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HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillI am coming to the end of my remarks; I hope the hon. Gentleman does not mind. I leave the Minister with this: is it not better to try to stop people being ripped off in the first…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillI want to use the opportunity provided by the amendment to raise a few points, particularly about clause 1, and to put them to the Minister. I thank Dame Elizabeth Gloster and…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillThe hon. Member raises a very fair point. It has already been referenced in the debate that this is not just about amounts, but about the timescale, and we all want the Government…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. On how we can be sure that this will not happen again, and the transformation programme, it is to be expected that companies would go…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillWe have just had a short debate on an amendment that was largely focused on clause 1. Before we finish the Commons stages, I want to put a few questions to the Minister, mainly…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Levelling-up AgendaThank you for your chairmanship today, Mr Robertson. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) for tabling this debate. As he said, he comes to this…15 Sept 2021HANSARDDraft Capital Requirements Regulation (amendment) regulations 2021Thank you for chairing the sitting, Mrs Murray. Just before I came here, I saw media reports that there is a Government reshuffle under way. There is an old Glasgow phrase…15 Sept 2021HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021Thank you for your chairmanship today, Sir Graham. I am grateful for the Minister’s explanation of the measure and of the criteria for including countries on the list, which is…13 Sept 2021HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021If we were to think of a country at greatest risk of being used for terrorist financing, Afghanistan and its new Government would be high in our thoughts. The Minister tells the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanOur troops did a great job at Kabul airport, but the events of recent weeks have exposed the limitations of our ability to act outwith the umbrella of the United States, even if…06 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanThe actions of our armed forces, those of the United States and other allies, and the Afghan forces themselves have made a big difference to the lives of people in Afghanistan…18 Aug 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Household DebtThank you for your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I begin by paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue) and the hon. Member for Blackpool North and…08 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-Prudential Measures) (Amendment) Order 2021I thank the Minister for that explanation. Does the instrument and what it does on excluding the Bank of England balances make any difference to what he has just outlined and what…06 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-Prudential Measures) (Amendment) Order 2021I want to press the Minister a bit on this. Does the Government have a view on these capital requirements that is any different outside the EU from when we were in the EU?06 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-Prudential Measures) (Amendment) Order 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. The regulations will potentially do two things. The first is to square the FPC’s powers with the changes made to the…06 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Financial Markets and insolvency (Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021Thank you for your chairmanship this morning, Mr Robertson. I have a feeling of déjà vu—in fact, Mr Robertson, it might be déjà vu all over again: not only have we been in this…24 Jun 2021HANSARDFinancial Services SectorFinancial services were not even part of the Brexit agreement that the Government negotiated, because they never made them a priority. Equivalence arrangements are nowhere in…22 Jun 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (Second sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.15 Jun 2021HANSARD Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. This is my final question to you, Dame Elizabeth. You made a recommendation about dealing with the lacuna in how ISA status were dealt with between the FCA and HMRC.…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. That is a very important finding. I have one further question to the Transparency Task Force about the uniqueness, or otherwise, of the LCF case. The Government’s…15 Jun 2021