"I speak as an officer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services. The Government have placed considerable reliance on developing financial services as an engine of growth in our economy. Does my noble friend the Minister agree that transparent and clear anti-fraud activity is an …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I am pleased that the Bill is to pass. It is a good and welcome Bill because it deals with administrative and bureaucratic complexities in the present system. I have to admit that it is not quite as good as it would have been if it had adopted some of …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"Okay. This demonstrates the clear fact that I am still suffering from my cold, which is so bad that it kept me from attending the second day of Report.
There is an important issue that needs to be highlighted, and that is addressed in Amendment 165. I want to say …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"Okay; good. As I say, I am still suffering from my cold, and I hope the House will indulge me. But I think it is important to make the point on those members’ behalf...." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I hope the House will bear with me. I once bragged that if I were ever on “Mastermind”, GMPs would be my specialist subject, so I feel compelled to ask a question. Of course, through the Pensions Act 2012 the coalition Government made significant changes to the impact that GMPs …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, for these amendments. We have discussed this issue a number of times during the passage of the Bill, and other noble Lords who have spoken so far have all spoken strongly in support of necessary action.
"I welcome the comments from the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, on police pensions. It is a clear injustice that my noble friend the Minister will understand. The truth is that the only objection is the classic “read-across”—the implications it has for other groups—but I do not see …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I support the amendment from the noble Viscount, Lord Thurso. I think that anyone who looks at the detail, as he has done, will be convinced that somewhere in this series of events there has been a serious injustice. There is no question of that. These people have suffered financially …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I start by paying tribute to the noble Lord, Lord St John of Bletso. I do not know whether he will mind me mentioning that we recently discovered that we share one thing in common—there may be others—which is that we are both stammerers. He is wonderful testimony to the …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech