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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)You are going through them quite well, but could you go you through them slightly more slowly, because colleagues will want to write them down? Noyona Chundur: The first thing for…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Could you start the list again? Noyona Chundur: Okay. Building consumer confidence is a key priority for us. The second thing is the potential risk of only the CMA having direct…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you—that was very helpful. On subscription traps, you will have evidence for recommending opt-in rather than opt-out. Could you talk us through the impact of the opt-out?…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Eisenegger, are there any gaps that you would argue for, and what is your view on fake reviews and whether they are being sufficiently addressed in the legislation? Peter…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q In the interests of time, I will move on to Ms Reilly. What is your view of how this will affect/benefit consumers in Scotland? Are there any other specific issues that we…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to come back to some areas that we have picked up on in previous evidence sessions. Schedule 18 to the Bill sets out a list of commercial practices that are to be…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDraft Register of Overseas Entities (Penalties and Northern Ireland Dispositions) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Angela. This is a very important statutory instrument and one that I am sure the Minister will agree with me is well overdue;…22 May 2023HANSARDFraudIt is staggering that fraud now accounts for almost half of crime, yet barely any of those crimes are investigated, and less than 0.1% of them make it to court. Hardly anything…22 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIt is a pleasure to speak on the Second Reading of this important Bill on behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition. The world has changed enormously, as has technology. I thank my hon.…17 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI, too, thank my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) for his ongoing work, and for securing this urgent question. Here we are again. Just when we thought we…10 May 2023HANSARD Recovering Access to Primary CareThe steps proposed in the statement reflect what Labour has been calling for, and are well overdue. I am glad that at least some steps are being taken, but they fall well short of…09 May 2023HANSARDDraft Register of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Ms Fovargue. I thank the Minister for his opening remarks, but the statutory instrument reflects the Government’s response to…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDraft Register of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023The Minister has a track record in Parliament on this, but I think it is important to say that over the last seven years things have not been moving as quickly as they should have…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDraft Register of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023It is not just the Opposition who are raising this issue. The Minister will know that many of the organisations with which he has worked in the past have also raised concerns…24 Apr 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Projects: Connection to the Grid8. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of lead times for connecting renewable energy projects to the grid.18 Apr 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Projects: Connection to the GridIt is a disgrace that while energy prices rocket, huge delays to grid connections are holding back the supply of renewable energy to UK homes and businesses. Wind farms coming…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLifelong LearningLearning opportunities should be there for everyone everywhere, yet since 2010 almost 4 million fewer adults have taken part in learning, thus holding back their learning and…17 Apr 2023HANSARDPedestrian safety at the junction of the A4 and Jersey RoadI rise on behalf of residents of Heston to present this petition calling for urgent safety improvements to the Great West Road-Jersey Road junction following the tragic death of…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateThe Minister was right when he said that we need to stop people coming here by boat. Last night, Labour voted for the establishment of a cross-border police unit in the National…29 Mar 2023HANSARDWhistleblowing Awareness WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Ms McDonagh, and to speak on this important issue during the first Whistleblowing Awareness Week, which was launched in…23 Mar 2023