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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend in the Government on their statement that there will be pragmatism in applying this system. However, what contingency plans are there or…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I shall speak particularly to the pensions aspect of Amendment 37, and I draw the House’s attention to my interest in the register. I say to my noble friend on the Front…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, very briefly, I want to add my support to the thrust of these amendments. I express sympathy with my noble friend the Minister. I suspect that, having listened to the…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lea. I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Mann, and my noble friend Lord Barwell on their brilliant maiden speeches. In…13 Jan 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee of Parliament: Special ReportMy Lords, will my noble friend take back to his department and to the Prime Minister the clear strength of feeling across this House—and the sense of urgency, given that we face…04 Nov 2019HANSARDGender Pay GapMy Lords, there are a number of ways in which women tend to be losing out in the pension system and in the workplace. Over the last 20 years, the number of women working in their…31 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitI put on the record that the Minister is not quite right. More people voted in the 1992 general election than in the EU referendum.02 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitIt is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord King. We are here to take note of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, which of course has not happened. I agree with my noble friend…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillPerhaps it would assist the House if one could point out that there has been a general election since the referendum. The Bill is about rejecting no deal, and at the general…06 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI have enormous respect for my noble friend and what he has been trying to achieve in this House. If we are honest, the hard border and any mitigations are trying only to make a…05 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am most grateful to my noble friend for giving way. It really seems that this is an attempt to make us unable to carry out our duty, which is to scrutinise and, if necessary,…04 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank my noble friend for giving way, but the Leader of the Opposition, who moved the Motion, has already said that if the Government are willing to take the Bill in the normal…04 Sept 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI understand the point being made, but I think it is important that alternative views are expressed, having heard so many noble Lords who have put their perspective very…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI understand the noble Baroness’s concerns, but I do not think there is a causal connection between memorials sited in other places and the aims of this particular memorial, and…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillAmendment 2 is in the name of my noble friend Lord Cormack, for whom I have enormous affection and respect. This Bill, on the restoration and renewal of Parliament, is hugely…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI strongly endorse the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, and respectfully request that I put some alternative views to the House. I take the noble Baroness’s point that this…22 Jul 2019HANSARDEEA Nationals (Indefinite Leave to Remain) Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Oates, on introducing the Bill and on his steadfast dedication to protecting our country’s reputation at this vital time. This is a…19 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMay I put to my noble friend some alternatives to his four points? This amendment is not about stopping Brexit but about preventing the use of Parliament to force through a means…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe point that my noble friend is skirting around is that Parliament—both this House and the other place—has voted against leaving the EU without an agreed deal. That is why we…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationMy Lords, I am sure the Minister agrees that this was an unintended consequence of changes to the tax system. The reality is that the cliff edge of the taper is forcing…09 Jul 2019