"My Lords, I do not enjoy the same pension expertise as virtually every other speaker tonight; I also do not think, ideologically, that I fit well with the last two speakers, who take a position that is different from mine. However, even I can see that this Bill is another …..." Baroness Kramer - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend Lord Sharkey sends his apologies; he is at a funeral and will read Hansard with great attention. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, for supporting me on Amendment 167. I think it is the first time in 15 years that I have degrouped an …..." Baroness Kramer - View Speech
"My Lords, it has been such an excellent debate that I will be extremely brief. I am troubled by two things. One is that the Minister does not seem to realise that this is not voluntary action by the pension industry. It is because it sees it as the only …..." Baroness Kramer - View Speech
"My Lords, I start with perhaps a modicum of welcome because the combined impact of the Budget and the business rates revaluation prior to this announcement, frankly, left the pub industry on the verge of a crisis, with up to 50% of pubs under the threat of closure. Some relief …..." Baroness Kramer - View Speech
"My issue on this is related but slightly different. If we are dependent on dollar stablecoin for international trade, which is the direction of travel, and the US Government decide that they do not like either a policy that we have or a piece of trade, they can, through the …..." Baroness Kramer - View Speech
"My Lords, I confess that, when tried to work my way through this statutory instrument, I felt incredibly inadequate. I cannot pretend super expertise on crypto assets and stable coins. Most of the information that comes my way is, frankly, from the industry lobbying for the maximum amount of scope, …..." Baroness Kramer - View Speech