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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, and her powerful speech, which clearly outlined why one of these amendments should be on the face of…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, and to see her acknowledging, as she often does, the benefits and opportunities that…15 Dec 2020HANSARDRegional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipMy Lords, what assessment have the Government made of the climate impacts of RCEP, particularly its impacts on disciplining the fossil fuel subsidies around the world, which are…15 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly in favour of Motion F1 in the name of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd. I thank him for his strong and determined pursuit of…14 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesMy Lords, I am sure the Minister is aware that Google this morning announced a new feature to allow users to block gambling and alcohol adverts. Given that this would allow…14 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewMy Lords, much of this debate has already focused on the issue of staffing shortages in our NHS, particularly among midwives. I am sure that the Minister is aware of the survey…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I rise to speak physically in the Chamber for the first time since March, so I hope your Lordships will forgive me if I feel a little rusty. Although we refer to people…14 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a pleasure to associate myself with the comments just made by the noble Baroness about the risks of deregulation and self-regulation. We have seen a great deal of…10 Dec 2020HANSARDHazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his very clear explanation. I will focus primarily on the first of these two instruments, although I express concern that, as he has just told…09 Dec 2020HANSARDChemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann. I share her concerns about the Health and Safety Executive’s resourcing—something that there has been…09 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction and Taking Control of Goods) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I declare my position as vice-chair of the Local Government Association. I begin by agreeing with the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, regarding Small Business…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I declare my position as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong, which may have some relevance to this. I join with many other noble Lords in…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan. I support her Amendment 43 and share her concerns about big pharma, although I would go further and…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the powerful speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham. I join many other noble Lords in thanking the noble Lords who tabled this…07 Dec 2020HANSARDSpending Review 2020My Lords, I start with the Institute for Fiscal Studies. It says this spending review is “austere”. The dictionary says that is “having no comforts or luxuries”. That might be…03 Dec 2020HANSARDHuman Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Blunkett and Lord Goddard, with another northern perspective. The noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, made a good choice of…02 Dec 2020HANSARDOfficial Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his outline of this very complex and rather packed schedule for the hour, and it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of…02 Dec 2020HANSARDHIV: Pre-exposure ProphylaxisMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that the Government are collecting information on who is accessing PrEP in England? It is obviously crucial to ensure that there is equity among…01 Dec 2020HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I thank the Minister for his clear introduction to the statutory instrument, and it is a pleasure to follow the clear expressions of concern of the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, for…01 Dec 2020HANSARDAgricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, particularly because, in his celebration of new, small, independent producers of wines and spirits, he gave me…30 Nov 2020