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HANSARDPensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, it is obviously deeply regrettable that the pensions dashboard has been delayed—again, I should probably say. If it is not ready, a delay to the connection is obviously…12 Jul 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for these amendments. As he said, I described at Report the loophole in the register of overseas entities that allows people to hide the true…04 Jul 2023HANSARDRoad Fuel PricesMy Lords, the supermarket premium is apparently about 6p per litre, but that is nothing compared to the prices charged in motorway service stations, where it is often a further…04 Jul 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I will briefly add my support to the amendments proposed by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, which try to strengthen the failure to prevent clauses the…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosMy Lords, at the moment the law we have been talking about has been preventing those who are perpetrating the harm and publishing it, but is there any merit in going after the…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and for his undertakings to bring further amendments at Third Reading. I will make just a few comments. First, in terms of…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill20 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I shall speak to the amendments in this group in my name, Amendments 16 and 17. I should remind the House of my interest in the register as a non-practising member of…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I thank the Minister for engaging on the subject as he has done. He used the words “jaded” and…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIt is not trusts.20 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill20 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I have submitted Amendments 72 and 73 in this group. Amendment 72 is designed to close an anomaly that arose in part because of the rushed nature of the emergency first…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I also thank the Minister for having listened to the points that were made in our previous debates about the importance of ACSPs’ verification statements being made…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, may I very briefly support what the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, has just said? This amendment troubles me a little bit. The Companies House information is important for…20 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I introduced a number of amendments on the subject of authorised push payments fraud in Committee. At the time I said I was broadly happy with the Minister’s responses…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have taken part in this debate, particularly the Minister for her constructive engagement on this and the reassurance she has just given. In fact,…13 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, this is the first of two groups that seek to improve the level of parliamentary scrutiny and accountability. Arguably, I think the groups are the wrong way around from a…08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I will comment briefly on government Amendment 11. The competitiveness and growth objective is a long-term, ongoing objective and, with the best will in the world, it is…08 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I added my name to the amendments by the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, so I thought I would stand and associate myself completely with his comments. I am delighted that the…08 Jun 2023