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HANSARDCommonwealth Heads of Government MeetingMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that our leadership of the Commonwealth provides an excellent platform for global Britain to encourage a common approach to free…17 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, in declaring my interests as stated in the register, I ask whether my noble friend is aware that organisers of festivals and other live events need more clarity now on…13 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Blake of Leeds, and the noble Lord, Lord Lebedev, on their maiden speeches and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of…12 May 2021HANSARDTurkey: Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, for introducing this debate. Turkey is our 19th-biggest trading partner, with the total trade volume amounting to £18.7…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I declare my interests in financial services businesses, as stated in the register. I would also like to record my sadness and offer my sincere condolences at the…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and I thank her for correcting my earlier incorrect inadvertent reference to the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, to…19 Apr 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Randall of Uxbridge on introducing this Bill today. It is absolutely right that the courts should be able to impose sentences in line…16 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe is a tireless advocate of impact assessments. I support her proposal to require the Treasury to provide an annual impact assessment of…14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, spoke powerfully in favour of her similar Amendment 136F in Committee on 3 March. The noble Baroness has now brought forward Amendment…14 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, Amendments 18, 19 and 20 seek to create obligations for the regulators to report to Parliament on what their policies are and what rules they intend to introduce or…14 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for introducing these regulations. I declare my interest as a consultant to the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and as a…13 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I had intended to involve myself deeply in the passage of this important Bill through your Lordships’ House, although I hesitate to speak on matters about which I am…13 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, I join all noble Lords in expressing my sadness on the passing of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, who made such an enormous contribution to our nation over so…12 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I apologise for forgetting to declare my interest as a director of two financial services regulated companies. I support Amendments 4, 5 and 6, ably moved by my noble…24 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Oates, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, eloquently introduced Amendment 3. There was much discussion on this matter in Committee but I still…24 Mar 2021HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Reductions and Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank my noble friend for introducing the debate on these regulations. I declare my interest as a trustee of the Fonthill estate in Wiltshire. I refer first to the…22 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, for introducing this useful Bill today. On the whole, I welcome it and am happy that the Government are supporting…19 Mar 2021HANSARDUK-EU TradeMy Lords, the TCA gives us the freedom and the opportunity to develop our own regulatory regime for the City, to maintain and enhance its position as the leading global financial…18 Mar 2021HANSARDHeather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021My Lords, the regret Motion in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, is factually wrong. I am surprised that she was allowed to table it because the statutory…18 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I declare again my interests as stated in the register in respect of financial services companies. I am delighted to support Amendments 103 and 104 in the name of my…10 Mar 2021