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HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I believe that I have a minute and a half and we have 18 amendments to get through, which is not terribly satisfactory. My Amendment 51 seeks to introduce a permanent…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, given the time, I will not try to sum up the brief debate we have had on these 18 amendments, including one dealing with small companies and one relating to employment…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a chartered accountant. I start by associating myself with the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, and other noble Lords…16 Jun 2020HANSARDBanks: Authorised Push Payment FraudI thank the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, for asking the previous question, which I was going to ask. Does the Minister agree that, if we made the fraudster’s bank liable—it…11 Jun 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I declare my interest in beef and sheep farming in Scotland. This is a framework Bill, enabling the principles but not providing the detail. It still leaves farmers…10 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, insolvency rules are a delicate balance between giving a business the best chance of survival while protecting the position of creditors. In these difficult times, it is…09 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomy: UpdateCertainly. Many businesses that are currently allowed to operate are not doing so while others that could operate safely are not currently allowed to do so. Does the Minister…28 Apr 2020HANSARDEconomy: UpdateMy Lords, while they are obviously very welcome, the bounce-back loans and other measures can be only a short-term fix. Many businesses that are currently allowed to operate are…28 Apr 2020HANSARDJapanese KnotweedMy Lords, I spend rather more time than I would like on the west coast railway service, which sometimes goes very slowly, and when looking out of the window you see along the…12 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, talked about the business model of these dashboards. The noble Earl has just talked about multiple commercial dashboards. There must…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I am staggered by the numbers on the cost of doing this that are bandied around. As far as I can see, the main work here is formatting data into a consistent format so that it can…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My apologies: my question was not clear. I was asking specifically about the business model behind this. What is the incentive for commercial providers to create these things? Is…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this excellent debate and the Minister for agreeing to meet with us—given the number of us wanting to attend that meeting, I…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I hope that this was worth the wait. Clause 109 allows the Government to prescribe certain events as notifiable events, which must be notified to the regulator in…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]26 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I have a question regarding the first-time affirmative point. I think the Minister said that the second use on the negative basis is likely to be limited to the uses that she…24 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I hope the Committee does not mind if I start by saying that my name is pronounced “Vaux”. I blame the noble Lord, Lord Brougham and Vaux, for the misunderstanding. Amendment 13…24 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to support Amendments 2 and 7 and speak to my Amendment 6. Intergenerational fairness is probably the single biggest issue that is generally raised about CDC…24 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her answer. I do not think that we are a million miles apart—the intentions are the same. I still struggle to see how the Bill relates to what she is…24 Feb 2020