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HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillI point out to the Minister that he said guidance was published in October; he cannot be referring to the guidance referred to in clauses 1 and 2, which talks about the…09 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Although it is late in our proceedings, this is the first chance I have had to say what a pleasure it is to serve under your…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Eleventh sitting)No. New Clause 2 European Union regulatory equivalence for UK-based financial services businesses ‘(1) The Treasury must prepare and publish a report on progress towards…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. We are by definition entering a new world for UK financial services. Whether it is a brave new world, I do not know, but it…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Eleventh sitting)I want to respond to a couple of things that the Minister said. As I said when I moved the new clause, nothing in it stops divergence. There is no attempt to make sure that we are…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Eleventh sitting)The Minister is right to refer to the Chancellor’s statement on 9 November, which was called a vision. While it touched on the green finance things the Minister mentioned, it did…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. This new clause is directed at reducing harm to heavily indebted people by clamping down on imposter or clone websites that…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am happy to do that. I just appeal to the Minister to try to find a way that he is comfortable with of closing the loophole. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause,…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Eleventh sitting)New clause 6 is about a duty of care for financial service providers and several other new clauses push in the same direction. It is fair to say that this has been under…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Eleventh sitting)I want to press new clause 6 to a vote. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Twelfth sitting)Forgive me, Dr Huq. I might have got this wrong, but I think there might be one more vote on the previous group before we move on.03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Twelfth sitting)rose—03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Twelfth sitting)No, I am not, but I am interested to hear that my hon. Friend got an offer of dinner. All I got was an email.03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am happy to withdraw the new clause today, but I suspect the Minister might meet a very similar amendment later in proceedings on the Bill. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Twelfth sitting)On a point of order, Dr Huq, I would like to thank you and Mr Davies for your chairmanship during the proceedings, and the Clerks from the Public Bill Office for helping all of us…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Eleventh sitting)Thank you for your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I rise to speak to new clause 2, in my name and the names of my hon. Friends. We discussed equivalence when we were debating clause 24…03 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Tenth sitting)As I said, I do not intend to press the amendment today. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.01 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend has done a huge amount of work on this over the years. Amendment 34 seeks to extend the breathing space period to 120 days. Does she think that covid factors add to…01 Dec 2020