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HANSARDInternational Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 31 January be approved. Relevant document: 17th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Sub-Committee B ) .…19 Mar 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationMy Lords, I think that the noble Baroness is referring to the investigation that the CMA launched in 2017 into accommodation booking sites. We are very grateful for the work that…19 Mar 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationMy Lords, like the noble Lord, I probably misread the Question, because I thought it was going to be about the matters that he referred to—I did not think we would be talking…19 Mar 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationI am very grateful for the advice that the noble Lord is passing on to us. He is right that there is no legislation that insists that food standards advice should be put up. There…19 Mar 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationAgain, I do not think I can take the noble Baroness much further than in previous answers, other than to note what she says and promise that it will be taken into account.19 Mar 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationI am aware of my noble friend’s interests in this matter. Her question is slightly wider than the one on the Order Paper, but I will ensure that her point about making sure that…19 Mar 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationMy Lords, I note what the noble Baroness says. She will know that we review this legislation every five years, and are currently reviewing it. There is a call for evidence at the…19 Mar 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationMy Lords, consumer protection legislation protects consumers when buying holidays. Currently, the law requires information such as inclusive pricing to be clear and transparent,…19 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions and Common Provision Rules etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I beg to move, but I have already spoken to these regulations. I intervene only to apologise to the noble Lord for forgetting that we were speaking to his amendment and…14 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions and Common Provision Rules etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 28 January be approved. Relevant documents: 16th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Sub-Committee B )14 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I will start by dealing with one or two of the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed. He lives just north of the border and, as he is probably aware, I…14 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I shall not give way at the moment. I will take advice from the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, who pointed out earlier that the noble Lord will have his moment to speak later. It would…14 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I beg to move that the draft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations be approved. I will speak also to the draft European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions and…14 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will see how I get on in my response to the various remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and others. I was going to start with state aid rather than on structural funds but…14 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The noble Baroness is too fast for me. I had two final points, one of which was to deal with concerns about match funding and whether that guarantee would underwrite it. The…14 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am more than happy to offer a written response, but the Government have been clear throughout. My noble and learned friend Lord Keen set out our position in various debates on…14 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I do not accept the point that the noble Lord is making. I made it clear that we believe that state aid is a matter reserved for HMG. As I said, we recognise that there…14 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 January be approved. Relevant documents: 15th and 16th Reports from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee…14 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am sure the noble Lord will find it easy to raise the subject, and will do so. Whether there will be the opportunity through primary, secondary or whatever legislation, I do not…14 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank all three noble Lords for their interventions, which were based on considerably more expertise than I have. I hope they will be tolerant of my response. If I…12 Mar 2019