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HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentI thank the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their comments. I start by saying that the focus and aim are on getting a deal, and we believe that that is still possible. That…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentI thank my noble friend for his comments. He is, of course, absolutely right and that is why we want to move on to the next stage of developing our future relationship with the…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentI say to the noble Lord that we want to leave with a deal and that is what we will aim to do. That is why we want to sit down and talk to the Commission and EU leaders as quickly…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentWe have passed a number of Bills, as the noble Baroness will be aware. We have passed over 560 statutory instruments and will, of course, be bringing Bills in other areas forward…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentI am very happy to reassure my noble friend that we are a country that abides by our international obligations and will continue to do so.25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentWe will be in negotiations with the European Union, which means, of course, that two sides will be involved and looking for what they want—but both sides want a deal. We want a…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentNo, we are committed to continuing to improve our economic situation to support businesses. For instance, we want to liberate our bioscience sector, we are committed to ensuring…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentI thank the most reverend Primate for his comments. He is right that there are things that the Government can visibly do, but there is also support and there are things on the…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentI am afraid it is slightly above my pay grade to add further priorities to the Prime Minister’s list, but obviously we have a new Secretary of State for Justice and I am sure he…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentI thank my noble friend. I am happy to reaffirm our absolute commitment to and focus on attempting to get devolved government back up and running in Northern Ireland. As we…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentThat is a very interesting question and I thank the noble Lord. I can tell him that we are going to be marrying positive thinking with action to make sure that we can deliver the…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentI thank my noble friend. I assure her that this is something that the new Chancellor is absolutely committed to. We will be seeing further ideas and details of the proposals…25 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI am afraid that because this project does not relate specifically to the R&R programme, I do not have that information. But I am sure I will be able to find out and will write to…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI am happy to do so.22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler, for moving the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith. I am also grateful to the noble and learned…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy noble friend’s amendment would obligate the House authorities to consult the sponsor body about major works to the Parliamentary Estate which sit outside of R&R, if they are…22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for tabling these amendments on fire safety and for his continued interest in this extremely important subject, and I thank all…22 Jul 2019