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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)Schedule 18 introduces a list of commercial practices that will automatically be considered unfair in all circumstances and will be prohibited. The list is long and comprehensive,…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment , by leave, withdrawn. Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)I will speak just briefly to schedule 18 and then to amendments 68 and 69. I thank the hon. Member for Gordon for his amendments and his explanation of them. Schedule 18…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Clause 245 provides an overview of this chapter, which centres around duties on traders in relation to subscription contracts and the rights of consumers if those duties are…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Clause 254 sets out that the trader must comply with certain terms in every subscription contract they enter into, and various information is given about what is expected. We…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I think the Minister was referring to my second question on the meaning of average consumers and vulnerable persons. Rather than wanting any changes, I wanted him to recognise…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Clause 248 introduces provisions requiring traders providing a subscription contract to give consumer information as set out in schedule 20, which I will say a few words on…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The clause gives the consumer the right to cancel a subscription contract without penalty during the initial cooling-off period and any renewal cooling-off period. That right,…04 Jul 2023HANSARDViolence in the West BankReports from Jenin are shocking, particularly reports that medical teams are unable to get access to civilians in need. I support what the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee,…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Clause 274 introduces the definition of a “consumer savings scheme contact” for the purposes of this chapter. Specifically, the clause defines it as a contract under which the…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Clause 260 creates an offence where a trader fails to provide the relevant information on a consumer’s initial cooling-off cancellation rights before entering into an off-premises…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I do not propose to say much on the amendment. The hon. Member has laid out his arguments, and it would be helpful to hear some clarity from the Minister on his position.04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Clause 234 introduces a provision allowing for the Secretary of State to amend the list of banned practices in schedule 18. The clause will be the route through which we may see…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Twelfth sitting)I congratulate my hon. Friend on his tour de force in going through his amendments and the reasons for tabling them. We can all agree that as a package, the amendments move us…04 Jul 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Does she share my concerns that the Bill will weaken our voice on the international stage in tackling human rights abuses? It will…03 Jul 2023HANSARD Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: West LondonI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does she agree that it is a wake-up call when children tell their mums they are afraid to walk home through the high street…03 Jul 2023HANSARD Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: West LondonMy hon. Friend is being generous in giving way. Does she agree that when residents contact us, contact the police and contact others for help, they have the feeling that the…03 Jul 2023HANSARD Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: West LondonDoes my hon. Friend agree that the way in which the cuts took place and police were taken from our communities has had an impact on the relationship between the police and our…03 Jul 2023HANSARD Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: West LondonDoes my hon. Friend agree that the way our police and local authorities work with other organisations, such as No Shame in Running, run by Garvin Snell, and Project Turnover,…03 Jul 2023HANSARDExports to the EUThe truth is that in the year stated, exports to the EU fell as a proportion of total trade. Last month it was not inflation that halved, but exports of fruit to the EU. The…29 Jun 2023