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HANSARDCarer’s Leave Regulations 2024It is one week—okay. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken: the noble Lord, Lord Fox, the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, and my noble friend Lady Pitkeathley, whom I thank for her…06 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. We are grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, the noble Earl, Lord Lindsay, the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, and my noble…05 Feb 2024HANSARDUK-EU Trade: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesMy Lords, small businesses have reported that access to export markets has been hindered lately by import licences and EU regulations and they have either retreated or considered…31 Jan 2024HANSARDUK-Canada Trade Deal: Suspension of NegotiationsMy Lords, the Institute for Government has warned that the Government’s failure to set out red lines on key issues in trade talks is a “recipe for disaster” and could delay new…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMaternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, this is the second time that we are meeting across the Dispatch Box. If it continues, people will start talking. I thank the Minister for the overview and explanation of…30 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillCan the Minister share whether there is any update on the office for whistleblowers, as mentioned by the Secretary of State?29 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his overview and explanation of the various government amendments. I look forward to his response to the question from the noble Lord, Lord…29 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I will refer first to Amendment 73A, which my noble friend Lord Knight of Weymouth set out so succinctly.…29 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I apologise for not being at Second Reading; I was only recently co-opted to support my noble friends Lady Jones, Lord Bassam and Lord Stevenson in the Bill’s passage…24 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am speaking to Amendments 7 and 8, and I thank all noble Lords for their contributions. Intellectual property, particularly copyright, plays a pivotal role in the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, as we have heard, this government Amendment 4 is really a relatively minor and technical amendment, so there is not much to add, except for some questions we hope the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions and the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, for presenting this amendment calling on the Secretary of State to publish a…16 Jan 2024HANSARDParliamentary Democracy and Standards in Public LifeMy Lords, public trust in the individuals and institutions that govern this country—those that have the power to affect millions of lives and to spend billions of pounds—rests on…11 Jan 2024HANSARDConduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, first, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, for his support and his dogged opposition to this terrible legislation. I want to state again that employers do not want it,…19 Dec 2023HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak to Amendment 17, which was tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Alton, who is unable to introduce the amendment due to a long-standing commitment. The effect of the…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]14 Dec 2023HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg noble Lords’ patience as I share my business experience of doing agreements in China. I still have scars on my back. My first visit to China was in 1999, when I…14 Dec 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I confess I struggled to find the controversy in this statutory instrument. All it actually does is bring into effect the use of the phrase “assimilated law” instead of…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEmployment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the regulations, and all noble Lords who contributed to this debate. It is a pleasure to see my noble friend Lord Stansgate and…13 Dec 2023HANSARDLocal Enterprise Partnerships: FundingMy Lords, Labour’s very successful regional development agencies were replaced with local enterprise partnerships in 2011. These will be abolished next year. From micro-businesses…11 Dec 2023