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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I totally agree with the noble Lord. I will ensure that officials in the department look into this and either write to him or have a meeting on this. Over the coming year, our…11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Before the noble Baroness withdraws, I can confirm that, when we do the impact assessment, we take SMEs into consideration as well.11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, and I specifically thank the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for his amendments. During the second day in Committee, the…11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Liddle for his amendment in this final group in the Committee on this Bill. He raises a very interesting point. I will start by briefly…11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I am told that we were advised by counsel that this word is more flexible to use. I do not know whether that is sufficient but perhaps we can explore that further.11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I really do not know the answer to that. Obviously I will find out and write to the noble Baroness.11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, once again I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, for his amendment. I begin by reaffirming that this Government take their responsibility to parliamentary scrutiny very…11 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for another thought-provoking debate on consent in scientific research. First, let me set out my staunch agreement with all noble Lords that a data…10 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]That is a sensible suggestion.10 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursMy Lords, I am afraid that I do not agree. Are we saying that entrepreneurs, before starting a business, will ask themselves, “Am I not going to invest and start a business…04 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursMy Lords, the Government continue to provide support for entrepreneurs, including through start-up loans via the British Business Bank and programmes such as growth hubs across…04 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursI thank the noble Lord for his kind words. We have something in common in that we both founded our respective publishing companies in the 1980s, in the tail-end of the recession…04 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his question. The Government are committed to attracting investment. That was illustrated in our recent International Investment Summit, where…04 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursMy Lords, as much as I would love to indulge the noble Lord with an answer, I had best leave all Treasury questions to my Treasury colleagues. As I said earlier, most small…04 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursMy Lords, most of the 95% of UK businesses, which employ something like 16 million people, will not be affected by any of the tax rises. I do not wish to remind noble Lords of the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursMy Lords, high streets are the beating heart of our communities, but for far too long, too many of them have been neglected and more and more empty lots are boarded up. We are…04 Dec 2024HANSARDUK EntrepreneursWell, the noble Lord asked a pretty long question so I am trying to respond to him. The Government’s new modern industrial strategy— Invest 2035 —for high-growth areas such as…04 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, for those amendments. I will cover the final group of amendments to Part 1, dealing with smart data guidance. On Amendments 11,…03 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for that. We would expect regulators and authorities to carry out enforcement in line with the regulators’ code, which I am happy to share with noble Lords.27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I will write to the noble Lord on that. On Amendment 43, the Government published a memorandum of understanding with the British Standards Institution on 16 September, of which…27 Nov 2024