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HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I am glad to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington. I signed her Amendment 42 and I thoroughly agree with it. Indeed, I agree with all the points she made,…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]If that is the argument, why will the national procurement policy statement be applied to all procurements and not just covered procurements?28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 46 does not in any sense pre-empt Amendment 47, since Amendment 47 adds specific text to the Bill relating to the Environment Act, the Climate Change Act, the…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTobacco Control PlanMy Lords, does my noble friend recall that in the former coalition Government, we made considerable progress in reducing smoking in this country, not least by focusing on the…23 Nov 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I am very glad to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Dillington, who gave us a further excellent example of the expertise brought to this House by so many noble…21 Nov 2022HANSARDChildhood ObesityMy Lords, I draw attention to my registered relationship with ukactive. I ask my noble friend whether he would agree that there is, on this occasion, as the noble Lord, Lord…17 Nov 2022HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very glad to have the opportunity to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Waverley. He is, as he mentioned, co-chair of the all-party group for trade and export…07 Nov 2022HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]Indeed—I am a vice-chair. I thought the noble Viscount made some interesting points, and I very much join him in welcoming the Bill. Sometimes, we are wont to criticise Bills that…07 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, this is quite a large group, led by Amendment 268, and it encompasses a number of issues all of which relate to the structure of contracts and how contracting…26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Thank you. That was a long group so the reply was necessarily substantial, and we are most grateful for that. I was happy to have the confirmation that KPIs must be quantifiable.…26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]The lead Amendment 436 in this small group is in my name. These three clauses are about putting into the Bill a list of who the treaty state suppliers are. They introduce Schedule…26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, only 110 amendments to go, so, with the benefit of that promise of further discussions, I beg leave to withdraw Amendment 436.26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, these are different subjects, and before we turn to how regulations are to be agreed, I will turn to Amendment 527. It might be helpful if colleagues, if they have a…26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]26 Oct 2022HANSARDMaternity and Neonatal ServicesMy noble friend referred to the first recommendation for the prompt establishment of a taskforce to develop maternity and neonatal outcome measures. It is over a decade since we…25 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 247, 248 and 249 in this group. This is my first chance to make what I regard as a substantive contribution and to welcome my noble friend…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I had not intended to intervene but I am getting a bit confused here. In the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Regulation 34 describes a dynamic purchasing system. First, I am…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I hope it is but it does not say so, whereas the 2015 regulations make it clear that it is. I wonder whether this will be an entirely electronic system.24 Oct 2022HANSARDNegotiating Objectives for a Free Trade Agreement with IndiaI am very glad to have the opportunity to follow my fellow member of the International Agreements Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Kerr. On the issue which he quite rightly raises,…06 Sept 2022