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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, has been very helpful, adding to my knowledge of grammar. The north-east version of that would be “cluster”, followed by a word I cannot use in the…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThere were a number of questions there, but of course I believe that there should be an open and transparent appointments process, and that individuals appointed should possess a…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank my noble friend for tabling this amendment, which seeks to clarify the extent to which we have considered how the provisions of the Bill in respect of services will work…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe Government intend to deliver measures on procurement through a wider package of procurement reform. The aim is for primary legislation to be made in the second Session, as I…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillAgain, it is about the difference between sale and use. England can proceed to ban a sale in England but if the sale is allowed in Wales, it could still take place under the…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, as the Government set out in Committee, we intend to consult shortly and deliver measures on procurement through a wider package of procurement reform. The aim is for…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI of course thank the noble Lord for his help in answering the question more thoroughly than I did, and I can confirm my understanding that he is correct in what he says.23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I start by bringing to the attention of the House an inadvertent error that I made in one of my replies last Wednesday. In response to the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, noble Lords will have noticed that we have listened carefully to the many constructive points put forward in Committee as well as from the devolved Administrations on…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill23 Nov 2020HANSARDTravel AgentsThere is of course a Minister for Tourism: Mr Huddleston, in DCMS. He is currently convening a cross-ministerial task force on the travel industry. The noble Lord can look forward…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTravel AgentsI will certainly have a look at the issue that my noble friend refers to, but I think the guidance has been very clear and most sectors of industry have been rigorously applying…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy noble friend is essentially right, but it would depend on whether it was legal for the good to be sold in the other nations of the United Kingdom. Again, the difference between…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill23 Nov 2020HANSARDTravel AgentsI thank the noble Lord for his support. The developments on the vaccine are encouraging. It is not my area of responsibility, but we all have our fingers crossed that the vaccine…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTravel AgentsI outlined the measures that we put in place for individual travel businesses, but bigger operators have been able to access extensive loan and grant schemes. However, I readily…23 Nov 2020