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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI heard the responses given to my noble friend so far, which he seems reluctant to accept. If he does not agree that the Article 16 process would be a way of resolving some of…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I speak briefly to support Clause 19 not standing part of the Bill. Both the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, and the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, have very eloquently…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 36 and 38 for the reasons that have been so eloquently set out already—I do not think that I need to repeat them. The idea that Parliament is…07 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Green TaxonomyMy Lords, I also welcome my noble friend back to the Front Bench. I echo the calls for us to urgently release the information on the green taxonomy. Could my noble friend please…03 Nov 2022HANSARDPensions Tax Relief: Employment and RetentionMy Lords, I urge my noble friend to go back to the department and look again at the tinkering that has happened to the NHS pension scheme—this will not sort out the problem. The…01 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baronesses, Lady Suttie and Lady Ritchie, on their amendment. I associate myself with the remarks about the democratic deficit problems that…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords—31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI thank my noble friend for giving way. The view that I think many around the Committee hold is that the triggering of Article 16 was something that we did feel would be premature…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, with all due respect to the noble Lord, Lord Bew, and in due deference to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, and the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, I will now inject the…25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I shall not detain the House. We have had a very good debate. I thank my noble friend for his words and beg leave to withdraw my amendment.25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillCould I ask my noble and learned friend to amplify what it is in the way that the protocol is working that was not anticipated? The role of the European court was always enshrined…25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillLeave out from “information” and insert “and to lay before Parliament (a) a comprehensive United Kingdom economic and sectoral impact assessment of the legislation, and (b) a…25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I would like to add my support to the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, and to her amendment; my amendment simply adds extra requests for what I believe is…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationMy Lords, can my noble friend confirm that the Bank of England itself has played a role in what has been happening in the markets? Are there discussions between the Treasury and…13 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords—11 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend, his department and our Whips for their engagement with my serious concerns about this Bill. I have great sympathy with my noble friend on the…11 Oct 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Energy CostsMy Lords, will my noble friend look into the situation of care homes, whether they are in the private sector or not, that have not currently participated in the government…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNorth Sea GasMy Lords, following on from the questions of my noble friends Lord Bridges and Lord Cormack, I ask my noble friend to relay back to his department the concerns that have been…07 Sept 2022HANSARDIntegrated Care BoardsMy Lords, could my noble friend update the House on the scheme for bringing in overseas workers to fill the gaps in social care that have opened up so seriously over the last year…05 Sept 2022HANSARDCrypto Asset TechnologyMy Lords, given the cybersecurity and the anonymous and open nature of risks in blockchains, this seems to be rather inconsistent with money laundering rules in the rest of the…21 Jul 2022