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HANSARDRailways (Penalty Fares) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Snape.18 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing today’s money Bill. As the noble Baroness knows, we do not support this legislation but, given its status, we accept that…18 Jan 2023HANSARDTransport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this order; I think he said that it is the first order he has introduced so I welcome him to this process. Having been involved in…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTransport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2023Can I help the Minister by defining my question more precisely? In that paragraph there is a balance between two concepts: one is better buses and the other is preserving…17 Jan 2023HANSARDPensions Appeal Tribunals (Late Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this instrument. It seems simply to bring appeals in Scotland and Northern Ireland into line with those in the rest of the United…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTransport (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2023Would the Minister be kind enough to review that answer and, if he is not entirely happy with it, write to me?17 Jan 2023HANSARDAlcohol Duty BandsMy Lords, I am sympathetic to the Minister answering this Question: she is the victim of a bizarre system of government. Surely this is at least 50% a health issue. The…12 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial ServicesMy Lords, is the Minister claiming that progress on this matter is rapid enough? It seems to me that the general view in the House today is that it is not. If she is saying that…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the Bill and for the positive engagement we have had with government. Today has been a constructive and considered debate, and I…10 Jan 2023HANSARDFinance BillMy Lords, I begin by welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, to his place for what I think is his first piece of Treasury legislation. I get the impression that he will probably…20 Dec 2022HANSARDRail ServicesMy Lords, I always admire the way the Minister battles on with this problem, but this Government have been in office for 12 years and the railways are a mess. Let us look just at…20 Dec 2022HANSARDFinance BillMy understanding is that the present investment programmes that they had before this tax came out just carried forward, with a limit but well behind, the relief on so-called…20 Dec 2022HANSARDFinance BillDoes the Minister deny the almost obvious fact that none of these big oil companies is going to pay a penny more? He correctly explained how they will get to that not paying a…20 Dec 2022HANSARDCryptocurrenciesMy Lords, in response to the collapse of FTX, Singapore’s Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong, said: “Cryptocurrency platforms can collapse due to fraud,…20 Dec 2022HANSARDMilitary Personnel: Strike Action CoverMy Lords, MACA requests—that is, military aid to civil authorities—are being used routinely, when guidance states that military assistance should be used “responding to…19 Dec 2022HANSARDRetailers: CashI too welcome the Minister to his place. I remember in similar circumstances when I was on that Front Bench explaining to the civil servants that Question Time is a blood…15 Dec 2022HANSARDTax-free ShoppingMy Lords, while it might not have been the primary driver of tourism into the UK, tax-free shopping certainly incentivised extra spending during people’s stays. It was right to…15 Dec 2022HANSARDSouth Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (Transfer of Functions) Order 2023My Lords, I welcome this order to merge the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive into the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. This step should lead to more…13 Dec 2022HANSARDRailway Station Ticket OfficesMy Lords, at the Conservative Party conference in October, the previous Transport Secretary, when saying that she was asking industry to launch consultations on reforming ticket…13 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Strikes: Impact AssessmentMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on an open and refreshingly clear acknowledgement that only Ministers set the pay and conditions for railway workers, and that only they can…08 Dec 2022