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HANSARDCraftspeople: European Union Travel and TradeI thank the noble Baroness. I recognise her detailed involvement in this sector, which is part of the creative industries sector—one of the five identified by the Chancellor that…13 May 2024HANSARDCraftspeople: European Union Travel and TradeThe Government recognise the value of the crafts sector, which contributed £400 million gross value added to the UK economy in 2022, as well as the importance of trade between the…13 May 2024HANSARDCraftspeople: European Union Travel and TradeI thank the noble Earl. I am well aware that there is a large number of committees. In DBT we are trying our best to remove barriers to trade and perhaps reduce the number of…13 May 2024HANSARDCraftspeople: European Union Travel and TradeI thank the noble Lord for that question. We have a trade and co-operation agreement. In fact, our Brexit deal was one of the most progressive trade deals we had at the time of…13 May 2024HANSARDCraftspeople: European Union Travel and TradeI refer the noble Lord to my colleague in the other place, Greg Hands MP, who is the Minister for Europe. He is spending an increasing amount of time in European capitals. We also…13 May 2024HANSARDCraftspeople: European Union Travel and TradeI thank the noble Baroness for that. The craft sector is being supported. My own department, DBT, is delivering a programme of trade promotion activity in Europe and elsewhere. We…13 May 2024HANSARDCraftspeople: European Union Travel and TradeI thank the noble Lord for that. He is basically describing the characteristics of this sector, which is populated by a large number of small, individual microbusinesses, quite…13 May 2024HANSARDCraftspeople: European Union Travel and TradeI thank the noble Lord for that question. We should get a report on the rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral and work out exactly where the tradesmen and craftsmen have come from. I…13 May 2024HANSARDCraftspeople: European Union Travel and TradeI am very happy to write to the noble Lord with that information.13 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.13 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMy Lords, I am pleased to present the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill for Second Reading today. Noble Lords will have followed the passage of this historic Bill through…13 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMy Lords, this has been a thoughtful and considered debate, and I am grateful for the broad and insightful contributions from noble Lords across the House. I was particularly…13 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMy understanding is that six were given no right to appeal because it was considered they did not have the evidence to do so; in effect, they are considered with the 13 whose…13 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMy Lords, I will cross-check the record, but my understanding is that these 13 cases are recent and came to the Court of Appeal after the Hamilton judgment, so the courts were…13 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillI will need to write to the noble Lord on that point. As my colleague in the other place, Minister Hollinrake, said, we want to minimise any pause between the Bill coming into…13 May 2024HANSARDCommercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]I thank my noble friend for that. Indeed, talking to Ministers in Colombia and Bolivia, we were talking very much about how we strengthen their legal position, and they want help…10 May 2024HANSARDCommercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I join your Lordships in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Young, for tabling the Bill, and I thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions today. This debate…10 May 2024HANSARDCommercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for that point. I think that proves the point that there is complexity here. We have a very wide matrix of businesses in this country, which need to be…10 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceI thank noble Lords for their response to the Secretary of State’s Statement in the other place. I am very happy to take the points raised, but I must say that I feel we are…07 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceI thank my noble friend for that contribution on a subject that he knows well. I will come to his specific question on auto in a moment. I will say that we are in a strong…07 May 2024