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HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementMay I give a rather belated welcome to the Minister? I have been otherwise preoccupied for a little bit. Given that the deal is now ratified, will he now start setting up the…29 Apr 2021HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation AgreementTo ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) what progress Her Majesty’s Government have made towards making arrangements for the (1) scrutiny, and (2)…29 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentI start by paying tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, and others, including “Panorama” and Nick Wallis on Radio 4, whose championing of the postmasters’ cause helped,…28 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, it is a treat for us to have the Minister here again. He says that there is some scepticism in the House about this matter. I think that there is some mystification,…28 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, it is clear that the Government have no good reason for refusing to accord the ISC its proper role in overseeing the intelligence input into a decision by the BEIS…28 Apr 2021HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, there is a flaw in the Ministerial Code because, as the Statement says, the Prime Minister is the “ultimate judge” of the standards expected—but who judges the judges?…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTransparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014I am back. On 13 January 2014, an amendment from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hardie, my noble friend Lady Royall and me would have extended the lobbying Bill to include…22 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, what we have heard today and since Friday have been tributes to, and indeed a celebration of, the life of an extraordinary and, as the noble and learned Lord, Lord…12 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, the case has been well made as to why the ISC should, and indeed must, have a role in scrutinising the use of powers contained in the Bill—or maybe if not scrutinising…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, this sounds like a “me too” moment, because we also have tremendous sympathy with the amendments, especially after hearing the concerns of stakeholders in the research…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, there is something going around my mind now about letting foxes out of their glass cubes—I am not sure how dangerous that is. These amendments would allow for…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI have a couple of questions for the Minister. He said that the remit of the ISC under the 2013 Act does not cover the work of BEIS. If that is the case, that justifies even more…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillThe lead amendment, Amendment 48A, would introduce a streamlined form for mandatory notification, and Amendment 67B would make any time limit for an information notice not less…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillThe Minister referred to the meeting that he and the noble Baroness, Lady Bloomfield, very kindly held yesterday with the Wellcome Trust, and I very much welcome the reassurances…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I have no new information to bring to the Committee. As we have heard, a number of transactions appear likely to be caught under the Bill which are probably outwith the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I am still slightly reeling from having to find names of people long since in my past, but maybe Hansard can piece things together. We have heard today, both in this…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, as the Minister knows and as has been said, there is considerable concern in the higher education and research sector about the potential impact of the Bill on research…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillAmendment 15A would delete Clause 6(2)(b), because otherwise that paragraph means that someone increasing their interest in a qualifying entity from under 15% to over 15% would…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, we have some sympathy with the intention here, which is to seek clarification about whether certain investors or countries should be more or less encouraged to invest…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill09 Mar 2021