Extract from
Westminster Hall debate on Proposed Merger of Three UK and
Vodafone
(Stockport) (Lab):...The
information my hon. Friend is sharing is important. On the point
that Vodafone and Three make about the merger creating a new
outlet for virtual carriers—I think they are called
MVNOs—Vodafone already supplies a number of MVNOs, including
Asda Mobile,
VOXI, which I think is its own brand, Lebara and several others.
That does not make any sense at all. Surely consolidating the
number of suppliers in the market will result in even higher
price rises than the 14.4% he quoted...
Extract from Lords
consideration of the Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.)
Regulations 2023
(DUP):...The Windsor
Framework enforcement regulations are also problematic because,
unlike most forms of legislation that do not have an impact until
they formally come into effect, businesses have been busily
restructuring in preparation for the regulations, as part of the
retail movement scheme—first announced as the green lane in
February. For some months, Asda has
started to use “not for EU” labels. This means that, unusually,
we can already see something of the effect of these regulations.
Moreover, their actual consequence has been plain to see since 14
June, if not before, when the EU regulation 2023/1231, to which
they relate and without which they make no sense, came into
effect...
