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HANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesThe noble Baroness raises a valid point. We must wait for the results of this review to see what it says. It is important that we have an enabling clause in the Financial Services…18 Jun 2026HANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesThe noble Baroness is absolutely right about the part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill that refers to credit unions. We want to expand the use of credit unions. About…18 Jun 2026HANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesWe do not want to see retail banking declining further. We need to take into consideration the changing way in which people use their banks. A lot of banking is now online, but a…18 Jun 2026HANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesThe noble Baroness makes a very valid point. We need to encourage the banks to look at what their customers require. Some 93% of the adult population who have a bank account do…18 Jun 2026HANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesNoble Lords have made some very pertinent points. There is a great element of consensus in the Chamber today, and all the issues the noble Lord has just raised are ones we need to…18 Jun 2026HANSARDFace-to-face Banking ServicesI refer back to the review that has taken place into access to banking services. We are encouraging small businesses, and the business sector that will use the review, to get…18 Jun 2026HANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 May be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 15 June .17 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sThese should be short interjections with questions, not statements, if the noble Lord does not mind.16 Jun 2026HANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026My Lords, the Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 were laid before the House on 14 May. Before outlining the provisions made by…15 Jun 2026HANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026.15 Jun 2026HANSARDContracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I will certainly take that into consideration, but I think the powers are already there. The Secretary of State has powers for this. Obviously, when the energy Bill comes forward…15 Jun 2026HANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026The issue is twofold here. If we want a secure energy supply, we have to move away from fossil fuel and we have to do it gradually. We will be using the North Sea for fossil fuels…15 Jun 2026HANSARDContracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their comments and questions. It has been useful to hear what they have to say, and I am pleased that all sides agree with what we intend to do…15 Jun 2026HANSARDContracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 14 May 2026. This instrument seeks to make changes to the eligibility criteria for the contracts for difference scheme,…15 Jun 2026HANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank noble Lords and the noble Baroness for their questions on this. I will confront head-on the issue that is tangential to this whole debate, which the noble Lord…15 Jun 2026HANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026I am not going to put a blanket ban on whether we are going to see a big increase. We anticipate that there will not be an increase as high as this year’s. We like to think that,…15 Jun 2026HANSARDContracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.15 Jun 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill [HL]My Lords, before we move on to the Back Benches, I remind noble Lords that the advisory time limit is eight minutes. If we all stick within that, we can get everybody in, it is…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDeclining Birth RatesI will do my best. The right reverend Prelate commented that family hubs will draw on what we know works from Sure Start, and the Best Start in Life programme will provide…04 Jun 2026HANSARDDeclining Birth RatesI thank my noble friend Lady Nargund for introducing this debate, which is very important to the long-term future of the country. The contributions we have heard show that it is a…04 Jun 2026