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HANSARDSpending Review 2020My Lords, the Government’s spending on Covid has been generous—even if some has gone awry—and I do not underestimate the change in mindset that it needed in the Treasury. But…03 Dec 2020HANSARDState Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, this has been an interesting short debate. If the Minister did not already know it from the UK internal market Bill, how state aid—if such a thing is to exist as a…02 Dec 2020HANSARDSupplementary Protection Certificates (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is not that long ago that, in the context of the internal market Bill, we discussed the unitary nature of patent protection in the United Kingdom. Now we find that it…27 Nov 2020HANSARDComprehensive Economic Partnership (EUC Report)My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Darroch, on his maiden speech and look forward to future contributions. I was fortunate enough to be able to rely on his wisdom…26 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIn moving this amendment, I am sorry that the Minister is not prepared to negotiate further about small businesses. I am also sorry that the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have participated in this short debate. Some very telling points have been made, yet again, regarding separating the OIM from the CMA. As noble…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, the amendment in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, borrows much from other amendments tabled in Committee and on Report, and credit is due to the…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for some of the considerations on which he elaborated around some of the penalties, but I find it hard to accept this in principle. The…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I welcome the government amendments as I would welcome any improvement, but unfortunately they do not go far enough to compensate for all the implications of the OIM…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, for drawing this clause to our attention, and I agree with the comments that have been made. In particular, I agree with…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I do not have a great deal to add to what has been said by the previous speakers. It is an unfortunate circumstance that the word “regulation” appears in multi-use in…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I support the general thrust of all the amendments in this group, and I have added my name to Amendments 10 and 21, which relate to goods. I should also have put my name…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCompetition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, there is quite a lot going on with competition because of Brexit. This instrument deals with investigations that are, or will be, ongoing at the end of the transition…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Levelling-up AgendaMy Lords, Covid has accelerated modern trends such as remote working, and there is a great deal of education and training needed for that. Should levelling up not include a focus…12 Nov 2020HANSARDFuture of Financial ServicesMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. A lot of time was used up seeking equivalence, and now it is right to move on with reforms and new matters. But what is the…11 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillYes. My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate; I think that it will be even more interesting when we read it in Hansard . I think that there is still a…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, the previous group has already set the scene on Clause 38, where I propose some changes to help small businesses, at least. The point remains that the CMA, or OIM, is an…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I have two amendments in this group. I also support the amendment just explained by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. This group concerns the information-gathering…04 Nov 2020