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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fifth sitting)The Minister made reference to the analogue competition. That equivalent is trading standards and physical competition, but last week they told us that they had had a cut of 50%…20 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fifth sitting)The Minister’s assertion is not shared by the News Media Association. The Opposition amendment tries to address some of the concerns around timeframes of designation and final…20 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage MarketGiven the jump in mortgage arrears, and to help everyone who is struggling to pay the Tory surcharge on their mortgages since the disastrous mini-Budget, is the Minister…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)That is disappointing. Matthew Upton: I have nothing to add.13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q Do you have the resources to take on the new powers? Sarah Cardell: The short answer is yes. We are well funded in terms of our budget. We are carrying out significant…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q Do you have an in-house legal team, or will you be taking on additional lawyers, given that it has taken legal action against some companies even to get to this point? Sarah…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)And—13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q So this is a missed opportunity. There is nothing within clauses 67 to 82 on the investigatory powers that would allow for sufficient tackling of unsafe products, including toys…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q Electrical Safety First and the British Toy & Hobby Association have described Amazon and other online platforms as a bit of a wild west when it comes to product safety for…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q The Bill aims to protect consumers and challenge unfair competition online, but one significant disadvantage for British companies and consumers is counterfeit goods sold on…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Would the Bill allow for a company here to say that? Amazon’s excuse is that that is for the producer in China, for example, to do that, rather than for Amazon. Does the Bill…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for your work. Perhaps the Government will pick up on some of that. Noyona, I think you were going to come in. Noyona Chundur: May I add something? Electrical…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to see the wild west tackled. As the Bill is drafted, will the consumer detriment provisions be sufficient to tackle producers or suppliers of products that reach UK…13 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportWill the Minister give way?07 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportI also wish to speak civilly. For me, this is fundamentally a debate about mum. My mum was diagnosed with schizophrenia before I started primary school, so I have been talking…07 Jun 2023HANSARDArthritis: Treatment Waiting TimesI am glad that the Minister referenced Versus Arthritis, because it does great work, but it has significant concerns about the waits for treatment for people living with…06 Jun 2023HANSARDArthritis: Treatment Waiting Times8. What steps he is taking to improve the health of patients with arthritis awaiting NHS treatment.06 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationThe Home Secretary claimed in her statement that “the asylum initial decision backlog is down by 17,000”, but the Home Office’s own statistics say there are now 173,000 initial…05 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Southwark-based firm, MPE, applied for specialist engineering visas in March, but has had no reply from the Home Office despite those jobs being on the Government’s skilled…11 May 2023HANSARD Afghan Resettlement UpdateIn the 18 months since the UK Government capitulated to the Taliban, my constituent Hadi Sharifi has been helping Afghans who worked for or with us to escape. One is the former…28 Mar 2023