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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I have given notice of my intention to oppose Clauses 29, 30 and 41 standing part. This is part of a full set of not stand part notices that signals concerns, in…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am sorry; I had basically come to a close anyway. There is much more that needs to be done. I do not think this is politicising; I think it is respecting devolution.02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, we have had an extensive and thoughtful debate, and I thank all noble Lords who have taken part. I thank my noble friends Lord Palmer and Lord Purvis for supporting my…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am a retired patent attorney, which is what made me curious about Amendment 107. I guess that is an interest of some kind, though no longer pecuniary. In this group I…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I listened with interest to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson. The separate grouping of these amendments has put an additional focus on some of the intent. I see the merit…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am pleased to speak in this group on my own amendments. I recognise that the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, has picked out some relevant points, including probing what…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I do not need to say a lot in this group because I have already made it clear that I consider transparency an important part of consumer protection and the way to find…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, for the general reasons that I elaborated in the earlier group, I do not consider the CMA to be the right body, or the OIM the right structure, so in this group I give…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Small BusinessesOne-third of the self-employed, including sole directors of limited companies and the newly self-employed, are still completely excluded from the Self-employment Income Support…29 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I concur with the comments of my noble friend Lord German, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, and others concerning consent and what might be termed the proper…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, on the next group I will explain that the drafting of some clauses of Part 3 is complex and not as straightforward as it could be. One way or another, it would be useful…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I added my name to Amendment 37, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. However, there are several other amendments on the same theme, all highlighting important…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am pleased to support Amendment 2; I was about to do my own version when I discovered that the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, had already tabled a similar one, and it is…26 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I understand why these regulations have been made and share many of the concerns of other noble Lords. The first point that has to be made is that it all depends on the…22 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I, too, welcome our maiden speakers. Like many noble Lords, I find that the conclusions of the Constitution Committee, the European Union Committee and the DPRRC chime…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillThis mixed group of amendments shows that there are a lot of ideas around the TRA and the thinness of the elaborated governance arrangements, which makes appointments all the more…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I have listened with interest to the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. While I am in favour of transparency and of what he called the ability to sanction, I am also cautious when…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I share the concern of the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, and the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, about the creeping power of HMRC to demand information, potentially from anyone,…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, we support these amendments and, broadly speaking, I could just repeat my comments on the previous group. So, if your Lordships could take them as read, I will not…15 Oct 2020HANSARDPension ScamsOne recommendation in the report is to ensure that victims of fraud are not liable for tax penalties. Will the DWP take that up with HMRC? If HMRC also suffered from the fraud,…14 Oct 2020