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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Sep 2026 Fiscal Outlook
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Bridges of Headley on securing this debate. The fiscal outlook, as my noble friend set out in his excellent speech, is pretty awful. The upcoming Budget will be particularly difficult. The small headroom left by the previous Chancellor has probably already disappeared. …..." Baroness Noakes - View Speech
"My Lords, I have Amendments 36, 39 and 42 in this group. I thank my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe for adding her name to them. They seek to achieve, through slightly different drafting, what the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles of Berkhamsted, sought with her Amendments 35 and 41. In my …..." Baroness Noakes - View Speech
"My Lords, this is the first time I have spoken on Report, so I need to declare my interests as shown in the register, namely, that I hold shares in listed financial services companies, which may well be affected by the content of this Bill.
"My Lords, I have some experience of ring-fencing as, in my capacity as the chairman of the risk committee of a major bank, I oversaw the implementation of ring-fencing. At that time, it was a significant risk to the bank that we would not be in compliance with the ring-fencing …..." Baroness Noakes - View Speech
"My Lords, I understand the point that the noble Lord is trying to make, but I argue that the risk of the taxpayer picking up the tab is now considerably lower, which means that it is reasonable to re-examine whether ring-fencing should be an ongoing part of the regime.
"The Minister and I had a meeting on this last week, so I am surprised that he is raising the issue today. I notified on Friday that I would be continuing the line that I had taken on the first Committee day...." Baroness Noakes - View Speech
"Before I decide what to do with my amendment, I ask the Minister—because I may not have been paying attention—whether he explained why there is a requirement to consult the regulators for powers under new Section 408A but not under new Section 408B...." Baroness Noakes - View Speech