Stevenson of Balmacara. We are grateful to the Minister and officials…14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, the issues covered by this group are wide-ranging in nature but all important. Amendments 16 and 25 return to issues that we explored in Grand Committee, while the right…14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, the Government’s response to the Woolard Review was swift and positive. As doubts remained over exactly when and how Ministers’ promises on buy now, pay later products…14 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, we fully support Amendment 14. By my count, the noble Lord, Lord Dannatt, and the noble and gallant Lords, Lord Boyce and Lord Stirrup, have about 120 years of service…13 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI am willing to accept the assurance from the Minister that these are technical amendments, and I have no further comments.13 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, after listening to the debate, it is clear that we are united in seeking to protect our troops from vexatious claims and shoddy investigations. Both amendments in the…13 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, important issues have been raised on this group and I thank colleagues for tabling these amendments. The Good Friday agreement is central to the ongoing peace process in…13 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, there is almost universal support in this House for ensuring that torture, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity are excluded from the presumption. It is…13 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, in essence, Amendment 13 in the names of my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer, the noble and gallant Lords, Lord Stirrup and Lord Boyce, and the noble Lord, Lord…13 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I have nothing to add but to congratulate to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, on his tenacious pursuit of this point and to thank the Minister for this moment of…13 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, as we open the debate for the Report stage of the overseas operations Bill, I want to remind colleagues that, like many across this House, we remain determined to…13 Apr 2021HANSARDCentral Bank Digital CurrencyMy Lords, I had not heard of CBDCs until I was faced with this Question. The briefing paper by the Bank of England in March 2020 is particularly useful. It is clear that the…13 Apr 2021