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HANSARDEU: ImportsMy Lords, I am afraid that I do not have the instrument to hand which would allow me to answer the detail of the noble Lord’s questions, but I will write to him giving full…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.01 Feb 2022HANSARDEU: ImportsMy Lords, I have already referred to the efforts that the Foreign Secretary is putting into this matter. My many years of experience —both in this House and outside—have taught me…01 Feb 2022HANSARDEU: ImportsMy Lords, I am grateful that the noble Lord mentioned Brexit freedoms, because there was a Statement made on that topic just yesterday, setting out what the Government intend to…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCPTPP (International Agreements Committee Report)My Lords, let me try to clear up that confusion, which I probably unwittingly added to. I know from my contact with investors that they all welcome some form of arrangements which…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCPTPP (International Agreements Committee Report)I apologise to the noble Lord. I should have said “brief”—I misnoted it as “consult”. However, I can equally confirm to him that we will not brief the EU on our negotiations.…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCPTPP (International Agreements Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, for tabling today’s Motion, and congratulate her on the 10th report of the International Agreements Committee regarding our…01 Feb 2022HANSARDEU: ImportsMy Lords, HMG have taken several actions to facilitate imports from the EU. First, we have negotiated the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, which delivers zero tariffs and…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their insightful contributions to today’s debate. We have heard four speeches, all of which were eloquently delivered. The number of speeches was…27 Jan 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillThat the Grand Committee do consider the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill before Second Reading.27 Jan 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillI am sure that if an arbitration body is not performing satisfactorily there will be a mechanism to ensure that it does not carry on providing arbitrators, but I will check how…27 Jan 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillI am constantly amazed by the noble Lord’s wit in these debates. I hope that I can reassure noble Lords that these principles will ensure that the Bill supports businesses that…27 Jan 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillMy Lords, it is an honour to open this debate on an important piece of legislation. The primary purpose of this Bill is to support commercial tenants and landlords in resolving…27 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccine Patents WaiverMy Lords, it is absolutely right to say that challenges to vaccine equity lie with supply and manufacturing constraints, pressures on health systems to administer available…24 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccine Patents WaiverMy Lords, the waiver proposal of the World Trade Organization goes beyond patents and vaccines, encompassing most intellectual property on all Covid 19-related products and…24 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccine Patents WaiverMy Lords, we are still learning about coronavirus and about how to respond effectively to its mutations. One thing that we do know is that continued innovation by companies such…24 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccine Patents WaiverMy Lords, I am afraid that there is no evidence at all that an IP rights waiver of the kind that the noble Lord suggests would help us to meet his objectives. The reality is that…24 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccine Patents WaiverMy Lords, I will certainly pass those comments on to my colleagues.24 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccine Patents WaiverMy Lords, intellectual property rights and their continued protection are the way to keep innovators innovating, creators creating and investors investing. That is what will lead…24 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccine Patents WaiverMy noble friend makes a good point. It is interesting that, as reported in the Financial Times last week, Kate O’Brien, the WHO’s head of vaccines, said that the health body saw a…24 Jan 2022