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HANSARDSmall Business Commissioner: Late PaymentsMy Lords, will the Minister please say whether, in the trade agreements on which the Government are embarked, there will be some provision so that overseas companies pay their UK…07 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]We now come to Amendment 35A, which is now in an altered form because of the passing of Amendment 35. Amendment 35A would leave out the new Clause last inserted by Amendment 35…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]No, we are dealing first with Amendment 35.21 Oct 2021HANSARDRegulation of Property Agents Working GroupMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the advisory board of the Property Redress Scheme. The noble Lord, Lord Best, put it very clearly: this report was two years ago, and…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeMy Lords, all supplementary questions have been asked.01 Jul 2021HANSARDMilitary Personnel Overseas: VaccinationsMy Lords, all supplementary questions have been asked.01 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Death Duties and Inheritance TaxMy Lords, I feel the Minister’s reply and arithmetic are rather optimistic. The Office for Budget Responsibility repeatedly reported that the public finances were unsustainable,…24 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am glad that the Minister understands the mood of the House, which has been very clear over the course of our proceedings on the Bill. I thank the noble Baronesses,…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, it is my great pleasure to speak here in the graveyard spot on this Bill to the amendments in my name. I thank the Minister for his letter of 20 June concerning the…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am a co-signatory to Amendment 34. In fact, I put the same one in because its source is the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, of which I have…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate, which has been incredibly helpful. I particularly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie,…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, this provision is often described as a “grandfather” clause or policy, or “grandfathering”, although those words are not in the amendment. It is a provision by which an…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise that what I am going to say has nothing to do with devolved Administrations, because the Bill obviously affects them greatly. The Bill is a law of unintended…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am rising rather surprised. We have heard my noble friend Lord Fox elegantly put the reasons why the Bill needs to be slightly tidied up, if nothing else. The…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, in a debate on professional qualifications, I need to declare that I am yet another fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, although long…25 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, when a few years ago I was asked to lead on defence from these Benches, I was told that defence and foreign affairs were easy, as one rarely had contentious Bills in…19 May 2021HANSARDForensic Science and the Criminal Justice System (S&T Committee Report)I am sorry, I have to suspend the committee for five minutes for voting.26 Apr 2021HANSARDForensic Science and the Criminal Justice System (S&T Committee Report)We resume proceedings, and I am delighted to ask the noble Lord, Lord Mair, if he would benefit us by repeating the last couple of sentences or so of his remarks. Is the noble…26 Apr 2021