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HANSARDWhistleblowing FrameworkMy Lords, I do not, but I will find out and write to my noble friend.16 May 2023HANSARDWhistleblowing FrameworkThe noble Lord has asked a lot of questions. The regulators and the level of consistency in reporting are absolutely part of the brief. The review is not currently structured to…16 May 2023HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesMy noble friend makes a very interesting point. Lawyers act for their clients. Their clients instruct them in so doing. The speed through the legal system in every country in the…11 May 2023HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesMy noble friend is right. Bonuses should be awarded based on performance against specific measurable and recorded targets. As the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, said, everybody…11 May 2023HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesMy Lords, management clearly has a very serious responsibility, as the Post Office provides all of us, throughout the entire land, with some extremely valuable services. The…11 May 2023HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesI entirely agree with the noble Baroness’s sentiment. Certainly, in my experience, every member of the board is fully aware of exactly what the remuneration package is for each…11 May 2023HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesMy noble friend makes a very good point. I am not aware of the exact situation. I will find out and write to her.11 May 2023HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesThere can be absolutely no doubt about the seriousness of the Horizon disaster. I am sure that the noble Lord is absolutely right that things should be done quicker. I am not…11 May 2023HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesMy Lords, I cannot disagree with the motive behind my noble friend’s question. The Government set aside £1 billion to deal with the compensation for the scandal. Of that, over…11 May 2023HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesInitially, Amanda Burton, the new chair of the Post Office remuneration committee and a non-executive director, will have two weeks to find out the precise facts about what has…11 May 2023HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesMy Lords, no doubt this is a serious error in corporate judgment, coming on top of the Horizon scandal and the misery and false accusation that it caused. In this regrettable…11 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I first draw attention to my interest as set out in the register, as a non-executive chairman of Not Another Bill Limited. Secondly, I want to thank noble Lords for…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI do not know whether it exists; if it does, I shall find out and let the noble Lord know. I think it must exist, but we will have to see. The other important issue was the…09 May 2023HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 March be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 2 May Motion agreed .03 May 2023HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023Behind the noble Lord’s question is the question of resource. Companies House has 120 full-time equivalent staff working on this and pursuing precisely what the noble Lord…02 May 2023HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023My Lords, I beg to move that these regulations, which were laid before the House on 15 March 2023, be considered. These regulations form part of a series of secondary legislation…02 May 2023HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Register of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023.02 May 2023HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023I thank both noble Lords for their valuable contributions to the debate. The Government are committed to ensuring that the register of overseas entities is robust and effective at…02 May 2023HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023At the moment, the main emphasis is trying to get the accuracy of the data. No punishment has been meted out yet, but there is power—both financial and legal—to punish as and…02 May 2023HANSARDThe Importance of the Relationship Between the United Kingdom and IndiaMy Lords, I am honoured to make my maiden speech today regarding a country I particularly admire. I offer my thanks to all your Lordships for the generosity of welcome I have…19 Jan 2023