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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I do not have an answer to that at the moment. My understanding is that this is effectively a change in the numbering rather than anything more substantive. It is an erroneous…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)As my hon. Friend the Member for Erewash most elegantly put it, metrology is a long-standing part of our progress as a species and as a country, and it will no doubt play an…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is entitled “Product Safety: Checks and balances on developing policy and legislation”. It has been referred to extensively in debates here and in the other place. It is the…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)Members on this side of the Committee always enjoy our clause 4 moments. Clause 4 is an essential part of the Bill, and it is informed by the lessons of the covid-19 pandemic. The…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The shadow Minister has helpfully read the list of sectors excluded from the schedule, so I will not repeat it. However, it is important, when a Bill has powers of this nature,…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am not able to read the Secretary of State’s mind, but this debate is about a different area of law from the one the Secretary of State was talking about. I refer the hon. Lady…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I am afraid that is just not correct; that is not how the Bill operates. I can explain again why the EU is referenced: it is because the majority of our product safety regulations…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)We have already had a substantial debate on clause 10 as a result of the shadow Minister’s amendments, so I will be brief. The clause repeals specified provisions within the…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I refer the hon. Member to clause 5(5), which talks about quantities, goods and units of measurement, which is the broad ambit of the areas where these powers will apply.…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)Clause 11 sets out the interpretation of key terms used throughout the Bill. Although many terms within the clause are commonplace, the definitions are set out so that the…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 12, page 12, line 20, leave out “7 to 10” and insert “7, 8 and 10”. This amendment corrects a cross-referencing error. Government amendment 1…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)Do we have a guardian of the Birmingham proof house in our midst?13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s intervention. Indeed, I understand that that is now the premier proof house in the country, but some of the provisions in the 1868 Act show why…13 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI had to wait 50 minutes for a question, Mr Speaker, but this is an important one and I share the hon. Member’s concerns. We regularly meet Ofcom to discuss the performance of…01 May 2025HANSARDPackage Travel Regulations: ConsultationThe current Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 set a series of requirements for organisers of package holidays and linked travel arrangements and…07 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this morning, Mr Betts. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Heeley (Louise Haigh) on securing this debate. As the…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsI shall come on to the action that we are taking a bit later. None the less, that is an important point: there are legitimate uses for NDAs and it is important that we get that…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsI have not seen the hon. Member’s Bill, and I suspect that its application is rather broader than just to the topic we are debating. We are looking at corporate governance, and in…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsMy right hon. Friend makes an important point: this is a complex area for individuals to navigate. My hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Mrs Russell) spoke about her…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsMy hon. Friend highlights some of the limitations of the whistleblowing Act, in terms of what qualifies as a protected disclosure. As I have commented previously, that legislation…02 Apr 2025