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HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Human Rights CommissionAssuming that the commission will go ahead—although I am not absolutely sure, from what the Minister said, that it will—then, following up on what my noble friend Lady Quin and…14 Jan 2021HANSARDLiaison Committee ReportI rise very briefly to pay the same tribute as the noble Lord, Lord McFall, not only to the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, but to the chairs of our other committees, who do the most…13 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillI regret the tone of much of that response, which I think does not become the Minister and does not respond fairly to the debate he has heard tonight. I do not know what his…30 Dec 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillAt end insert “and this House welcomes that the agreement with the European Union has avoided the United Kingdom leaving the transition period without a deal, but regrets the many…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, there is something in what my noble friend Lord Adonis said about the inadequacies, thanks to—I think— the drawn-out negotiating technique chosen by our Government,…30 Dec 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, we are sitting at an unusual time, are we not—although not on 25 December, which would have been a first since 1656, nor on Christmas Eve, which would have been a first…30 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI also welcome the Motion moved by the noble Lord, Lord Callanan. We are delighted that the Government have responded to the repeated and really quite strongly supported urgings…15 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, perhaps we need to remember why we are here. It is really quite simple. When the case for Brexit was all about “taking back control”, we failed to understand that the…14 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUI would like to ask the Minister what progress there has been since that Statement was made on Thursday.14 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Withdrawal AgreementWell, yesterday’s Statement already seems an age away as we now contemplate a no-deal exit with even bigger threats to our economy and to Northern Ireland’s by the introduction of…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, who is not in his place, will recall how the notion of common frameworks evolved. When we were doing the first EU withdrawal Bill, it…09 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodMy Lords, the NFU, Toyota, traders, patients, ports, shippers and, indeed, the national interest are all crying out for a deal; so, in effect, are the OBR’s analysis and the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Trust ActsI am an enthusiastic member of the National Trust and I was delighted that it spent £7 million at Chartwell on the legacy of Churchill. Surely the Minister will agree that a…03 Dec 2020HANSARDEuropean Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, this has been an interesting debate on a somewhat technical range of issues. I am not going to pretend that I understand all of them, but a particularly interesting one…30 Nov 2020HANSARDEuropean Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am sure that the answer to this question is yes, but can the Minister confirm that, in addition to the devolved authorities, organisations such as the Law Society and…30 Nov 2020HANSARDDefinition of Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I also thank the Minister for introducing this SI. There are a couple of issues I would like to raise, although we will support it when it goes through the House. First,…30 Nov 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, this has been a useful debate on some important amendments, which were agreed by your Lordships’ House but which, in their complete lack of wisdom, the Government chose…26 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, partly for the reasons that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, has given, this has been an interesting debate, with some flying in without any original intent but also from…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI join others in thanking the Minister for some significant moves in the amendments that he has introduced today. As others have said, it is testament to his having listened. He…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill23 Nov 2020