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HANSARDProduct Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022While my noble friend pauses for breath, I thank him for introducing the regulations. What will their status be in the context of the EU retained law Bill? Will this be one that…13 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I welcome this opportunity to raise an issue that arose during the passage of the Procurement Bill through the House. I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on…13 Dec 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I think I am the sole surviving Member of the Committee here today who contributed. I congratulate my noble friend the Minister and the Bill team on getting the Bill…13 Dec 2022HANSARDDomestic Abuse Victims: Housing BenefitWill my noble friend give an undertaking to the House, bearing in mind the stress that local authority budgets are under, that this funding will be ring-fenced for domestic abuse…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I rise more to inquire than to support particular amendments. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Winston, for tabling his amendments. I imagine that they are probing…12 Dec 2022HANSARDRail Strikes: Impact AssessmentMy Lords, could my noble friend update us on what will happen to the scheduled £6 million improvements to York station, which we understand cover both track and signalling? Will…08 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingMy Lords, would my noble friend look closely at the property portfolio? As of January this year, only 34% of government office property had been onboarded, as it is apparently…06 Dec 2022HANSARDAgricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022My Lords, I welcome the content of these regulations and thank my noble friend for presenting them. I pay tribute to the work of my noble friend Lady Rock and all those who…06 Dec 2022HANSARDRestriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Exemptions) (Fees) Regulations 2022Can I just clarify that point for my noble friend? It is about whether there would be a commercial advantage in what we are pursuing, thus giving Northern Ireland a benefit.06 Dec 2022HANSARDRestriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Exemptions) (Fees) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend for presenting this statutory instrument. I read very carefully the conclusions of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee and…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive GrantsWill my noble friend join me in paying tribute to tenant farmers? In north Yorkshire, 48% of farms are tenanted. The farmers have done quite well under the existing schemes. What…05 Dec 2022HANSARDInvasive Group A Streptococcus and Scarlet FeverFollowing on from the question by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, if the child presents symptoms after 6 o’clock at night or over a weekend, they will clearly be dependent on…05 Dec 2022HANSARDAnimals and Animal Health, Feed and Food, Plants and Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend for presenting these two statutory instruments, which I support. I shall press him on a couple of issues. Will both instruments…05 Dec 2022HANSARDCovid-19: PPE ProcurementMy Lords, will my noble friend pay tribute to Industrial Textiles & Plastics of Easingwold which, together with Barbour and Burberry, submitted an application to the Cabinet…30 Nov 2022HANSARDFood and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I press my noble friend on what the implementing authority will be.29 Nov 2022HANSARDFood and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for bringing forward the statutory instrument this afternoon. While I am, overall, in support of the regulations contained in the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am extremely grateful, particularly to the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for saying that the way forward is obviously to procure more food locally, and to my noble friend for…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, it gives me pleasure to speak to Amendments 37 and 53 in this group. Before I address them, I associate myself with government Amendment 57, on the needs of SMEs. I am…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Framework DirectiveMy Lords, while I welcome that Answer, of course storm overflows are one of the later pieces that will come into effect. We are in danger of creating a perfect storm: building…24 Nov 2022