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HANSARDAgricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, particularly because, in his celebration of new, small, independent producers of wines and spirits, he gave me…30 Nov 2020HANSARDProduct Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK (NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am delighted to follow the informative and detailed speeches of the noble Baronesses, Lady McIntosh and Lady Ritchie. I spent some time today seeking to understand the…27 Nov 2020HANSARDComprehensive Economic Partnership (EUC Report)My Lords, coming this far down a long and distinguished speakers’ list, including the welcome expertise of the noble Lord, Lord Darroch of Kew, whom we already know has a very…26 Nov 2020HANSARDSport Sector: Financial SupportMy Lords, I return to two questions asked by the noble Lord, Lord Bassam of Brighton, about the percentage of funding going to women’s sport and what the Minister considers to be…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, in his very clear and crisp outline of the reasons for his Amendment 64, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, referred to my speech in Committee about…25 Nov 2020HANSARDWales: Customs SitesMy Lords, further to the questions from the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, and the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, the head of Stena Line’s head of UK Port Authorities told the BBC…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is a pleasure to follow Lord Cormack, who has neatly demonstrated in this last group on Report how much this has been a cross-party, cross-House effort. There may be many…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the Minister for her answer and I apologise for not noting the changeover in Front Bench responsibilities. To be honest, I am not entirely reassured, and I want to put a…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I will also speak to Amendment 50 in my name, which is also signed by the noble Lord, Lord German, to whom I am grateful for his support. Also in this group is Amendment…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendment 22, in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Wigley and Lord Hain, and Amendment 23, in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, and the noble…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the Minister for her answer. I am still not sure that we are where we need to be or that we have dealt with the issues raised by the noble Lord, Lord German, regarding…23 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly in favour of this amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege. Like the preceding speaker, I am aiming to add extra angles and…19 Nov 2020HANSARDTowns FundMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. Yesterday, the Government made an announcement acknowledging both the urgency of the…19 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 122 and 123, to which I attached my name. The first is in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and the second in the name of…19 Nov 2020HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: ProcurementMy Lords, public trust has clearly been lost over PPE procurement and the NAO report. What do the Government plan to do to restore it?19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, speaking after so many distinguished noble Lords, I will try to avoid repeating what has been said. I formally offer the Green Party’s support for these amendments and…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 24 in the name of the noble Baronesses, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick and Lady Suttie, and the noble Lord, Lord Hain, to which I have attached…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Croatia and Bosnia-HerzegovinaMy Lords, in 2016, Amnesty International found that the British people were the second most welcoming of refugees in the world, with 83% saying they would welcome them in their…18 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I can only begin this contribution, as I did at Second Reading, by paying tribute to the power and importance of the report by the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, as so…17 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillThank you. I will not go back to the beginning but I was speaking about the need for consistent data, which the Minister referred to in his earlier summing up. We have, of course,…17 Nov 2020