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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank the noble Lord. I share his interest in this matter, and that was exactly what I was intending to examine. The United Kingdom Internal Market Act is a fundamental new…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank noble Lords for the amendments in this third group, concerning banned practices. I will take them not necessarily in numerical order. I start with Amendment 132, tabled by…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank the noble Lord. There is obviously a little confusion about this, so we will need to set it out, which we will do between Committee and Report, to ensure that we know…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillWhat we are referring to here is that, within these legal jurisdictions, there are differences, not least of all the way prosecutions are conducted in England and Wales versus…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillThis says that the Government have the overarching legislative position, but the trading standards departments operate locally, and it is important that central government listens…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank noble Lords for their thoughtful amendments and considered remarks during this debate. I start by speaking to Amendments 85, 86 and 87 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord…31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for that. There is a lot of information, and it is reasonable that I write to the noble Lord about the gamut of the consultation that is going…31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, on this group of amendments on net zero and the collective interests of consumers, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones and Lady Bennett, for their Amendment 109,…31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank the noble Baroness for that. This is not a perfect science. We are on a journey to net zero and will get there by 2050. We have been very clear on the milestones that we…31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, this group of amendments concerns package travel. I will address Amendment 108, along with Amendments 129, 136, 139, 141, 145 and 146. I thank the noble Lord, Lord…31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI turn first to litigation funding and Amendments 88 and 89. I thank my noble friend Lord Sandhurst and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, for their passionate…31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill31 Jan 2024