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HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020Can I remind the noble Baroness of the time limit on Back-Bench contributions?25 Jun 2020HANSARDOver the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020As noble Lords have noted, this is quite a technical debate, and I will do my best to address the points that they have raised. I defer to their greater experience in previous…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinancial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I apologise for the previous confusion. I believe I have already set out the programme of work that this SI—in addition to the previous SI—is part of, so I turn to the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesMy Lords, the noble Lord is correct that we have a severe outlook for this year, but that OECD report also forecasts us to have one of the strongest recoveries of the large…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesMy Lords, the Government are providing more support to businesses to reopen safely. A specific fund is available for getting high streets open safely. We are also putting…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesMy noble friend will be aware that the PM has commissioned a comprehensive review of the two-metre guidance. It will take advice from a range of experts, including the CMO, the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesThe noble Lord is right that the design of the scheme is about keeping a connection between an employee and an employer during lockdown so that they can return to that job…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesThe noble Lord will be aware of my previous answer on the two-metre rule. In our road map for reopening the economy, we have been able to take important steps forward—for example,…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesMy noble friend is right that there is a balance to be struck with such schemes. The pathway that we have set out for the gradual contribution of businesses to the costs of…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesI completely agree with the noble Lord that we need to take preventive action on homelessness as well as dealing with the problem where it arises. The Government have put in place…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesI absolutely agree with my noble friend about the importance of apprenticeships and other schemes that will help people who have unfortunately lost their jobs during this pandemic…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEconomic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesOne important change that the Government committed to in their manifesto and have implemented is increasing the employment allowance in national insurance contributions. This…18 Jun 2020HANSARDOver the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24 March be approved.18 Jun 2020HANSARDOver the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, your Lordships will be aware that, since July 2018, HM Treasury has put in place legislation, using powers under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended by…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinancial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 6 May be approved. Relevant document: 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinancial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, noble Lords will be aware that since July 2018 Her Majesty’s Treasury has put in place legislation using powers under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinancial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I thank all noble Lords for their contribution to this debate and for their forbearance with my confusion at the beginning of it. I will first address three points which many…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Furloughed Space Grant SchemeThe noble Lord is right to say that we need to do more to support our high streets. That is why we have a £1 billion Future High Streets Fund. On business rates, the Government…15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Furloughed Space Grant SchemeThe noble Lord will understand that that kind of question is exactly the type of thing the review will look at.15 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Furloughed Space Grant SchemeThe noble Lord is right: some businesses have had trouble accessing the initial loan support schemes. One thing that the Government have done to change this was the introduction…15 Jun 2020