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HANSARDEconomy: UpdateI draw attention to my interests as listed in the register. Implicit in the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, is the point that the managers of the 4…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Self-employedNothing the Minister has said will make insecure workers any more secure today, so can we try another line? There is, to coin a phrase, an oven-ready way of improving the rights…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Business Interruption LoansMy Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, in congratulating BEIS, the Treasury and HMRC on the work that they done but, looking at the point in a different way, of those 47…22 Apr 2020HANSARDChemicals RegulationI thank the Minister for his Answer and for speaking to me earlier today, but, as he is aware, the costs are unlikely to be minimal. If we take the statutory instrument currently…16 Mar 2020HANSARDChemicals RegulationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their economic assessment of the impact of the introduction of a new system for the regulation of chemicals.16 Mar 2020HANSARDInnovation Economy: SkillsOne of the problems highlighted by the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, in other Questions is transitioning from schools into apprenticeships, particularly in the creative and media…16 Mar 2020HANSARDClimate Change: COP 26 ArrangementsMy Lords, we welcome the Minister’s commitment to a successful COP 26. As he knows, success at the conference is predicated on intergovernmental discussions beforehand. It is only…12 Mar 2020HANSARDFlybeMy Lords, the discussion to date has, necessarily, been a sticking-plaster type of discussion; and noble Lords have raised other airports and operators that may in future require…05 Mar 2020HANSARDArtistic Content: Copyright ProtectionMy Lords, a number of different ministries have commented on this, as my noble friend pointed out, including BEIS and DCMS. Am I to conclude from the fact that the noble Lord,…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUK-US Trade Deal Negotiating ObjectivesMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for repeating the Statement given in the other place. As the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, said, we are building on substantial trade with the…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPublic Services (Social Value) Act 2012My Lords, further to that question, the review led by the noble Lord, Lord Young, five years ago specifically highlighted measurement, the need for a methodology, and the need to…27 Feb 2020HANSARDFlooding UpdateMy Lords, I am from Herefordshire, my wife is from Herefordshire and most of our family lives in Herefordshire. It is a county under an unprecedented amount of water. The…25 Feb 2020HANSARDNuclear Power StationsMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s announcement that the White Paper is due because it is clear from your Lordships’ comments that an updating of the energy strategy is required.…24 Feb 2020HANSARDData Science: Government ProcessesMy Lords, I understand that we have been promised a national data strategy at some point. What level of scrutiny will Parliament have over that strategy and will it be able to…04 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness ConfidenceMy Lords, the Minister is right to be slightly more cautious than the questioner on the status of this data, because I am sure that he knows that the Society of Motor…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHorizon 2020My Lords, the Minister has made clear the position on Horizon 2020, but the position on Horizon Europe is exercising the minds of researchers in this country. The proposed budget…27 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I support this amendment and associate myself fully with the words of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith. As such, I can be brief. Until last weekend, the…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillOh dear, it’s that man again. Amendment 35 concerns the level playing field. We have heard a lot about standards and regulation over the last day and a half. This is not about…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank my noble friend Lady Ludford and the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, for their support. Earlier the Minister spoke about the teams of people working hard on drafting…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank the Minister for his response. Frankly, I had not expected a great melding of minds. It is clear that from these Benches, and seemingly from all the other Benches, that we…15 Jan 2020