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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, for his question because it reminded me that when all the primary and secondary legislation on Covid was going through, most of the…11 Dec 2024HANSARDTackling StalkingMy Lords, it is a very old declaration of interest, but I was a member of the independent parliamentary inquiry on stalking, led by Elfyn Llwyd MP, which published its results in…05 Dec 2024HANSARDCladding RemediationMy Lords, the very serious fire in a high-rise block of flats in Dagenham in August has resulted in the residents losing their homes and not even being able to access their…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I am very grateful for the explanation from the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, of his amendments on AI and digital products, which are particularly appropriate, given the comments from…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, REACH regulations cover the safety of chemicals. We simply ask: how can the Bill regulate cosmetics without considering the safety of the chemicals used to manufacture…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords—25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I have a question. I am very grateful for the Minister’s response, but he has not yet responded to my final question and, following his reply to the noble Lord, Lord Browne, I…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in the short debate on this group. I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Browne, for covering the 10 restrictions…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 45 in this group is in my name. I also support my noble friend Lord Foster’s Amendments 117 and 122. I come back to an issue debated at some length on the…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I thank the Minister very much for the detail he has gone into in his answer, but there are two types of regulation. The one he has described is the one that you would expect the…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Clause 1(5) says that “‘marketing’ means making available on the market”, which is a much shorter definition than the one that the Minister just read out at the Dispatch Box. Is…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]This is very important, because this is partly about liability and partly about the clarity in the Bill about who has responsibility. Whether it is a buyer or, as I think the…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]That is exactly what happens with a private individual. They will advertise an item on eBay. The language the Minister is using is what I would describe as the old-style…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I think a number of noble Lords who have participated in this debate might be interested in a meeting, if that is okay. I shall very briefly respond to the Minister to say that…25 Nov 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry ReportMy Lords, I declare my interests as a vice- chair of the All-Party Group on Fire Safety and Rescue and as a vice-president of the LGA. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord,…22 Nov 2024HANSARDImmigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, I cannot sit at the right desk, so I apologise for being in the wrong place. I thank the Minister for explaining the reason for the order, although I think his…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as vice-chair of the Accessible Transport Policy Commission. I start by thanking the Minister for meeting with myself and the noble Baronesses,…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill06 Nov 2024HANSARDGypsy and Traveller Communities: AccommodationMy Lords, following the withdrawal of the Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment s guidance of 2007, there has been a policy vacuum for the assessment of need. This…06 Nov 2024