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HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Not-content.23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Dante is more appropriate because he talks about the circles of hell.23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the problem with this situation is that we do not know what happened in the consultation, because nothing has been published. Let me read out what paragraph 10.1 says,…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I do not for a moment expect that Ofcom should be required to agree. On the contrary, it is the job of the Government and Parliament to decide what the law and the regulations…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am very grateful for the noble Baroness’s explanation but I do not believe that I was in any way infringing the courtesies of the House in seeking to question the Minister. The…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I would be delighted to write to the noble Lord when his next lot of SIs are due to come before the Grand Committee and ask him for more information, but until I have…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am not sure whether the noble Lord meant that as a serious contribution to the debate. I cannot think of anything that I would find more felicitous than engaging in…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Let me correct myself. The Minister is quite right that the Explanatory Memorandum mentions that at paragraph 10.2. However, all it says is “some stakeholders”, so there is no…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the Minister has done a conscientious job of explaining the regulations and dealing with the concerns raised by the noble Lord, Lord Foster. However, I did not greatly…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am grateful to the Minister, but does he not accept that this could be argued both ways? It is clear from reading the materials available to me that one could say that…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am delighted to hear it.23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Provided it is clear that we can speak after the Minister.23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Does the Minister want to respond to the noble Lord, Lord Foster, before I and my noble friend speak?23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The noble Lord has referred to the data adequacy agreement, which is clearly an important issue. What is his understanding of what the impact would be on the United Kingdom if we…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the noble Lord is making a very powerful argument about the weakness of consultation and the problems that will be caused by these regulations. Is he suggesting that…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The noble Lord has just raised an extremely important point about consultation. As he knows, in the discussions which the Grand Committee has been having on these no-deal…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The noble Baroness cannot make an observation unless I give way to her and I am not giving way to her, if she will forgive me. Will the Minister agree to publish the minutes of…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019If the noble Baroness will forgive me, I am still on my feet, so I will not give way to her. Will the Minister agree to publish—23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Does the Minister agree—23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am very grateful to the Minister, but will he confirm that many members of the stakeholder group disagreed with the line that the Government are taking, which is not to have a…23 Jan 2019