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HANSARDRecognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018The noble Lord is absolutely right. What makes it even more extraordinary is that we are debating this as some kind of technical change, when in fact it is potentially…11 Feb 2019HANSARDCompanies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I want to pick up on consultation, the final point of the noble Lord, Lord Fox. A theme running through our consideration of all these statutory instruments is either…11 Feb 2019HANSARDRecognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, the noble Baroness and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, have raised a number of significant issues. The first point to make about the issues involved, which are to do with the…11 Feb 2019HANSARDRecognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018That is a very good question. My understanding—but I am not the Minister and he will have to tell us, since it is hard enough for us to understand without my trying to answer for…11 Feb 2019HANSARDRecognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018The noble Lord makes a very good point, because, yet again, there has been no proper process of consultation. I am becoming a bit of a connoisseur of how consultation has been…11 Feb 2019HANSARDRecognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I am very grateful to the Minister for giving way. He is talking about the consultation that took place with UK regulators and professional bodies. What consultation has there…11 Feb 2019HANSARDRecognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Perhaps it does not.11 Feb 2019HANSARDRecognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for giving way. These are extremely serious matters. These figures are huge: 20,000 professionals currently have their qualifications…11 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, this was the famous statutory instrument which referred to consultation with, “a small group of trusted individuals”. We had a long discussion in Grand Committee about…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I have a very short question for the Minister again on this issue of consultation. The broader issues were raised in the excellent speech made by the noble Lord, Lord…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Does the noble Lord think we are going too fast? We can certainly slow down.06 Feb 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I read it on my iPhone, so I have no idea how long it was.06 Feb 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]My Lords, when the Minister spoke on 4 December at Second Reading, he said that the Bill was part of a package of measures and statutory instruments to ensure that the financial…06 Feb 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, first, I thank the Minister for his extensive letter to noble Lords responding to the debate in Grand Committee. I have a specific question and will then make some…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPatents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, I want to follow the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Warner. It is deeply unsatisfactory that the only way we can know the interests of those most intimately affected is…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPatents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I understand the significant point that the noble Lord makes. None of this came out in the Explanatory Memorandum’s summary of the non-existent consultation and secret discussions…06 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillWhy Arizona?05 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillDangerous.05 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) Bill“Alternative arrangements”?05 Feb 2019HANSARDDefence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019If the noble Earl will forgive me, I think I follow what he is saying, but I invite him to say whether I have understood him correctly. Because we will no longer be part of the EU…04 Feb 2019