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HANSARDCompany Directors: IdentificationMy Lords, registering a UK company costs as little as £50. Companies House, as at today, does not verify the names and addresses supplied by applicants. It was recently reported…22 May 2024HANSARDProduct Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this SI and setting out its purpose and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for his contribution. I, too, was not in the House when the…20 May 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford, with his staunch support of the Commonwealth. He is a former president of the Royal Commonwealth…17 May 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I will speak to Motion E1 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan. Like the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, I thank him and my honourable friend the Member for…14 May 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I regret that I was unable to speak at Second Reading of the Bill. I am grateful to the government Benches for allowing my noble friend Lady Twycross to speak on my…10 May 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I support this probing amendment, Amendment 251. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. From this side of the Committee, I say how grateful we are to the noble Lord,…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendments 293 and 294 from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, Amendment 295 proposed by my noble friend Lady Jones and Amendments 295A to 295F, also in the…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for setting out the amendment and all noble Lords who spoke. I am sure the Minister will be pleased to hear that we support his Amendment 236 and…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, especially the noble Lords, Lord Kirkhope and Lord Clement-Jones, who have kindly supported this amendment. I shall just make…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, in moving this amendment, I will also speak to the other amendments in this group in the name of my noble friend Lady Jones of Whitchurch: Amendments 209 to 211 and 215.…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information Bill22 Apr 2024HANSARDEconomic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the regulation and all noble Lords who have spoken. Every day, we hear of sewage dumping. On average, a sewage dumping event now…15 Apr 2024HANSARDSteel: Port TalbotMy Lords, the Government’s decision to give £500 million to Tata means that 2,800 people will lose their jobs. These are desperate times. People are worried and angry. The…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCode of Practice on Dismissal and Re-EngagementMy Lords, I thank the Minister for setting out the code of practice and express my gratitude to all noble Lords who have spoken. Last week saw the two-year anniversary of the P&O…25 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage LegislationMy Lords, this year we celebrate 25 years of the national minimum wage, which was brought in by the Labour Government. It has played a vital role in protecting the UK’s…21 Mar 2024HANSARDUK Tradeshow Programme ClosureTo ask His Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of the impact of the closure of the UK Tradeshow Programme on the ability of small and medium-sized…18 Mar 2024HANSARDUK Tradeshow Programme ClosureMy Lords, the Tradeshow Access Programme provided vital support to thousands of SMEs to attend international trade events. The return on investment was remarkable; then the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. Once again, I have been extremely impressed by the range of expertise and the depth of insight. Conscious of the…13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024My Lords, we are pleased to welcome this instrument and thank the Minister for introducing these regulations. As he referred to, they implement the recommendation from the Low Pay…12 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, it has been illuminating to listen to the varied and valuable contributions from all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I thank all those who have risen to…11 Mar 2024