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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, as we have heard, the amendments in this group from the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, would remove specific provisions from Clause 2, including a paragraph on authorised…05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, as we have heard, the amendments in this group concern the use of emergency powers under the legislation. Amendment 29 would require the Secretary of State to present a…05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, when I saw the manuscript amendment some time mid-morning, I was disappointed. I thought we were not going to get a reprise of the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe,…05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I was nearly subject to a flashback, when the when the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, mentioned the internal market Act, to the memory of the long hours, deep into…05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, as noted, I have already spoken to this amendment. I thank the Minister for indicating that the Government will support it and Amendment 38B. It is on the latter that I…05 Mar 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]05 Mar 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI thank the Minister for replying; I am not sure that I thank him for his reply. I thank him for acknowledging that the system is broken. When you try to fix something, there is…27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, I think we have all agreed that the Bill is tinkering with what is essentially a broken system. The Labour Party clearly knew that because it pledged in its manifesto to…27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillIt seems to me that the Government have done an impact assessment; if it is not an impact assessment, it is an analysis that may or may not be an impact assessment. The Minister…27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillAnd if the Government adopt my impact assessment, which deals with multiple retailers versus single retailers, we will know how that works. The Minister will be pleased to hear…27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, as we have heard from the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, this group is about understanding the impact of the Bill. To help us focus on why this is important, my noble…27 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI am sorry to labour the point. This may sound rude but it is not supposed to be. Given that the Treasury seems to be driving almost all of this, could we please have a Treasury…27 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Before the Minister sits down, can I ask just briefly whether he can confirm that the consultation process which we have discussed, and he very carefully laid out, will include…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I was going to give a long analysis of the economics that demonstrate how poorly manufacturing businesses have performed since the implementation of the trade and…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, briefly, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for bringing this up. It was a good idea to have these amendments, and clearly the issue comes in two different parts. I…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]It is Stockholm syndrome.26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]No, as the noble Lord just said—26 Feb 2025