Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
These initiatives were driven by Lord Sassoon, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
A Bill To amend the Bank of England Act 1998, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Banking Act 2009; to make other provision about financial services and markets; to make provision about the exercise of certain statutory functions relating to building societies, friendly societies and other mutual societies; to amend section 785 of the Companies Act 2006; to make provision enabling the Director of Savings to provide services to other public bodies; and for connected purposes.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 19th December 2012 and was enacted into law.
A Bill To amend the Bank of England Act 1998, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Banking Act 2009; to make other provision about financial services and markets; to make provision about the exercise of certain statutory functions relating to building societies, friendly societies and other mutual societies; to amend section 785 of the Companies Act 2006; to make provision enabling the Director of Savings to provide services to other public bodies; and for connected purposes.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 19th December 2012 and was enacted into law.
To make provisions about disclosure and representations in connection with consumer insurance contracts.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 8th March 2012 and was enacted into law.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 21st December 2010 and was enacted into law.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 27th July 2010 and was enacted into law.
Second reading and all remaining stages - took place on Wednesday 9 March. The Bill received Royal Assent on 16 March. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).This Bill is known as a "Money Bill". The House of Lords cannot amend Money Bills so committee stage, report stage and third reading are just formalities.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 16th March 2011 and was enacted into law.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 21st December 2010 and was enacted into law.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 16th December 2010 and was enacted into law.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 17th July 2012 and was enacted into law.
The Bill provides the authority for a payments scheme for eligible former and current Equitable Life policyholders in respect of the consequences of maladministration by regulatory bodies as identified by the Ombudsman and accepted by government. Although the precise shape of the payments scheme is as yet unknown, the Bill provides the authority for money to be paid once the scheme is set up and clarifies the tax treatment of future payments.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 16th December 2010 and was enacted into law.
Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill it received Royal Assent on 22 March. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).
This Bill received Royal Assent on 22nd March 2011 and was enacted into law.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 16th December 2010 and was enacted into law.
Lord Sassoon has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting