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HANSARDDigital CompetitionMy Lords, the Government welcome wholeheartedly the Digital Competition Expert Panel’s report. We have accepted the panel’s bold set of pro-competition recommendations to open up…05 Nov 2019HANSARDDigital CompetitionUntil we decide where we are going to base the digital markets unit, we need to look at its functions in the round. The report of the noble Lord, Lord Tyrie, as well as the…05 Nov 2019HANSARDDigital CompetitionI cannot answer on the results of our discussion at this stage because they are ongoing. There are a number of options for how the digital markets unit could be taken forward,…05 Nov 2019HANSARDDigital CompetitionI understand my noble friend’s concern. We should indeed be encouraging our emerging digital businesses to grow independently. But as the noble Lord, Lord Tyrie, observed in his…05 Nov 2019HANSARDDigital CompetitionIn the normal course of events, the Government would have promised a White Paper in January and that would still be our aim. All these institutions are working together to provide…05 Nov 2019HANSARDDigital CompetitionI do not recognise those reports; I have not read them myself. However, the Government are committed to increasing transparency in digital campaigning to maintain a fair and…05 Nov 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillI remind the noble Lord, Lord Empey, that he has a very authoritative voice on this subject, but he is effectively speaking in a gap which we have created for him, so perhaps he…31 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI remind the noble Lord that the advisory speaking time is for the benefit of the House.21 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI remind the noble Lord of the advisory speaking time. Perhaps he could draw his comments to a close.21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMay I remind my noble friend of the speaking limit?19 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, for trying to adjourn this debate prematurely. I am sure we would have all missed his thoughtful contribution. I beg to move that the…15 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords—15 Oct 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard HenriquesMy Lords, the Home Secretary wrote to the Metropolitan Police Service on 14 August welcoming its commitment to publish as full a version as possible of Sir Richard’s report, and…30 Sept 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard HenriquesI am sorry: the noble Lord has the advantage of me there. My brief does not cover that point.30 Sept 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard HenriquesI reassure the noble and learned Baroness that it will be imminently, but no more than that.30 Sept 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard HenriquesThat is surely why we are having these discussions in your Lordships’ House and why these reports are being so carefully considered by all sides.30 Sept 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard HenriquesI recognise the strength of feeling from noble Lords on this subject, but the Metropolitan Police Service has already committed to publishing the report. The Home Secretary has…30 Sept 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard HenriquesPolice issues are not a matter for government; they are a matter for the police. If my noble friend would like to take up through the usual channels the suggestion of having a…30 Sept 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard HenriquesAgain, I do not believe that I can go much further, except to say that the reports of the IOPC and the Metropolitan Police Service will be published, and that further questions…30 Sept 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard HenriquesRedactions are made to protect the anonymity of victims coming forward and to make sure that we do not discourage other victims from coming forward in future cases. We expect the…30 Sept 2019