SI 2009/2995. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Coming into force 14 December 2009.

SI 2009/2995. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Coming into force 14 December 2009.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why advice given by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs stated that liability for the carbon reduction commitment fell to port tenants when subsequent advice from the Department of Energy and Climate Change states that port estate owners will be liable for the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government why advice given by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs stated that liability for the carbon reduction commitment fell to port tenants when subsequent advice from the Department of Energy and Climate Change states that port estate owners will be liable for the...

Draft Criminal Defence Service (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2009. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Ministry of Justice. Laid before Parliament for approval by resolution of each House. Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1.

Draft Criminal Defence Service (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2009. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Ministry of Justice. Laid before Parliament for approval by resolution of each House. Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1.

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the European Union Committee on EU Consumer Rights Directive: getting it right (HL 126 2008-09). Agreed to on question.

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the European Union Committee on EU Consumer Rights Directive: getting it right (HL 126 2008-09). Agreed to on question.

My Lords, I am sure that I speak for everyone in your Lordships' House in thanking the noble Baroness and her committee not only for the quality of this report but also for the fact that they clearly have total unanimity on all sides of the House regarding their conclusion—mind...

My Lords, I am sure that I speak for everyone in your Lordships' House in thanking the noble Baroness and her committee not only for the quality of this report but also for the fact that they clearly have total unanimity on all sides of the House regarding their conclusion—mind...

It is just like being told that the tooth fairy no longer exists. The noble and learned Lord has destroyed another illusion, but I thank him for the information. I think that I have already covered some of the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Borrie. He has already...

It is just like being told that the tooth fairy no longer exists. The noble and learned Lord has destroyed another illusion, but I thank him for the information. I think that I have already covered some of the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Borrie. He has already...

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My Lords—

My Lords, it is a signal pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, and I absolutely agreed with her when she said at the start of her remarks that the work of Select Committees is very important. I am still a new boy on Sub-Committee G but I find...

My Lords, it is a signal pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, and I absolutely agreed with her when she said at the start of her remarks that the work of Select Committees is very important. I am still a new boy on Sub-Committee G but I find...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Howarth, on the excellence and clarity of her presentation this morning and on chairing the sub-committee in its work over many months. I am largely in agreement with what she said about the objectives of the consumer rights directive. To replace four...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Howarth, on the excellence and clarity of her presentation this morning and on chairing the sub-committee in its work over many months. I am largely in agreement with what she said about the objectives of the consumer rights directive. To replace four...

My Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, has trailed me, I had better start by declaring that I am chair of Consumer Focus. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Howarth, and her committee on the perceptiveness of the report because it closely mirrors the views of the directive not...

My Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, has trailed me, I had better start by declaring that I am chair of Consumer Focus. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Howarth, and her committee on the perceptiveness of the report because it closely mirrors the views of the directive not...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in a remarkable and in-depth debate. The committee will be reassured that so many other noble Lords in the Chamber have thought about these issues in such depth and continued to fight on behalf of the consumer while remembering...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in a remarkable and in-depth debate. The committee will be reassured that so many other noble Lords in the Chamber have thought about these issues in such depth and continued to fight on behalf of the consumer while remembering...

My Lords, may I apologise humbly to the chairman of the committee in that I put my name down very late? May I also apologise to the noble Baroness who has just spoken, although no doubt she and other noble Lords will be delighted to hear that I shall be...

My Lords, may I apologise humbly to the chairman of the committee in that I put my name down very late? May I also apologise to the noble Baroness who has just spoken, although no doubt she and other noble Lords will be delighted to hear that I shall be...

My Lords, first, I thank my noble friend Lady Howarth for securing the debate and for her able and patient chairing of and guidance on what is, at least for me, a very complex EU directive. The noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, said that he wanted to add a question mark...

My Lords, first, I thank my noble friend Lady Howarth for securing the debate and for her able and patient chairing of and guidance on what is, at least for me, a very complex EU directive. The noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, said that he wanted to add a question mark...

Would the Minister mind if I just drew his attention to the fact that eventually it was found that there was no snail in the bottle?

Would the Minister mind if I just drew his attention to the fact that eventually it was found that there was no snail in the bottle?

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Howarth, profusely for her introductory contribution and the committee for a truly excellent report. I enter the debate with some trepidation. There is always a worry in the back of my mind that there are at least one or two people in...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Howarth, profusely for her introductory contribution and the committee for a truly excellent report. I enter the debate with some trepidation. There is always a worry in the back of my mind that there are at least one or two people in...

My Lords, first, I draw attention to my interests as set out in the register; in particular I am a partner in the national commercial law firm Beachcroft LLP. This has been a marvellous debate with some outstanding contributions. I always enjoy listening to the noble Lord, Lord Borrie, but...

My Lords, first, I draw attention to my interests as set out in the register; in particular I am a partner in the national commercial law firm Beachcroft LLP. This has been a marvellous debate with some outstanding contributions. I always enjoy listening to the noble Lord, Lord Borrie, but...