"I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Neville-Rolfe and Lady Kramer, for their comments and their questions. As it is the last day before Recess, I wish both noble Baronesses a very happy Easter in advance.
The noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, began her comments by welcoming what we are …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate for his question and I agree with him and the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, on the importance of small businesses to our economy. As the Chancellor said, we do not yet know what the full impact of this conflict will be, so …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"I am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. I know he has a great deal of expertise in the specific sectors that he mentioned. Of course, the Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade are constantly monitoring the impact of this crisis on those sectors and we …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"I am pleased to say that this is a Statement about the economic situation, and I do not think anyone would ever put me in charge of diplomacy. I am not going to stray into matters that are much more properly a subject for my colleagues in the Foreign Office, …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"The Government share the frustration at how long processes relating to this issue are taking to conclude. In 2017, Lloyds Banking Group independently launched the Dobbs review to assess the handling of the fraud, what it knew or should have known, and whether it reported it appropriately to the regulatory …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"As I have previously said, Lloyds Banking Group has reiterated the point that it will make the findings of Dame Linda’s review available when completed and will co-operate fully with Parliament. The noble Lord mentioned compensation. As I understand it, the independent Foskett Panel was established by Lloyds Banking Group …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"As I said before, the Government inherited a series of processes that are independent of government and not accountable to us or the FCA. With our having inherited that legacy, it is right that the Dobbs review, alongside the work of Sir David Foskett, is allowed to conclude. Lloyds Banking …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"My Lords, in 2017, Lloyds Banking Group independently launched the Dobbs review to assess the handling of the fraud, which took place in the early 2000s, and to determine what it knew or should have known and whether it reported it appropriately to the regulatory authorities. The Government understand that …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"I am afraid I do not know the answer to my noble friend’s question. I will very happily check and write to him in due course...." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"My noble friend is far more expert in these matters than me, and I think I agree with what he said. As I said, the Government share the frustration at how long processes related to this issue are taking to conclude. We very much hope that the findings of Dame …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech