"My Lords, when we were debating this Act only about a year ago, the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, explained with her usual clarity that the purpose of the PSFA is to drive cross-government collaboration to tackle fraud across all public authorities. In what possible parallel universe can the …..." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech
"My Lords, about two or three years ago, FATF removed Cambodia from the risk list. Cambodia is widely seen as one of the most corrupt countries in Asia and is one of the major sources of fraud and scams globally. Given that decision, does the noble Baroness think FATF is …..." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech
"My Lords, the greatest impact of this tourist tax will be on those who have to go on holiday during the most expensive weeks of the year—in other words, families with school-aged children. Does the Minister agree? Can he give us an indication of how much it is likely to …..." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech
"My Lords, I am not sure how to follow that. I have added my name to Amendment 98. Clause 50 is a very broad, catch-all Henry VIII power. Given that the Bill already has over 50 delegated powers in it, this seems entirely superfluous and it should be removed...." Lord Vaux of Harrowden - View Speech
"My Lords, while they do not go quite as far as I would have preferred, I welcome the Government’s amendments that will bring the essential regulatory principle of proportionality back into the discharge of the regulators’ general functions. I think it is a reasonable compromise to have met.