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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI made exactly the same argument during the passage of what we used to call ECB 1—the first economic crime Bill. I entirely agree, and noble Lords will see that I have a number of…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe noble Lord is quite right: there is the question of being able to influence or control the company other than through shareholdings, but he referred to penalties and so on.…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I have two very short points on this. First, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley. I do not think paragraph (a) in the amendment works: the registered…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, very quickly, I will not repeat what we said on an earlier group, but these two amendments cover very much the same sort of areas of transparency. I ask the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillUnfortunately, I do not think that is a “reasonable excuse”; that would not be a “material particular”.27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe noble Lord has explained the onerous nature of verifying the identity of every shareholder, which I accepted in part when I spoke. We will come back to that issue on…27 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThe Minister just made a statement that it is likely to be needed in future. Can I ask a very simple question: why? Why is a CBDC likely to be needed in future? That seems a…21 Mar 2023HANSARDPassports: Strike Action and Voter IDMy Lords, like many in this House, I am registered to vote in two places. I have had no information from either local authority about the need for voter ID yet. It is only a…20 Mar 2023HANSARDUniversities: Impact of Industrial Action on StudentsMy Lords, can I push the Minister on the last part of the noble Lord’s question? I should declare an interest: I have two sons who are at university at the moment, both of whom…16 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I wanted to thank the Government and to associate myself with the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. I thank them for their constructive engagement, which has…14 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill13 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, it is an unexpected feeling to be zapping through groups at some speed. In moving my Amendment 202, I will speak to the various other related amendments in my name in…13 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillCan the Minister comment on the Treasury Select Committee’s recommendation on the PSR, effectively subcontracting its responsibilities to Pay.UK?13 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I think the comments from the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, set out the difficulty in finding the right balance to…13 Mar 2023HANSARDWhatsApp: Ministerial CommunicationsMy Lords, is it appropriate for a Minister to hand a cache of WhatsApp messages—government messages—to a journalist for personal gain?08 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI apologise for interrupting. The Minister is quite right that she has made that offer. We were grateful for it, but it is of fairly limited use if there is no recognition on the…01 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I, too, have added my name to the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Bridges. The noble Lord explained in detail the need for the amendments far better than…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendMy Lords, we have just heard claims that are often made about heat pumps—that they generate four to five times the energy you put in. That is only in ideal circumstances,…28 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI am struggling with the logic here. If it is the case that scrutiny by the Treasury Select Committee is in previous legislation, why is it wrong to change that and enhance the…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, after a number of days in Committee and at Second Reading, it is clear that the major theme of scrutiny of the regulators has emerged and that we have an extraordinary…20 Feb 2023