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HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillYes, we are of course on Report; it has been a while since we were in Committee. Yes, the noble Lord is right: we do not feel that this amendment is necessary. I hope that I am…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillI thank the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Fox, for tabling this amendment to Clause 13. I know the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, in particular, has taken a keen…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillI thank the noble Baroness and the noble Lords, Lord Alton of Liverpool and Lord Fox, for tabling and signing this amendment relating to telecoms diversification. I hope that,…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for his kind words of welcome and for tabling this amendment. The important matter of parliamentary oversight has been raised a…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill19 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for his welcome, and both him and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for retabling these amendments. We share the noble Lords’ ambition in this…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Fox, for the amendment standing in their names, and I thank the noble Baroness for welcoming me to the Dispatch Box…19 Oct 2021HANSARDGambling-related HarmsIt is a competitive market and, if people choose to use their money in this way, operators are encouraging them to do it with their specific companies; as private enterprises,…14 Oct 2021HANSARDGambling-related HarmsMy Lords, it has been a pleasure to listen to the debate this afternoon. I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for securing it. One of the first things I did…14 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Fashion IndustryMy Lords, the Government are fully committed to supporting our world-leading fashion industry. We are operating export helplines, running online seminars with policy experts and…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Fashion IndustryMy noble friend makes an important point. On Monday, we launched a dedicated temporary worker route for creative workers, meaning that creative and sporting workers are no longer…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Fashion IndustryThe DCMS-led working group is addressing the multiplicity of issues which the noble Earl mentions. The shortage occupation list is of course a matter for the independent Migration…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Fashion IndustryMy Lords, the European Union was very clear in its negotiations and, alas, did not accept the proposals which the UK put forward during them. That is why we are discussing…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Fashion IndustryThe sector certainly has not been forgotten. We continue to work very closely with the fashion industry to understand the challenges it faces and to identify new opportunities to…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Fashion IndustrySadly, the negotiated outcome which the UK proposed with the EU was not something it was willing to agree in the negotiations before we left the European Union, but the…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Journalism (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to respond to this debate, initiated by my noble friend Lord Gilbert of Panteg, on the report of your Lordships’ committee into the future of journalism…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Fashion IndustryI thank my noble friend for his warm words of welcome. He knows better than most how lucky I am to have the job I have just begun. The issue of VAT is one that my noble friend has…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Fashion IndustryRegrettably, my Lords, we do not believe that a visa waiver is viable. During the negotiations last year, the European Commission argued that EU-wide visa arrangements would have…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Fashion IndustryI will certainly follow up with HMRC the point that the noble Baroness raises. I should add that tax-free shopping is still available in store when goods are posted to overseas…13 Oct 2021HANSARDHuman Rights Priority CountriesMy Lords, the Government are clear that more trade does not have to come at the expense of human rights. Our annual report makes that clear. We will continue to show global…13 Sept 2021