My Hon Friend the Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets (Justin Madders MP) hastoday made the following statement.

The Department for Business and Trade has today published a consultation called ‘Consultation on the Implementation of the New Subscriptions Contracts Regime’.

The consultation seeks views on provisions to be made in secondary...

My Hon Friend the Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets (Justin Madders MP) hastoday made the following statement.

The Department for Business and Trade has today published a consultation called ‘Consultation on the Implementation of the New Subscriptions Contracts Regime’.

The consultation seeks views on provisions to be made in secondary...

My Lords, we welcome the Government’s amendment on subscription reminder notices. As has been said, the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, made a very sensible intervention when we debated this in Committee and on Report, and it provides a helpful clarification to service providers. I hope that this amendment and the...

My Lords, we welcome the Government’s amendment on subscription reminder notices. As has been said, the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, made a very sensible intervention when we debated this in Committee and on Report, and it provides a helpful clarification to service providers. I hope that this amendment and the...

My Lords, before the Bill passes, I put on record my thanks to the Ministers—the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, and the noble Lord, Lord Offord—as well as the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, who made a guest appearance. I also put on record my huge appreciation for the Bill team for...

My Lords, before the Bill passes, I put on record my thanks to the Ministers—the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, and the noble Lord, Lord Offord—as well as the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, who made a guest appearance. I also put on record my huge appreciation for the Bill team for...

King's consent signified. Statement on legislative consent. Lords third reading. Amendments 1 to 9 agreed to. Bill passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

King's consent signified. Statement on legislative consent. Lords third reading. Amendments 1 to 9 agreed to. Bill passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

My Lords, I hope that I too can be brief. When we discussed the provisions on subscription contracts in Committee, there were a number of concerns raised about the original wording. There was, at the time, a recognition that some consumers were being trapped into subscription contracts from which they...

My Lords, I hope that I too can be brief. When we discussed the provisions on subscription contracts in Committee, there were a number of concerns raised about the original wording. There was, at the time, a recognition that some consumers were being trapped into subscription contracts from which they...

Lords report stage second day. Amendments 66, 70 to 90, 93 to 98, 102, 103, 107, 112 to 114, 116, 117, 119, 121 to 125, 128 to 130, 132, 136 to 139 and 141 to 149 agreed to. Amendment 150 agreed to on division (165 to 154). Amendments 154 to 157 and 159 to 161 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 53).

Lords report stage second day. Amendments 66, 70 to 90, 93 to 98, 102, 103, 107, 112 to 114, 116, 117, 119, 121 to 125, 128 to 130, 132, 136 to 139 and 141 to 149 agreed to. Amendment 150 agreed to on division (165 to 154). Amendments 154 to...

Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Lords motion that the bill be committed to a Grand Committee and on instruction to Grand Committee on order of clauses to be taken. Agreed to on question.

Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Lords motion that the bill be committed to a Grand Committee and on instruction to Grand Committee on order of clauses to be taken. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, we have had an excellent debate, with enormous expertise and some powerful themes emerging from around the Chamber. I look forward to exploring them in more detail when we roll up our sleeves and focus on the specifics in Committee. However, it is already clear that we start...

My Lords, we have had an excellent debate, with enormous expertise and some powerful themes emerging from around the Chamber. I look forward to exploring them in more detail when we roll up our sleeves and focus on the specifics in Committee. However, it is already clear that we start...