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HANSARDEnglish DevolutionMy Lords, I remind the House of my declared interest as chair of the Cambridgeshire Development Forum. The Minister will know that I share her enthusiasm for strategic planning,…19 Dec 2024HANSARDBuilding HomesMy Lords, I remind the House of my declared interest as chair of the Cambridgeshire Development Forum. Indeed, I am glad that the Minister has seen for herself the scale and the…17 Dec 2024HANSARDHousebuilding: Regional MayorsMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that the National Planning Policy Framework will be published before we rise for the Recess? In that, can we return to the question of metro…05 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I am grateful to the Minister for his response. He has obviously taken some trouble to think about it quite carefully. First, I do not dispute that current powers enable…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Where is the power? Is it in the Consumer Protection Act?27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, there was a substantial debate on a previous day and earlier group on whether product requirements should, from time to time, be set by reference to the European Union…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]But can the Minister tell us why the list in primary legislation under Schedule 5 of that Act, which has been amended from time to time since 2015 by regulation, is not a suitable…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I apologise for interrupting the Minister, but Amendment 60 asks who the relevant authorities are. Paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 tell us in statute, as…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Which legislation is the Minister referring to? Is it not Part 2 of the Consumer Protection Act, which is able to be repealed by this legislation?27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for explaining so expertly what standard essential patents—SEPs—are and how important they are to the use of legislation in…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise that I was not able to be with the Committee on its first day, nor will I for much of this afternoon, but I look forward to returning for my amendments on…25 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS: Treatment of Children from Other CountriesMy Lords, one of the reasons why people are envious of the NHS is because we are able to do things through the NHS which are not necessarily able to be supported in other…21 Nov 2024HANSARDCancer: Older PeopleMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I am a happy statistic of having survived more than five years after cancer treatment. But I know that I am not alone and that many others…19 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, the purpose of Amendment 3 in my name is to explore the question of when and under what circumstances it is the Government’s intention to meet their duty in Section…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend on his Amendment 1 and will speak to Amendment 14 in my name. My noble friend very kindly referred to our debate on the same amendment in…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. It has raised a number of important issues, and I am grateful to the Minister for the…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who participated in this shortish debate, particularly to the Minister for the additional clarity sought by my Amendment 4. My…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, this is the last group on which I plan to speak. My amendment was prompted by a debate in Committee that gave rise to the question of how the new legislation would work.…06 Nov 2024