Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 Jan 2021
Trade Bill
"My Lords, I declare my interests, notably as chair of the UK-ASEAN Business Council, and of Crown Agents. I congratulate the Minister and my noble friend Lord Younger on getting this important Bill to this stage after such an extended passage. I endorse the comments of the noble Lord, Lord …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Jan 2021
Gas Boilers and Heaters: Replacement Programme
"My Lords, planning for the phasing out of all use of gas boilers is, to my mind, a very bold step, especially when the nature of the possible replacements is unclear. What steps are the Government taking to ensure that the energy and construction industries will have the capacity to …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 Jan 2021
Trade Bill
"My Lords, I welcome the government amendments, which are technical in nature but allow proper co-operation between HMRC and the devolved authorities. As I was not able to be in the House in person during debates on the Trade (Disclosure of Information) Act, I have probably not understood the purpose …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 Jan 2021
Trade Bill
"My Lords, I rise to express my concern at these amendments. They have been presented at length and with much eloquence by the noble Lord, Lord Hain, and others. However, they ought not to be for this Bill.
This is not a Bill on our future relationship with the EU …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 5th January 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the £10,000 cap on the value of claims brought to the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Small Claims Track; and what consideration they have given to raising that cap.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The IPO commissioned external research into the functioning of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, including the value caps, in 2015. The IPO has also facilitated a series of working groups over the last year looking at the enforcement framework. The cost and accessibility of court processes for IP disputes was considered as part of this review, and questions on these topics were included in the call for views which closed in November this year. The IPO is currently considering the responses received from that exercise and will carry out further assessment as necessary before any recommendations are taken forwards.
Written Question
Tuesday 29th December 2020
Asked by:
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to bring forward proposals to include registered designs within the scope of the small claims track of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Government recently sought stakeholder views on the inclusion of registered designs in the small claims track of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and is currently considering the responses received and the best way to take this work forward.
Written Question
Wednesday 23rd December 2020
Asked by:
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing criminal provisions for intentional unregistered design infringement.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Government has considered this issue in detail in recent years. There were - and continue to be - mixed views on criminal sanctions for unregistered designs, and many design-intensive industries have argued against their introduction.
Taking account of all views, the Government remains of the view that it is not appropriate to extend criminal penalties to unregistered designs.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Dec 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
"My Lords, I share the feeling of the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, that the Government have come a long way on this Bill, and I thank my noble friend the Minister for that. Noble Lords will recall that …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2020
Trade Bill
"My Lords, I rise primarily to support the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, as I did in Committee, in his efforts to get the Luxembourg Rail Protocol to the Cape Town Convention implemented in the UK. As we have heard, some steps have been taken, thanks to the good offices of …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Nov 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
"My Lords, I support the main thrust of the amendment, as I explained in Committee when leading a debate on my amendment, for which there was considerable support across the House. There is a good case for establishing a UK office for the internal market, but the CMA is the …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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