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HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 2, page 3, line 2, at end insert— “(2A) In determining whether the condition in subsection (2) is met, the appropriate national authority must…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s response. I come back to the point that the Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee made—that this part of the Bill does not…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Encouraged by the closeness of the vote, we will have another go with new clause 1. The amendment provides additional reassurances to the devolved Administrations that the Bill…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Given your vast experience, Mr Pritchard, and given my experience of debating with you over a number of years, I know that you were about to intervene to stop me. We will speak to…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for describing the dedicated support team that the Department has set up. Will he give us some examples of the advice it has been able to give…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his answers, which I will come back to. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central for what she said about the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)A large degree of complacency and a lack of preparation characterise the whole way that the legislation has been brought forward, as Lord Grimstone and a number of Conservative…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 3, in clause 9, page 8, line 12, at end insert— “(6) Nothing in this section affects the establishment or operation of a common framework agreement…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Well, that is not the view of the Welsh Government. [ Interruption. ] We could go into the support that the Welsh Government have given the UK Government recently on tests, but…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 4, in clause 14, page 11, line 13, at end insert— “(6) Subsections (7) to (9) apply where the Secretary of State makes regulations as the appropriate…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The hon. Member is right, of course. We may not agree entirely, but we are trying to hold the Minister and the Government to consistency with their own measures through our…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)We have had an interesting series of exchanges. The hon. Member for Aberdeen South made the point well that we see this approach in Bill after Bill; indeed, we see it in clause…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I wonder whether the Minister will clear something up for me. If he gets an indication from the devolved Administrations, is it his intention to come back on Report with a…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. For workers whose professional qualifications are already recognised in the United Kingdom, this new clause provides…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)This poses the question of why the Government are proposing this amendment. Perhaps the Minister will explain why they are removing the provision which says that nothing in the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)We have serious shortages of skilled workers, so the new clause obliges the Secretary of State to produce an annual report setting out which sectors are facing skills shortages…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to the Minister; I shall accept his assurances. And I thank you, Mr Pritchard. It is a shame that we will not get to see the other Chair in action; we have denied Ms…18 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code Etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to have you in the Chair, Mr Gray. I am grateful for the Minister’s comprehensive explanation of the proposed amendments, and his analysis of some of the…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code Etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021My question about parallel rent assessments was trying to tease out how a tenant can make such a judgment call and what is the best way forward financially. What is the Minister’s…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code Etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021Indeed. The regulations we are considering this morning offer such support. I hope that the Minister will take note of my comments and offer some good answers particularly about…11 Jan 2022