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HANSARDBrexit: Discussions with the European UnionI wish it was that funny. Could the Minister undertake to explain to Mr Johnson that if there is no deal, there will be no transition period? If he does nothing else, he will have…20 Jun 2019HANSARDCensus (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to speak at this point because I want to leave another question with the Minister and give him time to respond. I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge,…18 Jun 2019HANSARDBritish Citizens’ RightsMy Lords, we welcome the Minister repeating that Statement, but I find it extraordinary that it took until last night for the Government to reply to Michel Barnier’s letter of 25…18 Jun 2019HANSARDWhirlpool Tumble Dryers: Product RecallMy Lords, while thanking the Minister for repeating the Statement, I find it rather complacent. Whirlpool and the Government have rather dillied and dallied over this, despite…17 Jun 2019HANSARDReferendumsMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Norton, suggested, in contrast to an election, where a political party stands on a manifesto and then has responsibility to implement it, with a…13 Jun 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords: Gender EqualityMy Lords, every woman in this House bar one, to whom I pay great tribute, wants to be here on the basis of our own skills, our own experience and our own political and…06 Jun 2019HANSARDCensus (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [HL]I have very little to add. I concur absolutely and reinforce the importance of the census, not just as a purely numerical thing but as rather more. I am sure the Minister will not…04 Jun 2019HANSARDCensus (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [HL]I heard the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, talk of crime and penalty; I expected him to talk about crime and punishment—the more commonly used word. I have two points. The…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliament: Freedom of Speech and the Rule of LawMy Lords, I particularly thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, for enabling me to witness a near-private tutorial, given by some of our nation’s top…23 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI thank the Minister, but with some sadness—worse, alarm—at the Statement. It is not simply that it is Groundhog Day all over again. It is not even that it is a cut and paste job…22 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Cross-party DiscussionsMy Lords, it is not the question of whether we leave that is in front of us, but the question of how we leave. As we have kept saying, the withdrawal deal is not the right one to…16 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, given the letter that all those Tory leadership hopefuls have just written, saying that they would never countenance what this House would like—a permanent customs…14 May 2019HANSARDCensus (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for introducing the Bill and for repeating his 1981 gig. I do not know whether he will do this every 10 years from now on. I also congratulate the Government…13 May 2019HANSARDConduct of Debate in Public LifeA non-partisan plea from someone who has attacked every party except the Lib Dems—you could not make it up. I am sorry; I said I would resist doing that, but it was just too much…09 May 2019HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority: Legislative and Institutional ReformsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the letter from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and…08 May 2019HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority: Legislative and Institutional ReformsMy Lords, the Question posed for debate is exactly the one that I want to ask of the Government: what is their response to the CMA’s proposals? In one sense, I am sorry that we…08 May 2019HANSARDNational Security Council LeakMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Answer on such a serious matter. There are two issues here. One is the potential provider of 5G, where Ministers can argue their…02 May 2019HANSARDElections: Online InterferencePerhaps the Minister would like to congratulate the Observer and Carole Cadwalladr on her Scoop of the Year award from the London Press Club for exposing the Cambridge Analytica…01 May 2019HANSARDEuropean Parliament ElectionsMy Lords, it is quite clear that we will be fighting these elections, because the Government have not managed to get a deal to which the Commons agrees. In that case, will the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseTo move that Standing Order 46 ( No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day ) be dispensed with to allow the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill to be taken through its…08 Apr 2019