"We thank the noble Lord for standing in for the Minister at the end of term; I do appreciate that. A recent Charity Commission survey found that nearly one in five charities has experienced difficulties in opening a new bank account. This has been repeatedly discussed in your Lordships’ House, …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend Lord Harlech of the Coldstream Guards for securing this debate and I thank the Minister for hosting us with such courtesy, as he always does.
I start by noting that the strategic defence review presented our defence position very clearly last year, but at that …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate and the Minister for his usual courtesy in hosting it and for his explanation of the rather undefined windfall tax that my noble friend talked about. In particular, I note the lively contributions of my noble friend …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"My Lords, I speak briefly to Amendments 155 to 158 and 160 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and hope that she will forgive me as a former banker with cultural contamination, perhaps. I notice a lot of quite warm language about banking in this debate, with …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 162 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles—perhaps from the Liberal Democrat risk-transfer derivative desk. This amendment raises what seems to be a sensible and practical point about certainty in the treatment of insurance-linked securities and related risk-transformation arrangements. Insurance-linked securities …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"My Lords, this group is a snapshot, in a sense, of where we are now in digital regulation for financial services in the UK, as discussed by my noble friend Lord Holmes. This group somewhat dovetails with the amendments that we discussed in the previous group, which sought to probe …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendment 172C in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, on the promotional role of the corporation and the survey views of local residents. Let me also say how interesting the speeches of the noble Baronesses, Lady Bi and …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his comments today on AI and digital resilience and for his comments on previous days. I declare my interest as the director of South Molton Street Capital, which is regulated by the FCA.
"My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have tabled amendments in this group, which all take broadly the same approach to the cost benefit analysis panels. The underlying point addressed here is simple: if we are serious about accountability, proportionality and reducing regulatory burden, the panels that already …..." Lord Altrincham - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, and my noble friend Lady Noakes for bringing forward these amendments. I declare my interest as a director of South Molton Street Capital, which is regulated by the FCA.