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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I will talk about fraud, which is one of the great scourges of modern life but was largely ignored in the gracious Speech. More than 822,000 frauds were reported to…18 May 2021HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, last week, the Times described this debate as a battle of “prominent lawyer-peers”. Not being a lawyer, I tiptoe on to the battlefield with trepidation and hope not to…20 Apr 2021HANSARDAdministration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. It was her amendment to the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill that allowed these welcome…22 Mar 2021HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, we had lengthy discussions on Report around the concern that a one-size-fits-all derisking policy could render uneconomic otherwise healthy defined benefit schemes which…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, as there are no counterproposals to these Commons amendments, I shall try to brief, but there are a couple of points I would like to make in relation to Commons…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccineMy Lords, two logistical questions are raised by delaying second doses. First, given AstraZeneca’s statement yesterday about variability of manufacture, together with the…12 Jan 2021HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 62A, proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles. We owe her our thanks for bringing this important wrinkle in the Bill to our…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020My Lords, I too welcome this statutory instrument and the extensions that it brings. I slightly question the timing of us having this debate. As I understand it, these regulations…27 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, and for once find myself in agreement with much of what she said. In his winding-up speech at Second Reading,…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I will leave detailed discussion of Part 5 to colleagues, but I will just say that I find the idea of a UK Government knowingly and deliberately breaking the law—to…19 Oct 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I wish to support Amendment 32, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, to which I have added my name. I should add that I also wholeheartedly support Amendment 8, but I…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all those who have taken part in this short debate. While I do not entirely agree with the Minister on everything he said, I do agree that a strong recovery plan…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I support all three amendments. The grouping is slightly odd, mixing the question of transactions with that of data accuracy; there is a relationship but it is only…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 63 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock. This amendment is very simple. It seeks to ensure a period of a year from the…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 50 I will also speak to Amendment 51 in my name. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Bowles and Lady Altmann, for their support and the Minister and…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I had intended to add my name to this amendment, and I apologise that I failed to do so. The noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, has raised an extremely important issue in the…30 Jun 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]30 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 45, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson. In Committee, I tabled a similar amendment but am happy to support his more robust version. I remind…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillIn his response, the Minister did not answer the question of whether he believes that the Pre Pack Pool is useful, sustainable on a voluntary basis, and whether it matters if it…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I metaphorically rise to support Amendment 57 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, and to speak to my very similar Amendment 61. Both relate to…17 Jun 2020