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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, particularly my noble friends Lord Lansley, Lord Frost, Lord Jackson and Lady Lawlor for their support of this…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their amendments in this instructive and interesting debate. I am a little wary about speaking after finding out how much plastic is in our…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 8 is a vital safeguard to ensure that the UK’s regulatory decisions do not inadvertently disadvantage our trade relationships with some of the world’s most…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I thank both noble Lords for their responses. I will answer some of the specific questions asked by the noble Lord, Lord Fox. First, I am very grateful for him calling me a…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]That was an interesting, if brief, debate. Before speaking to my amendment, I thank my noble friend Lord Holmes for his important amendments. As has been pointed out, Amendment 37…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Secondly, I point out that the amendment does not prevent; it just says that it should not “disadvantage”. That is not mere semantics but a very substantive point which, I would…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, in view of the lateness of the hour and the closeness of the dinner break, I will also be very brief. I thank my noble friends Lord Frost, Lord Jackson and Lady Lawlor…26 Feb 2025HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: Compensation PaymentsMy Lords, in December we had a very similar Question. I asked then whether the Minister could “tell us what safeguards are being put in place to ensure that no authority, public…11 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for his explanation. I would say to the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, that something did happen, and that was the general election, which we,…10 Feb 2025HANSARDRegister of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, the register of overseas interests—the ROE—was introduced under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, which, if I may say, is an excellent Act. I…03 Feb 2025HANSARDEU LawMy Lords, following on from the question from my noble friend Lord Forsyth, at the Davos 2025 conference the head of Meta’s global business remarked that the overregulation within…28 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanMy Lords, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has called on the Government to conduct a meaningful consultation with businesses. Instead, the Government convened…27 Jan 2025HANSARDColombia: Bilateral Investment TreatyMy Lords, the Colombian Trade Minister said that the Colombian justice system had the tools to guarantee investors all reasonable protections and due process for the protection of…20 Jan 2025HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementCan the Minister say who from this House or the other place is representing His Majesty’s Government at President Trump’s inauguration, and whether they will be having high-level…20 Jan 2025HANSARDReporting on Payment Practices and Performance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024My Lords, I join other noble Lords in welcoming the Minister to her place. The construction sector in the UK is not only one of the largest but one of the most vital industries…13 Jan 2025HANSARDRegistrar (Identity Verification and Authorised Corporate Service Providers) Regulations 2024My Lords, I too thank the Minister for his explanation. These regulations are clearly a crucial step in modernising and strengthening the UK’s corporate governance. Building on…13 Jan 2025HANSARDInformation Sharing (Disclosure by the Registrar) Regulations 2024My Lords, I apologise for missing the first SI. I meant no discourtesy; it was an administrative error entirely of my own making, and I particularly apologise to the noble Lord,…17 Dec 2024HANSARDPost Office: Capture SystemMore broadly, can the Minister tell us what safeguards are being put in place to ensure that no authority, public or private, can act with unchecked power similar to that…12 Dec 2024