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HANSARDCounsellors of State Bill [HL]My Lords, as my noble friend the Deputy Chief Whip informed the House last week, the deadline for amendments for the Marshalled List for Committee on this Bill is in 30 minutes’…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control (Subsidies and Schemes of Interest or Particular Interest) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Subsidy Control (Subsidies and Schemes of Interest or Particular Interest) Regulations 2022.21 Nov 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control (Subsidies and Schemes of Interest or Particular Interest) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 20 October 2022. The Subsidy Control Act 2022 provides for a new, UK-wide subsidy control regime. The new regime will…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHousing (Built Environment Committee Report)I am very sorry, but I am afraid the noble Lord is not down to speak in this debate, and we already have two other speakers in the gap. I am told that the noble Lord, Lord…08 Nov 2022HANSARDExclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 6 and 19 July be approved. Relevant documen t : 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in…31 Oct 2022HANSARDGovernment of Wales (Devolved Powers) Bill [HL]Diolchaf i’r bonheddig Arglwydd Wigley am noddi’r Bil Aelod Preifat hwn, sydd wedi annog dadl mor eang ar ddatganoli yng Nghymru. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, for…28 Oct 2022HANSARDFreedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report)Before we go any further, perhaps I may remind noble Lords that there is a speaking limit and that this is a time-limited debate, so we will be squeezing Minister’s summing-up at…27 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I should say at the outset that it appears from the debate and earlier conversations we have had in Committee that this is rather a work in progress. Conversations with…26 Oct 2022HANSARDExclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Exclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022. Relevant document: 11th Report from the…25 Oct 2022HANSARDExclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations, which were laid before the House on 6 July 2022, will make exclusivity terms unenforceable in contracts which entitle workers to earn net average…25 Oct 2022HANSARDExclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022May I say at the outset and to reassure all noble Lords, particularly the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, that we take the needs of the lower paid seriously? This SI is an attempt to…25 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade Marks (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I beg to move that these draft regulations, which were laid before the House on 19 July 2022, be approved. The UK’s intellectual property system is consistently rated as…25 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade Marks (Amendment) Regulations 2022Excuse me, I am seeking divine guidance. I wanted to give an example of a trademark that might be unregistered but would still get protection under the instrument. I keep coming…25 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade Marks (Amendment) Regulations 2022At this point, I do not think that I can go any further than the comments I made in my speech, but I will include that in a full letter after this session.25 Oct 2022HANSARDTrade Marks (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Trade Marks (Amendment) Regulations 2022.25 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillI thank the noble Lords, Lord Rooker, Lord Teverson, Lord Lennie and Lord McNicol of West Kilbride, for their amendments, which seek to make changes to the schemes to reduce…24 Oct 2022HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, before we move to the regret Motion in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, I will just outline the next steps on the Energy Prices Bill. Noble Lords now have…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillI am very sorry, but the Companion is quite clear: if you were not here at the start of the debate, you are unable to speak.24 Oct 2022HANSARDNet-zero Emissions: Behaviour ChangeMy Lords, is the noble Lord aware of the speaking limit? He has rather exceeded it.20 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022The noble Lord has exceeded the advisory speaking time by some margin.10 Oct 2022