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HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)I think that rather than gusts of public pressure, the Government have been working in what is, in effect, as close to realtime decision making as we are ever going to get, and it…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I get the train and the underground into London each and every day, and the adherence of people to wearing face masks is, on the…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)There has been a long debate about the use of face masks, both on transport and in retail. There are arguments either side—whether it gives a false sense of security or whether…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)I am sure the necessary people will have heard my hon. Friend’s call for that to be examined, but on the use of face masks, it is the same as self-isolation as a result of the…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)I am afraid I do not have the OECD on speed dial, but I am sure that my hon. Friend will be able to ask it to look into all these things. I am glad that we have extra time,…02 Sept 2020HANSARDOECD Report of International Regulatory Co-operation in the UKMy right hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility) Lord Callanan has today made the following statement: I…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) for bringing this important issue to the House. Parliamentary debate and the exchange of views…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)To answer my hon. Friend’s last point, I am not distancing myself; I literally was not involved in that decision. I do not want to offer a line of thought on something that I was…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)As I say, weddings have been a big source of concern for me and others and, understandably, that argument has been put to me. The huge difference between weddings and, say,…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)I am glad that my hon. Friend made that point. He has been working tirelessly with his local wedding venues in Eddisbury to try to get a road map. We continue to work and engage…02 Sept 2020HANSARDHorizon Post Office SchemeI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her question and her continued highlighting of the sub-postmasters’ situation. I hope to announce the chair of the review very soon so that we…21 Jul 2020HANSARDHorizon Post Office SchemeThe independent review of Horizon will provide a public summary of the failings that occurred at Post Office Ltd, which I hope will give postmasters the answers that they have…21 Jul 2020HANSARDBeneficial Owners of Overseas EntitiesMy right hon. friend the Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility (Lord Duncan), has today made the following statement: The United…21 Jul 2020HANSARDHorizon Post Office SchemeThe chairman or woman of the review will be announced in due course so that we can start the review of this injustice in September at pace. It is important that we speak to the…21 Jul 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: Beauty SectorFurther to the Prime Minister’s announcement on 17 July, I am delighted that all close contact services will be able to resume from 1 August. We have taken a phased, cautious…21 Jul 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: Beauty SectorI totally understand, as Minister for London, that many theatres in the middle of London also require that support, but for provincial theatres around the country, we really do…21 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Events SectorAs the Prime Minister announced last week, from 1 October the Government intend to allow audiences to return to stadiums around the country. Conferences and other business events…21 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Events SectorWe took evidence from a number of areas, including the wedding industry, and we have the “Safer Events: A Framework for Action” White Paper. All those people will feed into that…21 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Extension of Time Limits for Legal Proceedings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I thank the Committee for its consideration of the draft regulations, and I thank the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central—I did promise to celebrate Newcastle, in the…20 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Extension of Time Limits for Legal Proceedings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Alternative Dispute Resolution for Customer Disputes (Extension of Time Limits for Legal Proceedings) (Amendment etc.)…20 Jul 2020