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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Dame Maria. I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. The Opposition recognise that clauses 165 to 167 are technical…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments relating to the calls from trading standards to strengthen the legislation, which I also support. Could the Minister perhaps clarify a couple…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 172 introduces provisions empowering the CMA to begin an investigation where it has reasonable grounds for expecting that a person has engaged, is engaging or is likely to…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)The Opposition support the inclusion of clause 177. We welcome any measures that enable co-operation between enforcement bodies and subjects. I will, however, ask the Minister…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)I will take what the Minister said on reasonableness, and we will have a look at it. We may return to this matter, in order to ensure that there is not a gap between what an…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 183, in conjunction with clause 184, sets out the CMA’s powers to enforce compliance with enforcement directions. It introduces provisions enabling the CMA to issue a…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 189 introduces provisions granting the CMA a discretionary power to issue a provisional false information enforcement notice if it has reasonable grounds to believe that a…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 191 requires the CMA to produce and publish a statement of policy regarding its powers to impose monetary penalties under this part. When the CMA decides on a penalty, it…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)The Minister will know that so much has gone to the Business and Trade Committee that there will be great concern about how frequently, and in what level of detail, it will be…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)Particularly in relation to the early implementation of the regime—I was on my last sentence.29 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 200 introduces schedule 15 to the Bill, which amends schedule 5 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which in turn details the information-gathering powers available to…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 202 sets out the process for giving notices under part 3 to persons within and outside of the UK, including business entities registered or operating outside the UK. It…29 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersBefore the Minister moves on to the specifics, I want to make a general point. I thank him for his words about the work of the all-party parliamentary group and the UK Mortgage…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersRachel Neale is present. I thank her for coming along today.28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairship, Mr Robertson. I thank the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes) for securing the debate, and for his…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersWill the Minister give way?28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersVery briefly. We would be happy to share that experience and to have the voice of the mortgage prisoners group heard. There is a slight concern that this is seen as the problem of…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage Prisonersrose —28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI thank the Minister for giving way again. I want to make two points. First, it is important to recognise, as the APPG has, that there will need to be longer-term solutions, but…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI thank the hon. Member for securing the debate, and as the founder and co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on mortgage prisoners I thank him for the work he is doing on…28 Jun 2023