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HANSARDSpecific Food Hygiene (Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I shall add a few comments to my noble friend’s remarks on subjects that concern me considerably. I lived through the BSE food crisis. It was the result of what was…16 Oct 2019HANSARDChina: Uighur MuslimsMy Lords, will the Government consider making representations to the Trump Administration in respect of the human rights of the hundreds, possibly thousands, of children currently…11 Feb 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]My Lords, before the Minister responds, will he give me some assurances about how these regulations and this legislation, when it becomes legislation, are going to have any…06 Feb 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018The Publishers Association also made it clear that this was not entirely satisfactory, but that it was an essential interim position that needs to be taken. As it said in the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, I merely want to tell the Minister that I too have been advised by the publishing industry. It is with some reluctance that it has agreed that this is necessary…06 Feb 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords—06 Feb 2019HANSARDServices of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Is it correct that this applies only in the event of a no-deal situation?15 Jan 2019HANSARDServices of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Perhaps the Minister can clarify: it will have to be repealed? We will have to go through all of this again?15 Jan 2019HANSARDServices of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I just wondered if it might be helpful if it were on the face of the regulations, because this situation keeps arising on many of the other ones as well. The problem is that these…15 Jan 2019HANSARDServices of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It does not say that on the face of the regulations: that is why I was checking.15 Jan 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, this is not the most sensible way to proceed. Distinct legal issues arise in each of these statutory instruments and it would be much more sensible if they were debated…14 Jan 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords—14 Jan 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, we are trying to do our job here. The Minister has confirmed that the regulations potentially put British businesses at a disadvantage, because there will a number of…14 Jan 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I hate to labour the point, but the Minister did himself say that British businesses will potentially be at a significant disadvantage, and that that is what these regulations are…14 Jan 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018You said it would potentially be at a disadvantage.14 Jan 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Before the Minister moves on, I would like to say that the whole—14 Jan 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My point is that the whole situation seems to be pretty hypothetical. We are trying to consider what the regulations should be in the event of a no-deal situation, but we do not…14 Jan 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Not content.14 Jan 2019HANSARDPatents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords—14 Jan 2019HANSARDPatents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords—14 Jan 2019