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HANSARDUnited 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 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Small BusinessesMy Lords, the AAT reports that during the pandemic more than 50% of businesses have seen an increase in late payments, and nearly one-third admit to delaying payments that are…29 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I have mainly technical, minor drafting points, which do not require much discussion. The Minister was consumed during his speech because of the hypothetical tin of…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, in thanking the Scottish Law Commission for its contribution to this debate; it keeps an eagle eye on issues in front of…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, we are obviously in competition to make the shortest speech of the evening; I cannot imagine why, because this is quite an interesting question, although we had a…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, this has been a very good and wide-ranging debate—one of the best we have had so far on the Bill. We have heard several notable speeches and some new voices. I look…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, like other speakers, I welcome the idea that this is a clarification of the language currently used in the Bill. However, like the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, I…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, as we grope our way through the Bill and get to what seem even more complex and difficult to understand parts of it, we seem to reach a point where the Bill either does…28 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial Support for High Street RetailersMy Lords, with visits to the high street falling and the prospect of Christmas and new year being digital at best, why are the Government asking local authorities to pay back…27 Oct 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the SI in his customary clear way. We support the measures that are in it. The speeches from the Minister and other noble Lords who…27 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Dunlop, said, this debate is a sort of appetiser for the main course to come in later groups, when we will dig much deeper into the right…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, at the end of the previous group the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord True, kindly said that his mind was not closed to further discussion on this issue about common…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, this has been an excellent debate, brilliantly introduced by my kinsman, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, and with some other excellent speeches,…26 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Creative IndustriesMy Lords, the music sector is the original gig economy: no play literally means no pay. To its credit, the sector has come up with several suggestions to help it reboot, including…26 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Gig EconomyMy Lords, the Minister mentioned the Taylor review, Good Work , which was completed in 2017. All of its recommendations were accepted. It contained important recommendations on…22 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it seems a long time ago now, but I start by thanking the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, for introducing the Bill. It was, as many noble Lords commented at the…20 Oct 2020HANSARDHistoric StatuesMy Lords, we welcome the Government’s suggestion that the policy should be retain and explain. I think that gets across the point very well. Does the Minister agree that resolving…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Rooker for his very good probing amendment. He has a habit of picking up on issues which, on first sight, seem not to be mainstream—but he…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, this group covers a lot of ground, including some more discussion on the Trade Remedies Authority, on Board of Trade appointments and on trade advisory groups. In…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade and Agriculture Commission and Trade Remedies AuthorityMy Lords, after the Trade Bill receives Royal Assent, the Secretary of State will have the power to appoint the TRA chair and its non-executive directors and approve the…15 Oct 2020