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HANSARDConsumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I thank all noble Lords and noble Baronesses who contributed to this debate. Of course, the UK has left the EU to take back control on these and other matters and make decisions…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine TaskforceThere are a number of questions there, but the presentation she did focused on publicly available information and said little that expert delegates at the conference could not…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine TaskforceThe noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria, was supportive, and he is not a Conservative Peer but an independent Cross-Bencher. The task force consists of a number of specialists in their…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine TaskforceI agree with the noble Lord; I think the Vaccine Taskforce has done a great job, and I think the announcement this morning is testament to that. Let me reiterate that she has…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine TaskforceThe noble Lord is making baseless accusations there. The first thing to point out is that Dominic Cummings had no role whatever in any of these procurement processes or…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine TaskforceShe has declared all her relevant conflicts of interest in line with normal public sector appointments, and they have all been managed and agreed with officials in my department.…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine TaskforceI think I just answered that point in my previous answer, but the presentation focused on publicly available information and said little that expert delegates at the conference…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine TaskforceThe UK has worked at unprecedented pace and scale to ensure public access to a safe, effective vaccine as soon as one becomes available. Kate Bingham was appointed by the Prime…10 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI certainly did not intend to imply that at all and I apologise if the noble Lord got that impression. I was talking about the existing block grants that the devolved…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I recognise that the hour is late, so I will attempt to be as brief as possible. I begin by setting out why…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is forthcoming. Noble Lords will know that I cannot go further in terms of dates. It was flagged up in the Queen’s Speech and is forthcoming. The grounds for ministerial…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, for her amendment. I understand her concerns but, as I am sure she is aware, the internal market Bill is concerned with protecting the…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I apologise to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, if she found my letter disappointing; I will try to do better next…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. The noble Lord, Lord Fox, raised issues around university tuition fees and water services. As he said, I have…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI would be happy to write to the noble Lord but, as I said, the powers to date have functioned effectively and are based on the CMA’s existing powers.04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillOn my noble friend’s first question, she will notice that Clause 38(8) states: “A notice under subsection (2) or (3) may not require a person … to produce or provide any document…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWith regard to the noble Lord’s first question, I understand why his cleaning abilities might not be up to standard and he might not get his tea. With regard to the questions…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI referred in my earlier speech to the need to make regulations setting the maximum penalty, which the Secretary of State will do, but I will write to my noble friend if there are…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thought that I had put the matter to rest by writing the letter to the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, on which the noble Lord, Lord Fox, has commented. In our view, there is no doubt…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, Amendments 107 and 108 in my name aim to clarify the scope and application of the professional qualification clauses of the Bill. Amendment 107 adds patent attorneys and…02 Nov 2020