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HANSARDCryptoassets: RegulationIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I join all hon. Members who have spoken in congratulating the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillI was about to come to that. As I said earlier, while I cannot give an assurance on free-to-use ATMs, I do expect us to return to the matter in more detail in Committee. I tried…07 Sept 2022HANSARDDraft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022I thank the hon. Lady for her wise words about the import of the instrument we are considering and for the Opposition’s overall support for it. She asked a series of questions,…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2022. It is a particular pleasure to serve under…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022The SNP spokesperson makes interesting points, some of which echo those made by the Opposition spokesperson. On the timetable, I will get back to him. He asked about the merits of…18 Jul 2022HANSARDNHS Pensions and StaffingI really cannot; I have only two and a bit minutes left. Secondly, there is a perception that the use of different CPI figures will disproportionately hit senior NHS staff. This…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNHS Pensions and StaffingThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. Let me begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (Dr Poulter) for securing the debate and for the…13 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022As the right hon. Gentleman will be aware, it is up to the relevant Minister to decide what he includes on his dashboard. I recommend that the right hon. Gentleman speaks to him…12 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022The phrase “a level playing field” has within it a whole set of issues that may be beneficial to the UK, the population and our financial services. What is important is not…12 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question, to which, in a moment, I shall be inspired to respond. He will be aware of some of the limitations on consultations, in terms…12 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022I thank the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn for her kind words and her barrage of questions to test my mettle. I genuinely appreciate them. I particularly appreciated her…12 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential…12 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022Of course; I can answer that point now. In addition to perspiration, I have received inspiration, so I can say to the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent that there were two responses…12 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022The right hon. Gentleman makes a logical argument with which there is little to argue. The policy implementation of that point is not up to me, however, because it is not within…12 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022I am happy to address that issue as well. If there are no further questions, I will conclude by reminding Members of the instrument’s key purposes. It makes further consequential…12 Jul 2022HANSARDAction on Climate Change and DecarbonisationI wonder whether my right hon. Friend might address community-led schemes, which were the other thing that the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) mentioned. Is…05 Jul 2022HANSARDAction on Climate Change and DecarbonisationI hope the hon. Gentleman will indulge me if I take him back to the street-by-street proposal, which three hon. Members have mentioned. What if an individual does not want that…05 Jul 2022HANSARDAction on Climate Change and DecarbonisationI do not want to deflect my right hon. Friend too far from the debate, but let me just pin this down. The automobile added to growth because it got people from A to B quicker than…05 Jul 2022HANSARDAction on Climate Change and DecarbonisationI hate to pick my right hon. Friend up on this point, because he is much more knowledgeable than I am, but how can net zero be a net benefit to the economy unless achieving net…05 Jul 2022HANSARDAction on Climate Change and DecarbonisationIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. friend and neighbour, the Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Bim Afolami). When Parliament agreed in June 2019 to achieve net zero by 2050, it…05 Jul 2022