To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has the Government made of providing free software for low income self employed people to assist with compliance as part of the roll out of Making Tax Digital.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has the Government made of providing free software for low income self employed people to assist with compliance as part of the roll out of Making Tax Digital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will he hold discussions with his counterparts in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales on making the Access NHS App Services available across the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will he hold discussions with his counterparts in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales on making the Access NHS App Services available across the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration was given to the NHS app's usability for residents in England who are registered with Scottish GPs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration was given to the NHS app's usability for residents in England who are registered with Scottish GPs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which current RAF platforms are not compatible with the Future Airborne Capability Environment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which current RAF platforms are not compatible with the Future Airborne Capability Environment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using pre appointment patient questionnaires via the NHS App for people with multiple sclerosis and other progressive neurological conditions, to better understand patient need and ensure they are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using pre appointment patient questionnaires via the NHS App for people with multiple sclerosis and other progressive neurological conditions, to better understand patient need and ensure they are...

Lords committee stage first day. Clauses 1 to 5 agreed to. Clause 6, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 7 to 14 agreed to.

Lords committee stage first day. Clauses 1 to 5 agreed to. Clause 6, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 7 to 14 agreed to.

Moved by

Baroness Lloyd of Effra

1: Clause 2, page 2, line 13, leave out “on the Secretary of State”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on my new Clause (Functions under this Part).

Moved by

Baroness Lloyd of Effra

1: Clause 2, page 2, line 13, leave out “on the Secretary of State”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on my new Clause (Functions under this Part).

My Lords, I will also speak to the other amendments in my name in this group. I thank noble Lords for their constructive engagement on this topic over the Summer Recess. I particularly thank the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, and his colleagues for sending their questions in advance. I will...

My Lords, I will also speak to the other amendments in my name in this group. I thank noble Lords for their constructive engagement on this topic over the Summer Recess. I particularly thank the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, and his colleagues for sending their questions in advance. I will...

My Lords, I assume that there are no Back-Bench contributions at this point, so I will speak on behalf of the Liberal Democrats to this very significant group of amendments tabled by

the Minister as recently as 24 August. I thank her for her introduction today and for her brief...

My Lords, I assume that there are no Back-Bench contributions at this point, so I will speak on behalf of the Liberal Democrats to this very significant group of amendments tabled by

the Minister as recently as 24 August. I thank her for her introduction today and for her brief...

My Lords, I apologise for not speaking before the Liberal Front Bench, but the great news for everybody in Grand Committee is that I am not the Conservative Front Bench. That is good to know. I declare my relevant technology interests as adviser to the Crown Estate and to Simmons...

My Lords, I apologise for not speaking before the Liberal Front Bench, but the great news for everybody in Grand Committee is that I am not the Conservative Front Bench. That is good to know. I declare my relevant technology interests as adviser to the Crown Estate and to Simmons...

My Lords, I think that this is profoundly unsatisfactory. It is not good parliamentary procedure to table so many amendments radically different from anything that we have seen before, which I, for one, have seen only at the last minute, so to speak—I have read them, but I will not...

My Lords, I think that this is profoundly unsatisfactory. It is not good parliamentary procedure to table so many amendments radically different from anything that we have seen before, which I, for one, have seen only at the last minute, so to speak—I have read them, but I will not...

My Lords, if I may, I will reiterate points that the noble Lord, Lord Birt, has made. A number of us are struggling to keep up. Much of what the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, said made a lot of sense, but I certainly do not feel sufficiently sighted on the...

My Lords, if I may, I will reiterate points that the noble Lord, Lord Birt, has made. A number of us are struggling to keep up. Much of what the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, said made a lot of sense, but I certainly do not feel sufficiently sighted on the...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Minister for introducing this debate and for her helpful advance briefings on these

amendments. I also welcome all noble Lords back for what, I am sure, will be a productive Committee stage. It is worth noting at the start of Committee that,...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Minister for introducing this debate and for her helpful advance briefings on these

amendments. I also welcome all noble Lords back for what, I am sure, will be a productive Committee stage. It is worth noting at the start of Committee that,...

I thank noble Lords for their comments, views and questions, and I will endeavour to respond to them.

In respect of why the power is being granted to the Secretary of State or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, it is to anticipate any unforeseen machinery of government changes. It...

I thank noble Lords for their comments, views and questions, and I will endeavour to respond to them.

In respect of why the power is being granted to the Secretary of State or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, it is to anticipate any unforeseen machinery of government changes. It...

Before the Minister sits down, I note that there are a lot of “just in case” elements of the Bill; to me, it feels that there are rather too many. For example, I refer the Minister back to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster v the Secretary of State....

Before the Minister sits down, I note that there are a lot of “just in case” elements of the Bill; to me, it feels that there are rather too many. For example, I refer the Minister back to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster v the Secretary of State....

I am very happy to look at the points that noble Lords have raised in the course of this discussion. I believe that elements such as the consultation and the process of scrutiny are well thought out. I believe that in terms of the elements of subsequent parliamentary scrutiny—the reports...

I am very happy to look at the points that noble Lords have raised in the course of this discussion. I believe that elements such as the consultation and the process of scrutiny are well thought out. I believe that in terms of the elements of subsequent parliamentary scrutiny—the reports...

Can the Minister explain why GCHQ is not the right home to exercise these powers? I am sure we will all agree that national security is a significant issue, but it is being lodged in departments that have no prior experience of it. What is wrong with existing GCHQ procedures,...

Can the Minister explain why GCHQ is not the right home to exercise these powers? I am sure we will all agree that national security is a significant issue, but it is being lodged in departments that have no prior experience of it. What is wrong with existing GCHQ procedures,...

I will need to write to the noble Lord on that specific question of how GCHQ’s powers are executed in respect of operational decisions such as this. I am aware that in other areas they are within Secretary of State responsibility, whether they are exercised by a Secretary of State,...

I will need to write to the noble Lord on that specific question of how GCHQ’s powers are executed in respect of operational decisions such as this. I am aware that in other areas they are within Secretary of State responsibility, whether they are exercised by a Secretary of State,...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her gracious, intended withdrawal of Amendment 1, and I am sure we will have a much better debate on Report as a result, particularly once we have had a chance to read her remarks on both interventions today. However, I hope she will...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her gracious, intended withdrawal of Amendment 1, and I am sure we will have a much better debate on Report as a result, particularly once we have had a chance to read her remarks on both interventions today. However, I hope she will...

With that, I believe now is the time where I beg to leave to withdraw Amendment 1.

With that, I believe now is the time where I beg to leave to withdraw Amendment 1.