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HANSARDWomen’s RefugesThe noble Baroness raises a very good point, because until now people who have not been eligible for public funds have been unable to access entry into these refuges. The…10 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I go back to Clause 23, which applies to the Secretary of State setting the UK quota. Clause 25 relates to the split of UK-level quotas between the administrations and the…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, for bringing forward Amendments 94 and 106, which seek to secure the position of…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]It is understood. The issue of public property would, we believe, be covered by the socio-economic and other criteria which the Secretary of State is already required to consider.…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I am assured that the economic benefit objective will have some bearing on that.09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I can commit to writing on the issues of tradeability of fishing rights and non-active fishermen, but I do not have the answers to hand.09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I note the noble Baroness’s disappointment, but that is the Government’s position and we have no plans.09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I shall write to the noble Baroness on that detailed point. On Amendment 106, which addresses new entrants, we are aware of concerns about shortages in crew and an ageing…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]Clause 27 allows for the sale of rights to English fishing opportunities —quota and days at sea, known as “effort”—for a calendar year. I, too, have two copies of the Explanatory…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment had me a little puzzled. I wondered whether the noble Lord had, like me, been a magistrate prior to 2012, when the law changed in England. That is at the…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I am grateful to noble Lords for this short debate, particularly to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. He is right to emphasise the need for proper safety regulations for all vessels…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I think that I just said that we do, and how we could do it with additional quota.09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords for this short debate on a topic of real interest, but I believe that we can cover elsewhere the concerns that have been raised. I am grateful to the noble…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]In answer to my noble friend Lord Lansley’s question, it probably would be better if I wrote about the international trade position on these objectives. I said that we have…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate your Lordships on getting through a daunting-looking group of amendments in record time. Your points have been made well and succinctly. Any Secretary of…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for contributing to the short debate on this important subject. I am particularly grateful for Amendment 28, proposed by the noble Lord,…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]There was a part of the speech that got cut, which I think may provide some elucidation on this point. The JFS is a joint endeavour; all fisheries policy authorities must work…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her amendment. This again touches on an issue that I am sure we can all agree is of great importance. The Merchant Shipping Act…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I think I had better write to the noble Lord in response to that question.04 Mar 2020HANSARDHousing: Unfair Leasehold AgreementsI agree with my noble friend. That is why we are working closely with the Law Commission and the CMA to inform future legislation. This has become a particular problem in the…03 Mar 2020