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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 83, in clause 283, page 189, line 5, leave out subsection (9) and insert— “(9) For the meaning of “exempt ADR provider” and “exempt redress scheme” see…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)On the use of the negative procedure, we feel that these are technical and mechanical changes, just to ensure that the statute remains up to date and clear, and to prevent…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship on hopefully the last day of this Bill Committee, Dame Maria. Chapter 4 of part 4 of the Bill aims to strengthen the quality of…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Clause 287 and schedule 22 exempt various bodies that, so far as they provide ADR, it is not considered appropriate to regulate, and also exempt ADR under statutory redress…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I will come to that. Criterion 3 in schedule 23 clearly sets out that a provider will be required to have the relevant expertise. Has the hon. Lady read that criterion?11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Clauses 288 to 292 and schedule 23 cover the accreditation process for ADR providers, which ensures that standards are high and providers perform well. Clause 288 covers the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his amendment, which is very sensibly thought out. It proposes that the new rules for subscription contracts come into effect from April 2026. I…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Two of these new clauses seek to add further regulation on secondary ticketing and platforms. The third would provide for a report on the introduction of a new regulatory function…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am happy to continue the debate with the hon. Lady and to correspond with her on the matter. There is a broader picture here, which I am trying to set out in my response to the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I wholeheartedly agree that the CMA should be firmly accountable to Parliament across its digital competition and consumer functions. However, that is already the case. The CMA is…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)There are just a couple of points to make, I think. On clause 302, the hon. Lady asked whether the police would be involved in any of the investigations. The clause sets out…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)And that was the question I answered. In response to the hon. Lady’s points, I said that the criteria have to be kept high-level. It would be wrong to be too specific about how we…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)If the hon. Lady has any further points that she wants clarified, perhaps she will write to me, as I am not quite sure what she is referring to. The hon. Lady asked about…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I think there are differences in different sectors, and the hon. Gentleman referred to things such as mobile phone contracts. Lots of people subscribe to things they do not know…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)In the course of anybody’s work, if there is evidence of criminal activity, we would expect an enforcement agency or regulator to share that with the relevant enforcement…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Chapter 1 of part 5 of the Bill enhances the UK’s ability to co-operate internationally on competition and consumer matters, as open and fair competition globally ensures the best…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Clause 311 defines various terms used throughout the Bill, such as “digital content” and “firm”. Clause 312 provides that expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State or CMA as…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The hon. Member for Feltham and Heston has raised a number of points for me to respond to. As an overarching point, we are moving from a voluntary to a mandatory system of ADR…11 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Clause 316 makes provision regarding commencement of the Bill. Part 6 and powers to make regulations will commence at Royal Assent, and all other parts will commence by way of…11 Jul 2023HANSARDCompanies House Public Targets 2023-24I have set Companies House the following targets for the year 2023-24: Remove in excess of 16,000 pieces of information relating to identity details and/or addresses used without…11 Jul 2023