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HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I note that the noble Lords, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Lord Fox and Lord Patel, have stated their intention to oppose that Clause 13 stands part of the Bill. The purpose…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords for their contributions on Clause 9. In answer to my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering, we are not relying on EU data to work out the coverage. As we…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, for his amendment and the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for the views he expressed. The amendment would impose a time limit…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Lansley for his amendment to Clause 13, which limits the regulation-making power of Clause 3, and I note that the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I thank my noble friend for those two comments and the spirit in which they are offered. I realise that my point about trust is not a personal matter in relation to me but the…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for that comment. My belief is that this Bill applies only to our famous 50 regulators and the 160 professions, and that it is those regulators that are…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for that point. Of course, anyone who listened to this debate could not but hear what noble Lords have said on this. As I said, I will reflect on this…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town and Lady Randerson, and my noble friends Lady Noakes and Lord Moylan for these amendments. I shall begin by…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Noakes for this amendment to Clause 4. It is worth reminding ourselves of the essential difference between Clause 3 and Clause 4. Clause 3…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Palmer of Childs Hill, and the noble Baroness, Lady Blake of Leeds, for their amendments. I note that they are supported by several other…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, these are both important questions which affect the rights of individuals, and so I will write to noble Lords on these matters to be crystal clear with my answers.14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, the core purpose of the Bill is to update how regulators recognise professionals whose qualifications and experience have been gained overseas, reflecting our status…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Lansley for tabling Amendments 34A and 60A, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Garden of Frognal, for tabling Amendment 42A. Amendment 34A…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]The noble Lord’s colleague the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, cautioned me on the previous day of Committee never to use “never” at the Dispatch Box, and I am trying to remember his…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]As always, I will consider carefully the suggestions made by the noble Baroness but, without wanting to repeat myself, I really do not understand this antipathy to giving power to…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I note that the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, set out his intention to oppose Clause 4 standing part of the Bill. I hope that the arguments I have previously set…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]That is certainly a helpful suggestion put forward by my noble friend. I will reflect on it.14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, and the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, for their proposed…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I did not believe that my comments on this group would assuage the noble Lord’s fears, but I am sure that as we progress through the Bill my comments on this matter in later…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]09 Jun 2021