Deregulation Bill

My Lords, it is strange having a Second Reading debate when the principles of the Bill seem fairl...

My Lords, I think that I need to begin with an apology. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ste...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate, who raised some important ...

Did the noble Lord say “useless”?

Yes; I said “useless”. We are told that we cannot consider that, and that we will go ahead with t...

My Lords, I was very pleased to chair the Joint Committee on the draft Bill between October and D...

My Lords, I very much echo the closing comments of the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. I begin by declar...

My Lords, I, too, will comment on a small number of proposals in this Deregulation Bill and touch...

My Lords, I had the privilege of serving on the Bill committee under the superb chairmanship of t...

My Lords, I, too, had the privilege of serving on the Select Committee under the energetic leader...

My Lords, the two clauses in the Bill that I want to touch on briefly, Clauses 18 and 61, have ca...

My Lords, I will focus on Clause 52 and Schedule 16, which the Government introduced late in May,...

My Lords, I am very pleased to take part in this important debate. I declare an interest as a pre...

My Lords, I want to make just two points in relation to the Bill, as some others that I might hav...

My Lords, I, too, had the privilege of being a member of the Joint Committee that scrutinised the...

My Lords, as we have heard in this debate, everyone agrees it is right to remove unnecessary regu...

My Lords, I am afraid I have a fistful of declarations of interest to make, not only as a vice-pr...