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HANSARDEuropean CouncilI thank my noble friend for his question. I am afraid I must disappoint him: while the EU Council gets into a lot of detail, it did not discuss the merits or otherwise of the…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilI thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their comments. I am happy to be here discussing an EU Council meeting, and I look forward to doing so again once—or, who knows,…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilThe Prime Minister has been very clear on this point. We have continued to support the nuclear deal, for instance, even though the United States have not, and we will continue to…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilI entirely agree with the noble Lord. That is most certainly the approach that the Prime Minister took at this Council and which we will continue to take in future.24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilI agree with the noble Viscount. There will be a further opportunity at the G20 later this week for us to talk to our global allies about some of these extremely difficult and…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy 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…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilI did not say that the UK was taking the lead; I merely said that the noble Lord was right that there was no discussion of the matter at the Council. I wanted to point out,…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilI am afraid I cannot talk about private conversations. What I can say is that the Prime Minister led the advocacy for countries to adopt the target and was disappointed when that…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilI am afraid I have said all I can on that matter at this point. As I said, we look forward to the debate next week.24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilI am afraid I will not be drawn into speculation, but I am happy to say that the noble Baroness did not mishear me. The EU has said, and I believe a number of Council members said…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilAs I have said, and as the Statement made clear, the Prime Minister approached this Council as she always does—in an extremely co-operative manner. We have been very clear that we…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilI am afraid I disagree with the noble Lord. I think we have been quite clear about our desire to continue international co-operation. Of course, the EU represents one set of…24 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilThe noble Lord is absolutely right that, as I said, there was no substantive discussion of Iran at the Council but it was indeed raised in discussions at the margins. However, I…24 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat the debate on the motion in the name of Lord Dubs set down for today shall be limited to three hours and that in the name of Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to two hours.13 Jun 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords: Gender EqualityMy Lords, we will hear from the Liberal Democrats and then we will hear from the noble Lord.06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat Standing Order 46 ( No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day ) be dispensed with on Tuesday 11 June to allow the Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services)…06 Jun 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 CommitteeI have been reliably informed that we cannot sit during Prorogation, but we can change the dates. Motions agreed.06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat the debates on the motions in the names of Baroness Newlove and Lord Leigh of Hurley set down for today shall each be limited to two and a half hours.06 Jun 2019HANSARDElectoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat the debate on the motion in the name of Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood set down for today shall be limited to two and three quarter hours and that in the name of Baroness…23 May 2019