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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, the Good Friday agreement is central to the ongoing peace process in Northern Ireland. We all have a vital role to play in safeguarding the Good Friday agreement and…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, we stand foursquare behind our troops and we want to work with the Government to build the broadest consensus possible on the Bill—tailored to supporting our Armed…09 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill08 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I did not study this group with the care I should have, otherwise I would have realised what an extraordinarily rich group of amendments it is. They seek to address…08 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, the last Labour Government were supportive of facilitating access to sharia-compliant financial services, and we understand—and welcome—that Her Majesty’s Government…08 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, many colleagues will recognise Amendment 79 as a response to the recent publication of the Woolard Review into change and innovation in the unsecured credit market. The…08 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I think this debate brings out the fact that we do not fully understand this area. There is obviously a case for a great debate. We are, sadly, going to see many more…03 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, we have spent an hour and a quarter debating a clause that is two thirds of a page long in a 182-page Bill. This, at first sight, might seem unreasonable, but when you…03 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, despite various initiatives to encourage the emergence of challenger banks and local and regional institutions, barriers to entry remain high and the UK does not have a…01 Mar 2021HANSARDCadet ForcesMy Lords, last year, the Government published a review of the Reserve Forces and cadets’ associations, which recommended that the council of the RFCAs and the 13 RFCA bodies…01 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I thank all Members who have taken part in this debate. The statement of the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, that Clause 3 waives away a whole series of rules, without any…24 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 25. This is a Christmas tree Bill with many attractive decorations, to which the Committee has tried to add. They have all been important…24 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services Bill24 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, mentioned that my noble friend Lord Stevenson has retired from the Front Bench, much to my personal disgust—because we are short of…22 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, faced with speaking on this group, I looked at the Bill as a whole and, to a surprising extent, there is little reference to consumers or people who depend on the…22 Feb 2021HANSARDInheritance Tax: Cohabiting SiblingsMy Lords, in the run-up to the Spring Budget, surely the Treasury should be grappling with questions such as the one raised by the noble Lord, Lord Lexden. However, many people…10 Feb 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing these uprating measures and to the small band of other noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. The Minister will be…08 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I begin by thanking the Minister and his officials for their early engagement on this legislation, which is both wide-ranging and highly technical. I very much hope that…28 Jan 2021HANSARDOperation of Air Services (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I welcome the introduction of this instrument to transfer EU regulations into UK statute and to ensure continuity in relation to airlines and their operating licences.…26 Jan 2021HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by congratulating the Minister on her spirited 12-minute speech, which covered all these amendments. In the heady days of the 1960s, I went to university for…21 Jan 2021