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HANSARD UK-EU Summit: Policy PrioritiesI thank the right hon. Gentleman and his Committee for their extensive piece of work and for the report he has presented today. He mentions the wide range of different asks that…22 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitMay I have a serious answer to a very narrow and specific question? We know how many fishing rights the Prime Minister was prepared to give away for how many years in order to…20 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 2 is incredibly important. As the Committee heard on Tuesday, it is all too clear how many Henry VIII powers the…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I put on record my thanks to the Minister for his rapid reply to the points that were raised on Tuesday. I asked…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Everyone on this Committee can agree that the UK is a proud global trading nation and, however we voted in the 2016…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)It is no surprise to the Committee that the Liberal Democrats’ position is to go back into the customs union, which would require dynamic alignment. It is clear from yesterday’s…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)The Minister just clarified for the record that, although it is not his or the Government’s intention to use the Bill in the way we have highlighted, those powers exist should…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)I think I heard the Minister say that, were the Northern Ireland Assembly to pull the Stormont brake, the Secretary of State would potentially continue to apply EU regulation in…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 5 is designed to obtain clarification on the record from the Minister about how Government new clause 1, which was…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)Given the importance of this point, I would be grateful if the Minister put on the record his acknowledgment that dynamic alignment is an ask from our European Union partners in…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)On Tuesday, on multiple occasions I made the point about how widely the Bill is drawn in terms of the bodies responsible for enforcement. I have a lot of sympathy with the hon.…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Wokingham for moving the new clause and giving the Committee the opportunity to hear from the Government on this issue. The matter was raised…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Wokingham for raising this incredibly important and wide-ranging issue. He touched on some of its growing importance in the UK, where consumers are…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)On a point of order, Ms Vaz. I am grateful for the opportunity to thank you for chairing, and Sir John for chairing Tuesday’s morning sitting. I thank the Committee members,…15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)I would happily take the intervention.15 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Well, Sir John, I do have a very noisy fridge, but I am not sure it is helping me to order the milk. The crucial thing about amendment 17 is that it focuses on innovation. I…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 28, in clause 6, page 6, line 36, leave out subsection (1).13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)In the light of your guidance, Sir John, I would like to divide the Committee on all our amendments in this group.13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 14, in clause 1, page 1, line 3, leave out subsection (1). This amendment seeks to remove the broad powers granted to the Secretary of State under product…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 20, in clause 2, page 3, line 41, leave out “EU” and insert “foreign”.13 May 2025