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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill13 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 13 and wish to test the opinion of the House.13 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these amendments and for the explanation that was shared ahead of this debate. We will not oppose them today, as it is right that…24 Mar 2021HANSARDDefence and Security Industrial StrategyMy Lords, the publication of this strategy is welcome, especially since companies across all sectors have had an extremely tough year. The Government have noted that businesses…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, we welcome the re-tabling of Amendment 11 by my noble friend Lord Stevenson, which provides the Minister with an opportunity to give more detail on the intention behind…24 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Defence Command PaperMy Lords, as we mark one year since lockdown began, I start by thanking the Armed Forces for their help during the pandemic. They have been essential to our response, from…23 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, this has been an interesting and wide-ranging discussion. I welcome and congratulate those who have made their maiden speeches today. In recent days, much has been made…12 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, we stand four-square behind our troops and, therefore, four-square behind Amendment 31. We want to work with government and colleagues from across the House to get this…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, Amendment 30 in my name asks the Government to commission an independent evaluation of access to legal aid for members and former members of the Regular Forces and…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti and the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, for their support in this area. Turning to the speech by the noble Baroness, Lady…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Browne, the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Houghton, for bringing forward this important amendment and…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I do not know whether it was a sense of exhaustion but, until the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig, and the noble Lord, Lord Lancaster, set out what their amendments…11 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I think the whole subject of supervision and the presentation of information for decision-making is very important. I do not think that it could be shoehorned into this…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, the interesting amendment tabled by my noble friend Lord Sikka is another demonstration of the considerable unease felt on all sides of the Grand Committee about the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, for tabling this group of amendments, which deal with various aspects of fintech. His contributions on this…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, the case for reform in this area has been overwhelmingly made by my noble friends Lord Stevenson and Lord Griffiths, the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, and the noble…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, has tabled a number of interesting amendments relating to the quality of work, as well as on the topic of employee share schemes. As I am…10 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, the provision of country-by-country data by banks and investment firms will be an important step forward both in combating financial crime and in addressing the vexed…10 Mar 2021