Financial Services (Market Abuse)

I am not sure I agree with my hon. Friend. I do not want to be diverted along that path, but I po...

I did not talk about the extent of the criminal sanctions. I talked about the question of general...

My hon. Friend missed out on the opportunity that I and the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Chri...

The Minister is giving a lucid and paced description of Government policy. Let me cut to the chas...

At the moment, let me clarify the position by saying that we have not opted in. As I was saying, ...

This is indeed an important debate. Market abuse, insider dealing and market manipulation are iss...

In the context of acronyms, I wanted to draw the hon. Gentleman’s attention to the fact that the ...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for showing that sanity is sometimes tested in these debates....

I refer Members to my declaration of interests, as I am still actively involved in financial mark...

I thoroughly endorse almost everything my hon. Friend the Member for North East Somerset (Jacob R...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. No, that is not what I think. I think that the Go...

In that case we are, as so often, ad idem and in agreement, and I am glad to hear that confirmati...

Order. The hon. Gentleman took some time to set his intended comments in context, which I allowed...

I was referring to opt-ins, which are very much matters before us at this juncture. I am saying t...

Order. It is not for the hon. Gentleman to disagree with me. He thought that he was covering the ...

Well, to put it simply, the Committee is concerned that the Government might opt into the draft c...

My hon. Friend has come to the absolute crux of the matter. Once we opt into something, it is the...

I am deeply grateful for the support of my hon. Friend, who is also a member of the European Scru...

I will respond briefly to the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Chris Leslie) and to my hon. Frien...

Will the Minister give way?

Very briefly.

I am extremely grateful to the Minister. I have just one question. What advantage is there to opt...

We have an interest in ensuring that criminal sanctions are applied across Europe if we think the...