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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 10, I also speak to Amendments 21, 41, 48 and 49, which together deal with various exemptions and derogations that we believe should be appropriate…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, this has been an excellent debate, despite the fact that it is decidedly one-sided—although the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, did her best to redress the balance—and I…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and my noble friend Lord Foulkes have made the case clearly around the issue raised in Clause 5(3), and I hope the Minister will be…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank everyone who has spoken in this debate for their thoughtful and often powerful contributions. It has been a wide-ranging debate and a very interesting one. It…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCanada-UK Trade DealMy Lords, the Government promised that 40 rollover agreements would be in place by the end of the transition period. Only 20 have been considered so far under the CRaG procedure.…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCompetition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I join others in thanking the Minister for a very clear and comprehensive exposition of the SI before us. The SI is very logical and I do not have much detail to raise…16 Nov 2020HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her very clear introduction of this SI. The main thrust of it is obvious: it is an amending sequence to make sure that we are ready for…16 Nov 2020HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment) (European Electronic Communications Code and EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for her very good introduction to this SI. It is a long and complicated one, but she came across the issues quickly and with great clarity. I also…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCommunications Act (e-Commerce) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her very full introduction to this SI, which is much appreciated, and I thank her and her staff for offering the chance to talk over…10 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Rawlings, for introducing her amendment. She made her case extremely well: R&D is important, and the Government could easily, with…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Entertainment and Music Industry FreelancersMy Lords, in response to the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, the Minister mentioned that her department had done some research into the problems facing freelancers and the self-employed,…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI asked the Minister a specific question on whether the framing of Clauses 38 to 40 was exactly the same, or differed from, the existing powers of the CMA. He did not answer that.…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, this debate has raised some interesting and important issues. I have listened with care to all the speakers and particularly to the contribution of the noble Baroness,…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it will be interesting to hear how the Minister responds to this request, which has been well described as a bit of a coda. On the other hand, it also contains teeth,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I move Amendment 115 and speak to Amendment 131. They need to be taken together. We have covered a lot of ground in the last couple of groups, so I will be brief. We…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have contributed to this wide-ranging debate, which was conducted throughout at a very high level indeed with respect to the very important issues…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank those who have spoken in support of the amendments, particularly the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, who accepted the principles despite having doubts about some of…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I will also speak to Amendments 167 and 168, which are also in my name. I am grateful to other Members for contributing to this group. The group is about another of the…02 Nov 2020