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HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Sixth sitting)Similarly, I want to put on record our thanks to you, Dame Caroline, and Sir George, to the top-class Clerks for all their help, to the civil servants for their work and to my…14 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 10, in clause 7, page 5, line 32, leave out subsection (8). This amendment removes provisions stipulating that providing information in compliance with an…14 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Batley and Spen for her very effective contribution, with which I agree. I hear what the Minister says about the intention behind…14 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Sixth sitting)I rise to speak to amendments 11 to 13, which relate to clauses 9 and 10. Clause 10(1) states that: “The Secretary of State must, by regulations, prescribe a maximum penalty for…14 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful for that answer from the Minister. I am happy to withdraw the amendment on that basis. The point about consultation is important, so I hope that is a full…14 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 12 adds back the local government pension scheme. We heard in evidence just how seriously the local government pension scheme takes its fiduciary duties. This is overreach.…14 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for the case that she is making. We agree with everything she said about that hateful speech, but the problem is that she just said, a minute before,…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s response. To address the point made by the hon. Member for Harrow East, the circumstance he outlined could happen now, of course. Part of the…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 4, in clause 3, page 2, line 17, leave out subsections (2) and (3). This amendment would remove provisions allowing Ministers to amend the Schedule, via…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 6 sets out the enforcement authorities for the Bill’s provisions. Subsection (2) sets out that the enforcement authority is the Secretary of State or the Treasury, unless…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 8, in clause 6, page 4, line 28, at end insert— “(3A) In relation to a decision or statement made by, or for the purposes of, a local authority, the…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir George, and to speak to amendment 3, which stands in my name. We have now moved to the short but important process of line-by-line…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Dangerous DrugsNitrous oxide causes significant problems in our communities. As we have heard, it is the third most misused substance among 16 to 24-year-olds, it leads to antisocial behaviour,…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s reply. I do not intend to press either amendment to a Division, but I will make a couple of points in response. The Minister mentions that Oflog…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Dangerous DrugsI am afraid that I am going to disappoint my hon. Friend by not setting such a broad policy while debating a statutory instrument on a narrow bit of policy, but I know he will…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Dangerous DrugsI am grateful for that intervention and for the Minister’s kind words of introduction. As he says, I am new to this parish, but if I were in his seat and not mine, I might be a…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful for that answer, but I am afraid that the Minister has rather made the Opposition’s case for us. It is deeply concerning to hear that the purpose of the provision is…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 3, page 2, line 40, at end insert— “(4A) Section 1 does not apply to a decision which has been made in accordance with a Statement of Policy…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Fourth sitting)I agree. After hearing that testimony, I reflected on one of the things that I love the most about my country—I think about this quite a lot—which is that we stand up for people…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to follow the passionate and high-quality contributions from the hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts and my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak. I…12 Sept 2023