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HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine TaskforceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the appointment process of the chair of the United Kingdom’s Vaccine Taskforce, (2) the code of conduct…10 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe Minister is very polite. What he really wanted to say to me was: “Nice try”. There is a serious point here. As I said in my introduction, I know that the basic power is…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, this debate is perhaps even more important than some of the others that we have had. The real advantage of a stand part debate is that one can question the purpose of a…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, before I speak to the amendment, I will slightly cheekily ask something about the previous group. At the very end the Minister said that the Government would not…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to the other amendments in this group that are tabled in my name. I would have thought that it is clear by now, in particular to those noble Lords who…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the Minister for that reply and particularly for her last few words about ongoing consideration. If these debates feed into that consideration, we will not all have stayed…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, we have said it before, so I will repeat only briefly: these amendments would never have been needed had the legislation been drafted in consultation and agreement with…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I rather regret that, early on in this debate, the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, mentioned rugby. I would have thought that this was not the weekend for her to do it,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI think all speakers in these debates ought to get them. Unless, of course, it is a very private letter to the noble Lord, Lord Purvis—in which case we will leave that between the…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, referred to a letter to the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, following an earlier discussion. I have not received a copy of that. Could all the…02 Nov 2020HANSARDHome Secretary: Allegations of BullyingThe Minister keeps saying that this is an ongoing process. The review was completed eight months ago. I do not know whether the Prime Minister is a very slow reader or whether, as…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingMy Lords, the real issue facing most charities at the moment—just when they have never been more needed—is that their funding from events, charity shops and, indeed, the…29 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 68 but also to speak to Amendments 89, 96 and 102 in my name. I will take Amendments 68 and 96 together. As we discussed on Monday, these are to…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, always worries me when he starts talking about Henry VIII. As any woman knows, we gird our necks a little tighter if there is a threat that…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, there is little to add to what my noble friend Lady Andrews and other members of the hard-working, thorough and thoughtful DPRRC have said, along with the noble Lord,…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I think I am Baroness Hayter of Confused. I did not understand that last reply. I thank the Minister for attempting to answer the question, though I have to warn him…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, my purpose in moving Amendment 7, which would exclude imported goods, is to emphasise, in rather stark terms perhaps, that the Bill goes considerably further than simply…28 Oct 2020