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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, the most important thing to have come out of this debate, which is now in its fifth or sixth day—frankly, I have lost count—is that the regulatory environment lacks…01 Mar 2023HANSARDTrain Services: North of EnglandMy Lords, the Minister has just described a railway that is in a mess. Is the new Great British railways going to sort this out? If the answer is yes, why are we not seeing a Bill…27 Feb 2023HANSARDTax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2023My Lords, I too thank the Minister for setting out these two instruments. I also thank my noble friend Lady Lister for her attention to the detail of these matters and to the ease…22 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I will not make any specific comments on this group but I will comment on all that we are doing today—certainly the first three groups, all of which seem to me to have a…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI will not get carried away—I will probably declare neutrality and opt out—but this issue is so important. I suspect that this Bill is much more constitutional than we expected…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I think I want to commend the Government on actually bringing in the concept of cost-benefit analysis panels. Generally speaking, the amendments in this group elaborate…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I hope I will be forgiven for not going through my various amendments. Their essence seems to be in the general direction of this group of amendments and I think it…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillCan I say a couple of words about regulation and regulators? This is usually a political divide and I am proud to be on my side of it. I believe that society is the richer for…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillWill the FPC go out of its way to seek out risks—not risks known at the moment or even evolving risks, but the possible risks that could lead to a catastrophic effect?20 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I do not particularly understand the technicalities that have been alluded to in this debate. I will just say a word or two about the bigger issue here, which is the…20 Feb 2023HANSARDRailways: Driver-Only Operated TrainsMy Lords, building on the testimony of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, the difference between disabled passengers who have a problem and ordinary passengers that have a problem…08 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Profits LevyMy Lords, between them, Shell and BP have made profits of £55 billion, and over the same period the net yield—that is, the gross yield from the tax minus the allowance for…07 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI rise to speak to this group, particularly my Amendments 75 and 117. The group contains the important amendment which would give the FCA a “have regard” duty for financial…06 Feb 2023HANSARDCarrier Strike GroupMy Lords, it has been reported this morning that the expected update of the integrated review—which may address the concerns around the carrier strike group—may now be delayed…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 209. This Committee is unusual, in that the level of consensus seems enormous. A lot of the differences are around how to achieve where we…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, this group contains Amendment 120, signed by me, my noble friend Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, and the noble Lord, Lord Morse. Our…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, it is obvious that there is a problem, because virtually everybody has spoken to a problem and said that it must be addressed. It seems to me that the speech the…06 Feb 2023HANSARDCentral Bank Digital Currencies (Economic Affairs Committee Report)I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, for his introduction to this debate. He presented an elegant precis of the document. The noble Lord, Lord King, touched upon the magic word…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCentral Bank Digital Currencies (Economic Affairs Committee Report)The Minister assured us that there would be parliamentary involvement in the introduction of any CBDC. Does that mean she is assuring us that it will involve primary legislation?02 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I do not wholly associate myself or my party with my noble friend Lord Sikka’s comprehensive description of the finance industry, but I go back to one important area. I…01 Feb 2023