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HANSARDProfessional 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 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 2 and to speak to Amendments 3, 6 and 10 in this group. I have set out the need for a framework for the recognition of individuals with overseas…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have given their careful consideration to the amendments in this group. It was an unusual experience for me standing at the Dispatch Box…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I think I have in fact moved Amendment 10. I commended amendments to the House and begged to move.09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for that clarification. May I consider that point and come back to the House shortly on it?09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise for the confusion. I am happy to have another look at Amendment 10 in the light of these comments. I commend Amendments 2, 3 and 6 to the Committee.…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Garden of Frognal, for tabling Amendments 4, 5, 7, 8 and 33, which probe the use of the word “substantially” in Clauses 1 and 4, and I…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for that point. Much as noble Lords know, I love giving my opinion on everything, but I hope it might be safer if I write to him about that legal…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness for that point. Frankly, I can conceive of no circumstances in the area of professional regulation and the mutual recognition of professional…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, these amendments have brought about a fulsome and entirely appropriate debate about respecting the devolution settlements for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as the…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I accept the point made by the noble Baroness about the assistance centre. In response to her other points, many things have surprised me since I became a Minister, so I…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am the Minister responsible for the Bill and the policy; I am not just the Lords spokesman on the Bill. Of course, the work that goes on before a Bill appears on one’s…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for his question. As he spoke, I was reminded that I had not fully answered it and I will certainly write to him on it. I hope that he and other noble Lords…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, before I address the important amendments in this group, may I clarify something in relation to the previous group, about consultations with the officials of the…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for that question. I do not think that I can really add to what is in the impact assessment. Those costs are incurred over a number of…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I have previously set out the need for a framework for the recognition of overseas professional qualifications. The Government are proposing one that focuses on…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for that point. I think that I can answer the first point immediately because it comes back to the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter. She…09 Jun 2021