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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill08 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, as I made clear in the debate on the first group of amendments, we do not support the automaticity of Boundary Commission recommendations becoming law with no…08 Sept 2020HANSARDDeputy Chairmen of CommitteesMy Lords, unsurprisingly, I welcome strongly the Motion that has just been moved but, slightly cheekily, because it is about Deputy Speakers, I shall echo what the Lord Speaker…29 Jul 2020HANSARDEU: Future Trade AgreementTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the last round of negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union, whether a future trade agreement will be secured by…29 Jul 2020HANSARDEU: Future Trade AgreementI am sorry that we have a Minister with no involvement in the talks answering. Given that the Prime Minister and EU top politicians accelerated the talks so as to reach an…29 Jul 2020HANSARDConstitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010I will follow up the question from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay, on the work of our Constitution Committee. Despite our excellent new committee to examine emerging…29 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I welcome the Minister introducing his first Bill and I welcome being able to say that I welcome it. Of course, it rectifies a bad mistake made by the coalition, which…27 Jul 2020HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportThe report says that while Russia poses a “security threat”, including to democracy, the Government “took their eye off the ball”, failing to provide oversight or strategic…22 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, any suggestion about a move should have been made to the Speaker and the Lord Speaker, not in a letter to non-parliamentarians. I ask the Minister to remind the Prime…22 Jul 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, this Statement in fact sets out an enormous number of costs—costs to Parliament, to business, to taxpayers and to consumers. First, on the cost to Parliament, we learned…15 Jul 2020HANSARDChannel Islands MeasureMy Lords, I start by thanking the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Birmingham for giving us a bit of a history lesson in his introduction. That is always a useful addition.…15 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: RelocationMy Lords, Henry VIII sought to placate his rebels with a Parliament in York. Will the Minister say who, this time, they are trying to placate by suggestions of a Parliament in…14 Jul 2020HANSARDEU: Customs ArrangementsAs the noble Lords, Lord Wigley and Lord McConnell, have hinted, and I confirm from the horses’ mouths, the border operation model has been developed with no effective engagement…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Infection RateWe learned today from the BBC that people tested for the virus in England were not asked to provide addresses during the height of the pandemic. Indeed, they were asked to provide…06 Jul 2020HANSARDCompetition and Markets AuthorityMy Lords, the Minister rightly says that consumers depend on fair competition. The outgoing chair has said that the powers of that competition body are not sufficient. He…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Wedding VenuesI too welcome the decision and we wish all the couples well, including of course the young Ms Altmann. Will the Minister do what he can to ensure that all the deposits and costs…24 Jun 2020HANSARDUK-EU NegotiationsMy Lords, we should welcome this rare ministerial Statement —indeed, the first since negotiations began—but while I am delighted, of course, to see the Minister, I am surprised…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Scientific AdviceMy Lords, I have never before heard a Minister refuse to answer a question that was not specifically based on the actual wording of the Oral Question. I hope we do not hear that…17 Jun 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights CommissionMy Lords, I appreciate that the Minister cannot tell us what is already going on but I wonder whether he could use his good offices—we know that he has a lot of influence—to…16 Jun 2020HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, the amendments are in a way not quite what they appear, and the support we have seen is actually from people who fundamentally disagree with abortion and who want to…15 Jun 2020