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HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023Again, that takes me back to what these regulations do versus the wider process around how parcels will move under the Windsor Framework. These powers do not and cannot do…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023The whole purpose of the Windsor Framework is to reduce any extra costs and burdens from moving from business to business in Northern Ireland. We need to put this in the context…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023My Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, on the approach that this Government should, and want to, take to implementing the provisions in the Windsor Framework.…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I was going to come later to ongoing co-operation with businesses in Northern Ireland and Great Britain, in terms of implementing the provisions when it comes to parcels. For…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, I think the point we can all agree on is that the right to lawful freedom of speech is fundamental. Where that has been seen to be brought into question through the…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, I absolutely agree about the importance of financial inclusion, and we have seen significant progress on that issue in recent years, including through establishing…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsMy Lords, the Government have taken an interest in this issue, which is why we issued a call for evidence earlier this year that covered freedom of speech and bank account…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsThis is an issue we have discussed, including during the passage of the Financial Services and Markets Act. The Government legislated in that Act to protect access to cash for…19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsFCDO colleagues have not raised this with me but if there is an issue, I will be more than happy to sit down with other departments and discuss what we can do about it.19 Jul 2023HANSARDBank AccountsI reassure the noble Baroness that the Government’s commitment to issuing a call for evidence included issues of payment account terminations and freedom of expression. I believe…19 Jul 2023HANSARDConsumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2023That the draft Order laid before the House on 12 June be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 12 July .19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 46th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023My Lords, this statutory instrument will provide United Kingdom authorities with powers in relation to postal packets—parcels—moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. It…19 Jul 2023HANSARDPostal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023The Windsor Framework is a bilateral agreement. To the noble Lord’s point, there are detailed governance arrangements around the Windsor Framework. Either side can raise issues…19 Jul 2023HANSARDConsumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2023.12 Jul 2023HANSARDBank of England: Interest Rate PolicyMy Lords, the Government have always been clear that we want to halve inflation by the end of this year on the path to delivering the 2% target to which the noble Lord referred.…12 Jul 2023HANSARDBank of England: Interest Rate PolicyWhile the Government do not recognise the picture that the noble Baroness has painted, we are looking carefully at the data and ensuring that competition is working properly. That…12 Jul 2023HANSARDBank of England: Interest Rate PolicyMy Lords, when the steps were taken to make the Bank of England independent, measures were also put in place to ensure that it is accountable to the Government and to Parliament…12 Jul 2023HANSARDBank of England: Interest Rate PolicyI am not aware of all the evidence that the Select Committee that the noble Lord refers to has received, but I am sure that once the Select Committee produces its report the…12 Jul 2023HANSARDBank of England: Interest Rate PolicyThe noble Lord does not reflect on the action that has been taken by this Government that has supported those who struggle most to meet the rising cost of living, with more than…12 Jul 2023