Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)

My Lords, as we come to the end of Report, I once again place on record my thanks to noble Lords on all sides of the House for their engagement with the passage of this Bill. Up to this point, we have

My Lords, I am again grateful to the Minister for his response and, indeed, to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for his comments. On the ESG impositions and the general risk of coercion of smaller businesses

My Lords, I begin by reiterating my support for the Government’s position on retention payments. We support the right to the free exchange of goods and services and the right of firms to enter into mu

My Lords, again I am grateful to the Minister for his very comprehensive response. I am also grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for explaining his Amendment 35 and for digging out yet another examp

My Lords, this group of amendments revisits the issue of the definitions of different-sized businesses. I note the new amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Fox, which highlights the same conc

My Lords, as ever, I am grateful to the Minister for his response and, in particular, for the last piece that he mentioned, which is very welcome news, and I appreciate the clarification. As I outline