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HANSARDRoyal CommissionMy Lords, it not being convenient for Her Majesty personally to be present here this day, she has been pleased to cause a Commission under the Great Seal to be prepared for…09 Sept 2019HANSARDChair of the European Union CommitteeMy Lords, in moving this Motion, it would be remiss of me not to say a few words about the outgoing chairman, the noble Lord, Lord Boswell, who I am delighted to see in his place.…09 Sept 2019HANSARDChair of the European Union CommitteeThat the Earl of Kinnoull be appointed Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees (to be known as Chair of the European Union Committee), in place of Lord Boswell of Aynho.09 Sept 2019HANSARDProrogation: Her Majesty’s SpeechMy Lords and Members of the House of Commons, by virtue of Her Majesty’s Commission which has now been read, we do, in Her Majesty’s name, and in obedience to Her Majesty’s…09 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseBefore the noble Baroness sits down and amendments are called, I will say a few brief words about the Motion. I am afraid I cannot agree with the noble Baroness’s description of…04 Sept 2019HANSARDG7I thank the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their comments. I can assure them both that the Prime Minister made very clear at the G7 summit that we will continue to be an…03 Sept 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, for retabling this amendment and reassure him that we continue to support it. As he said, we spoke to it in Committee, and I emphasised the…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7My Lords, with the leave of the House I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister. The Statement is as follows: “Mr…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7I shall have to confirm that. As I say, I do not believe he met anyone other than President Macron but, when I check on the Yemen discussions, I will also check on that. The noble…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7I thank my noble friend. He is absolutely right that a range of technical solutions are already being used. He mentioned a few. Others include trusted trader schemes, transit…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7That was in relation to the problems that the Government are having in getting the withdrawal agreement through the House of Commons and was in that context. It has been very…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7My noble friend is right. Many of us valiantly attempted to persuade people that we should pass the deal, but, unfortunately, the House of Commons did not. It was rejected three…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7No, I think this shows that the Prime Minister is committed to getting a deal. He voted for one, but the House of Commons did not. He is now trying to get one and to ensure that…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7The G7 reiterated its commitment to open and fair trade and to an overhaul of the WTO. The priorities for that are to ensure the continued effectiveness of the dispute resolution…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7I am very pleased that every delegation supported our campaign to give every girl in the world 12 years of quality education. Indeed, the Prime Minister also called on G7…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7As I said, the Prime Minister has had good initial conversations with Chancellor Merkel, President Macron and others, he is seeing the Taoiseach next week, and he has been…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7Britain is responsible for 2.6 million square miles of ocean: we are the fifth largest maritime estate in the world. The Prime Minister announced £7 million for the Blue Belt…03 Sept 2019HANSARDG7I hope the right reverend Prelate will be pleased to know that, in addition to the £90 million for young people which was mentioned in the Statement, we also announced £30 million…03 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentI am happy to reassure the noble and learned Lord that that is indeed a priority for the Prime Minister. In fact, he has decided also to call himself Minister for the Union to…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentMy Lords, before I repeat my right honourable friend the Prime Minister’s Statement, I take a moment to thank a close friend and colleague. Noble Lords will know that my noble…25 Jul 2019