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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly in support of the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. It is unfortunate that this comes at the end of our debate rather…07 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI entirely agree that it is a question to be asked. Of course, there is the general principle of transparency. If you look at the amendment, you will see that it talks about…07 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I will speak first to Amendment 215C and then come to Amendment 202. I am very much indebted to the Fair Standards Alliance for raising the issue of standard-essential…07 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillCan the Minister reassure me that he will write to say how these provisions were consulted on? There is further work to be done, clearly, but it would be good to know what…07 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillJust to add to that question, is the Minister saying, “It’s going to happen but we just need to get the procedures right and add them”? Is that really all we are waiting for?05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI want to clarify what the Minister just said. Does he plan to come back with a solution on Report? Otherwise there is going to be jeopardy. If the Bill goes through and the…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I cannot think of a better introduction to an amendment than the different speeches we have heard. I belong to many of the organisations that have been mentioned. We all…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank the Minister for the way he has set that out. Will he explain how much consultation there was and the nature of it over the introduction of Schedule 21?05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 150 and 151 and Amendments 153 to 167. This is a rather voluminous set of amendments, but they are all designed to try to bring the…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank the Minister for his reply to this disparate group of amendments. I thought the discussion about information raised by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, was crucial because this…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, the Committee may get a slight feeling of déjà vu when it comes to my Amendment 137 but we were assured that it covers a different topic and it is therefore perfectly…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that almost totally positive response. There is quite a lot to take away from it. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, for his supportive…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 130 I will speak also to Amendment 135, which is another amendment in the names of the noble Earl, Lord Lindsay, my noble friend Lady Bakewell and…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillAre the Government really saying, more or less, that they do not recognise that the world has gone digital? Will the Minister spell out the principles of common law that prohibit…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, the Minister seems to have said two directly conflicting things—that you cannot do something, but that he hopes that his noble friend is convinced that the powers are…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, once again, with the indulgence of the Committee, I will speak on behalf of my noble friend Lady Bakewell to Amendments 125, 126 and 127. Before doing so, I say that I…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, before the Minister sits down, I wonder if he will take another look at Clause 157(5) regarding the amount of monetary penalty that can be imposed. The limitations seem…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, that is slightly eliding the situation. The Minister was talking about the CMA but, earlier, I understood him to be talking about trading standards. Are trading…05 Feb 2024