My Lords, I thank the Minister for making it clear that the Secretary of State—

My Lords, I thank the Minister for making it clear that the Secretary of State—

When the noble Lord, Lord Grimstone, drew up that framework for public appointments, there was no way in which he could have anticipated this role, so I hope that he will look closely at the role of the TRA chair and listen closely to the noble Lord, Lord Lansley.

I was...

When the noble Lord, Lord Grimstone, drew up that framework for public appointments, there was no way in which he could have anticipated this role, so I hope that he will look closely at the role of the TRA chair and listen closely to the noble Lord, Lord Lansley.

I was...

My Lords, under the Bill, the UK’s current Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate, part of the Department for International Trade, will be replaced at the end of transition by the Trade Remedies Authority. Responsibilities that fell to the European Commission under the common commercial policy during the years of our membership...

My Lords, under the Bill, the UK’s current Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate, part of the Department for International Trade, will be replaced at the end of transition by the Trade Remedies Authority. Responsibilities that fell to the European Commission under the common commercial policy during the years of our membership...

Moved by

Baroness Kramer

78: Clause 6, page 4, line 25, leave out from “TRA” to end of line 28 and insert—

“(c) protect the TRA’s operational independence and its ability to make impartial assessments when performing its functions.”

Moved by

Baroness Kramer

78: Clause 6, page 4, line 25, leave out from “TRA” to end of line 28 and insert—

“(c) protect the TRA’s operational independence and its ability to make impartial assessments when performing its functions.”