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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this Report debate and to speak to this amendment. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, for reminding us that we are not…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I give way to the Whips to suggest what to do.26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]It is Stockholm syndrome.26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 8 and 64 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe. We are playing on a similar set of variations that we have already played on in several…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Lord. Our focus will be—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]If I can finish my sentence, please. The noble Lord’s amendment is designed to completely change the purpose of the Bill. I think he has admitted that, and that is right. I…26 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 2025HANSARDPlant Oxford SiteMy Lords, perhaps it would help if we identified some of the headwinds that our automotive industry is facing. To meet the mandate and try to sell enough EVs, last year our top…25 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, we have heard about soft power but we should also hear about hybrid warfare. We are already under attack from hybrid warfare and, the further east you go, the more…25 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI think I clarified that there were two issues. If the Minister looks in his data, he will find that the Royal Albert Hall is classed as being over £500,000, and I specifically…24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillAs a point of information, I have proposed purpose clauses for at least six Bills in the last three years.24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, I welcome the Minister back to his place and say that the whole House was sorry to hear of his family’s loss. We on these Benches welcome this Bill as a narrow tinkering…24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI am sorry; I am just trying to process that. Are you saying that, going forward, they would continue to benefit from the lower multiples as RHL-qualified businesses?24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillComing back immediately on that point, what criteria will the Government be using for that revaluation? In other words, what are they seeking to confirm or otherwise from it? Can…24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillThey are not from the noble Baroness, Lady Fox. They are in my name.24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, this is another example of the blunt instrument in operation. We have talked about increasing tax on public services, some of which have the ability to recover the money…24 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI think I heard the Minister say, on a different group, that this will apply for three years. On that basis, we cannot really expect a root-and-branch change of the system until…24 Feb 2025