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HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, for tabling Amendment 19, and acknowledge his advocacy in relation to e-invoicing and electronic trade documents.…21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Fox and Lord Sharpe, for their contribution on these amendments in my name. It is best that we get any legislation right in the first…21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]I would be happy to follow that up in a further conversation with the noble Lord. I take his point, but we also need to be mindful that there are so many different structures in…21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]Declare yourself.21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]I will quickly answer that. If the contract is for a book, and, as part of the contract, the creator is advanced a sum of money with an additional royalty arrangement, then the…21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]As I said earlier, we need to have further conversations on that, which I would welcome.21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]As far as the Bill is concerned, we are not providing any particular exemption to any particular sector. As far as intellectual property law is concerned, there were concerns from…21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]I think the mere incentive of getting the money earlier will ensure that the service and the quality of work will be done to specification. Otherwise, the claim for compensation…21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]First, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Hunt and Lord Sharpe, for this amendment and the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for his contribution. The Bill will strengthen an existing right that…21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions on this group of amendments. I thank in particular the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for bringing them forward. I want to be…21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]I appreciate what the noble Lord has just said, but it is important that the scope of the Bill is targeted at UK businesses and small businesses. A commercial arrangement between…21 Jul 2026HANSARDCommercial Payments Bill [HL]My Lords, I will now introduce government amendments in my name. Turning first to the amendments to the Procurement Act 2023, I hope noble Lords across the Chamber will agree that…21 Jul 2026