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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf it is the will of the Committee to hear the noble Lord speak, then fine.06 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe noble Lord is not down as having been present at the beginning of the debate last week.06 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWe are straying away from the amendment and strolling into a bigger debate. If we can get back to the amendment, that will be fantastic.05 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Best, for his keen interest in and support for the Government’s intentions on mayoral development corporations. I can announce that earlier…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am intervening as the Whip just to say that this is rather a large group, which will probably take us to the time at which we should finish, at 8.15 pm. It is in the hands of…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness for Amendments 148, 149, 150 and 153. I will try to clarify the questions that she asked and, if I cannot, I am more than willing to write to…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI think the noble Lord was making an intervention. Interventions have to be short, and his is not.02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillCan I just say to the noble Lord that interventions are supposed to be short and I think he is taking advantage of the Committee?02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillBefore the noble Baroness moves her amendment, I remind noble Lords, because some were not here earlier, that we are finishing at around 7.45 pm, not 8.45 pm as outlined in…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillBefore we move on, I point out to the Committee that the finishing time is not 8.45 pm but 7.45 pm. There was an error on the daily note. Schedule 9: Key route network roads…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank all of the noble Lords and noble Baronesses who have taken part in this debate. I especially thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Scott of Bybrook and Lady Pinnock,…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThere is a duty to provide that kind of governance in the Bill. All I am trying to say is that there are various kinds of capacity in the 10,000 parish councils and they are not…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for her amendment and noble Lords for their contributions to the debate. This amendment concerns the powers in this Bill for the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords who took part in this debate. My noble friend Lord Bassam’s Amendment 97 would amend Section 8 of the Localism Act 2011 so that all parish councils…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI just want to say at this point that we have one more group to go. I hope that we can finish by 5 pm; otherwise, we will have to split the group and start it half way through…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025. Relevant document: 47th Report from the Secondary Legislation…28 Jan 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions. This has been an interesting debate. There are a lot of questions on this and I will do my best to answer them—I have been…28 Jan 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025That is a very important question about monetary sovereignty. While most stablecoins today are US-denominated—I think about 99%—and issued overseas, this instrument lays the…28 Jan 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025On the question of what can be described as the wrinkle, I hope that, if there is any slight issue with all of this, we will try to work it out in regulation; however, the FCA is…28 Jan 2026HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025My Lords, financial services are a key driver of growth in the UK. Embracing innovation is essential to sustaining the UK’s position as a leading global financial centre. As noble…28 Jan 2026