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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I have been told by officials that it is a specific product regulation.27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, for tabling Amendments 38 and 43. I know from when I was on the Opposition Benches that he brings great expertise to this House,…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lords who have spoken, in particular the noble Lord, Lord Foster, for speaking on behalf of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. The issue of lithium-ion…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I want to be very clear that the Department for Business and Trade wants to support businesses of all types and sizes, but we have to be fair as well, so as not to burden too many…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Fox and Lord Lansley, for their Amendments 34 and 35. When I saw the first amendment, I had to go and check what SEPs means. Now, after…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Personally, I do not see why there is anything wrong with it—but in this Bill itself, I am trying to say that we need the flexibility. I just have to continue. Further…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their detailed consideration of the Bill, and especially the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, for his thorough exposition of his amendments, based on…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for that point. As I said earlier, as it stands the relevant authorities are exercising public functions—that is, the Secretary of State or the Health and…27 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness. We are trying not to be too prescriptive because it is constantly changing. I am sorry about this, but the Bill defines “marketing” as “making…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness for that; I will come to it. We are talking about product liability to some extent; I have a paragraph on it in my brief, if she will bear with me for a…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, before I respond to this group, I say to the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, that I will write to him in respect of the points he has raised. I thank all noble Lords for their…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]The Bill is drafted in this way to address who is going to be accountable. My invitation to all noble Lords to a meeting stands, and I welcome each and every one of them. I hope…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords and noble Baronesses who have spoken. The use of software and AI in physical products covered by our product regulation regime is still in its…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I can give the noble Lord the assurance that it is “will”.25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, as technology and regulation continue to develop, we need new powers to address future threats and hazards and to ensure a continued supply of safe, accurate and…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, and the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor, for their contributions on Amendments 11 and 11A, which specify that regulations made under the…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness for that as well. Online marketplaces are changing overnight. I have just learned over the weekend of dropshipping. Dropshipping means that if someone…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Sorry, can you repeat that?25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I join noble Lords in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, on his appointment. I look forward to working with him in the years ahead. I thank all noble Lords for…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords and the noble Baroness for their amendments in this group. Products in the scope of the Bill are used by every person in this country, covering nearly all…20 Nov 2024