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HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, before we progress with Third Reading of this Bill, I would like to make a short statement about our engagement with the devolved Administrations. My officials and I…17 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a third time.17 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their comments and thanks, particularly to my officials and the Bill team. I say to the noble Baroness, Lady Blake of Leeds, that no one would…17 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by thanking your Lordships for the constructive approach that has been in evidence throughout this Bill. We have had robust discussions and debates and the Bill…17 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]That the Bill do now pass.17 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I think the simple answer is that they should write either to the Minister responsible, whoever that is—if it is me, of course, I will attend to that—or to the senior officials…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]Of course, the interesting thing is that this process derives entirely from the legal definition of a regulator that is governed in law. It is not a matter of grace and favour to…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak first to the amendment in my name on consulting with regulators, and then respond to the other amendments in this group. A later group deals specifically…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I think these are both looked at from different perspectives, so I do not think it is a question of which trumps which; the question is “What is the appropriate decision to come…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Lansley for his amendments, which would alter the unmet demand condition in Clause 2(2). First, I give a complete reassurance to the noble…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for his welcome. Let me consider that: I am not prepared to agree to that right away, because these letters, of course, contain a number of matters that are…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, before I start, I will thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, for the courtesy of his comments. I assure him that I took no offence at the words that…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I think, on immigration matters, the Home Office is the primary decision-maker. I believe that including these factors in the guidance will improve the clarity of decision-making…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I believe the reason why we are not consulting on Clause 2 is that it has no regulation-making powers in it. The regulations dealing with the whole question of shortages are made…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Blake of Leeds and Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, and the noble Lords, Lord Purvis and Lord Fox, for their amendments. These amendments…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak first to the amendment in my name on regulator autonomy and then respond to my noble friend Lord Lansley’s amendment and that of the noble Baroness, Lady…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg leave to answer one of the points made by my noble friend Lady McIntosh. If she wishes to find out why LCMs have not been granted, I suggest that she addresses…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am absolutely happy to give that assurance to my noble friend. Legal services are a very valuable part of the export of services from the UK. This is something we…09 Nov 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, it is even more of a pleasure to do this Report with the debate having started in such a positive way. I thank noble Lords for that and say unreservedly that the…09 Nov 2021