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HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillWill the department retain the ability to withdraw the accreditation of arbitration bodies in the event that their performance proves to be unsatisfactory?27 Jan 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillMy Lords, I do not think I have spoken in a debate before Second Reading in the Moses Room before and I do not think I have spoken when the department staff almost outnumber the…27 Jan 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationMy Lords, fewer than a third of the 2,005 applications have been dealt with so far, and this is a pattern—we saw it with Windrush. First, there is a campaign, then there is a big…24 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. This has been a really interesting debate and has not unfolded in the way I had originally anticipated.…19 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillSorry to intervene, but to be clear so that I understand: what the Minister has just said is, I think, that if I have a business which has an operation in County Antrim and an…19 Jan 2022HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, first I should apologise for not being here to participate in the Report stage of this Bill. My disappointment was alleviated by the knowledge that my colleague and…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationMy Lords, this is not the first time that your Lordships have had to discuss this, and already this year we have this Question again. I am sure that the Minister would agree that,…10 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the Government are effectively outsourcing a lot of the policing of this to the businesses of this country—small, medium and large. Those businesses will not be able to…08 Dec 2021HANSARDSmall Business Commissioner: Late PaymentsMy Lords, there is a danger that the Minister’s response might be interpreted as kicking the can down the road and waiting some time for legislation to possibly come in the…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNewport Wafer FabMy Lords, hardly a week goes by without the semiconductor shortage impacting some of our businesses in this country. It is not just about security; it is about manufacturing.…06 Dec 2021HANSARDPower Outages: North of EnglandMy Lords, obviously, the capacity to respond is in question, and I am pleased to hear the Minister say that there will be a review ongoing, but the review is no good to the people…02 Dec 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: RemitMy Lords, speaking last month, Tim Eggar, the chairman of the Oil and Gas Authority, was bullish when referencing future offshore licensing rounds in the UK. He said: “Let’s be…02 Dec 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 5 and 6 in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Leigh of Hurley. Amendment 5 seeks to add a new clause that would require the Secretary…01 Dec 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillBefore the Minister sits down, first I thank the Minister, who has largely been able to meet most of our concerns. On a point of clarification, he said something like, “There will…01 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, this is the last group of amendments in Committee, and it is probably just as well, because if the Minister has any more jelly babies I suspect he will go into a coma.…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI thank the Minister for his response and noble Lords for their contributions. I shall read closely the exact words in Hansard but, once again, the Minister seems unaware of the…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s comments. Without sounding whiny, this would have benefited from a “Dear colleagues” letter in advance. It caused me a little head…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendment 39 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones. It is on something also asserted in Amendment 24 by the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman,…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Browne, for raising this very interesting issue. Without repeating verbatim what I said at Second Reading, one of the highlighted issues in…22 Nov 2021