My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in this debate. I thank the Minister for his answer, and I echo every word he said about the fantastic work that Chris Woolard and, indeed, Mark Austin have done in this area. For the time being, I will withdraw the amendment, but it remains to …
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Amendment 11 | Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] – Report | Lords debates
My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this group and, indeed, to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. There is a thread which unites all the amendments in this group: they all make sense, they are all clear and the Government should accept them. Before I talk about the amendments in my name …
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Amendment 7 | Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] – Report | Lords debates
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. As this is the first time I have spoken on Report, I declare my technology interests as set out in the register, as adviser to the Crown Estate and Simmons and Simmons LLP and as non-executive director at Avalanche Foundation and Avalanche (BVI) Inc. …
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Amendment 11 | Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] – Report | Lords debates
My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this group and, indeed, to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer. There is a thread which unites all the amendments in this group: they all make sense, they are all clear and the Government should accept them. Before I talk about the amendments in my name …
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Amendment 7 | Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] – Report | Lords debates
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. As this is the first time I have spoken on Report, I declare my technology interests as set out in the register, as adviser to the Crown Estate and Simmons and Simmons LLP and as non-executive director at Avalanche Foundation and Avalanche (BVI) Inc. …
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Digital and Technology Policy: National Sovereignty – Motion to Take Note | Lords debates
My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate. In doing so, I declare my relevant technology interests as adviser to the Crown Estate and to Simmons & Simmons LLP. I must start by congratulating my friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, on her brilliant and blistering introduction to this debate. The …
Amendment 73 | Commercial Payments Bill [HL] – Committee | Lords debates
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who took part in this debate. In answer to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, not just on the specifics of Amendment 78, I am always 100% in agreement with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd. That is a good place to be. Despite the noble …
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Amendment 73 | Commercial Payments Bill [HL] – Committee | Lords debates
My Lords, it is a pleasure to open this group of amendments. It is time to talk technology. Before going into the specifics of the amendments, I will set out the overarching reasons for this group. As we have heard, the SBC does extremely good work, but the resources that she currently has available are …
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Amendment 58 | Commercial Payments Bill [HL] – Committee | Lords debates
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Leigh of Hurley. My amendments in this group largely fit into support and assistance for the small businesses that need to be put in a position to avail themselves of these new provisions from the SBC. We will come to it in the …
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