Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (CB)

I too welcome the powerful, lucid and passionate way in which the noble Lord the Minister introduced, based on his own experience, the need for this Bill and the principal purposes behind it. It is al

My Lords, I, too, welcome this Bill as an important step in strengthening the position of London in the world’s financial markets. However, I also pay tribute to the regulators, particularly the FCA,

My Lords, I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for obtaining this debate, and more so for his singular and determined leadership and focus on this issue. The need is becoming even more urgent for

Will the Minister be able to outline the steps that are being taken by the Government to review the intergovernmental structures for co-operation between Cardiff, Westminster, Edinburgh and Belfast, a

My Lords, in the gracious Speech, there are two matters where constitutional principle relating to our justice system requires particular scrutiny, and they also require scrutiny in relation to the st

My Lords, can I add one word? In my experience in dealing with a large number of offences where corporations were responsible, it is only fines—and fines of a substantial amount—that have any real eff