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HANSARDPublic Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2023My Lords, these regulations are made under powers introduced by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, or FiSMA. They form part of the Government’s ambitious programme to…16 Jan 2024HANSARDPublic Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2023My Lords, this will be quite fluid; I hope that some more papers will come my way as I start to speak and go through this. In closing, and in response to your Lordships’ remarks,…16 Jan 2024HANSARDData Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 November be approved. Relevant document: 3rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…13 Dec 2023HANSARDData Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Given the specificity of that question, we will write to the noble Lord with an answer.12 Dec 2023HANSARDData Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Data Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 3rd Report from the Secondary…12 Dec 2023HANSARDData Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank noble Lords, who are very well versed in this topic and have obviously spent a lot of time thinking about it. I have had some flashbacks to my time in the European…12 Dec 2023HANSARDData Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is definitely not punishment, but it has taken me back, and I am on a steep learning curve here. I thank noble Lords for their interventions. I will try to do some justice to…12 Dec 2023HANSARDData Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, these regulations, which were laid before the House on 7 November 2023, will be made under the powers provided by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023,…12 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human RightsI certainly did not mean to mislead the House in any way over those comments. There is clear agreement that we believe the ECHR is delivering at this point in time, although there…11 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human RightsMy Lords, I have a large number of notes here, in the hope that I can do this debate justice by responding to as many noble Lords as possible. I thank my noble friend Lady Anelay…11 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human RightsThat is totally understood. I will make sure that the record reflects that.11 Dec 2023HANSARDCapital Projects: SpendingI am not an expert and I am not the Minister for the department, but I will do my best to explain to the noble Baroness. The reprofiling is where the project has been delayed and…26 Oct 2023HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsI do not have a specific answer for the noble Lord. I can tell him that there will be a new private rental property portal, which will help landlords to understand their legal…26 Oct 2023HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsIt is that measure of losing private rental properties that has caused the Government to take a little more caution over the way in which this is being introduced. In particular,…26 Oct 2023HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsI understand the noble Lord’s frustration, but we are improving the court system to give landlords confidence that they can regain possession in the minority of cases where the…26 Oct 2023HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsIt is clear to me when I read the Renters (Reform) Bill that it strikes a balance between providing renters the increased security and quality of housing, and ensuring that…26 Oct 2023HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsI am afraid I cannot give the noble Baroness that specific assurance. The Government recognise the cost of living pressures that tenants face, and that paying rent is likely to be…26 Oct 2023HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsAs the House can imagine, this is a complex area; court reform is really important, but it is also important to understand that the statistics are actually relatively good for the…26 Oct 2023HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsI totally agree with the noble Baroness, and that is why the current Bill going through the other place is in motion and will stop those no-fault evictions.26 Oct 2023HANSARDNo-fault EvictionsWe know that the profile of landlords providing homes in the private rental sector has changed over the past 20 years. A wide range of landlords operate in the sector, owning…26 Oct 2023