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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I just wondered whether the noble and learned Lord was speaking on behalf of the Government, who were threatening that we should be leaving the day after tomorrow with no deal.27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I certainly share that view, although just occasionally it is very useful. The real point is, of course, the political one: the Government briefing that they will not go along…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019Sadly, Robert Peston is such a good journalist that he does not name his sources. I would love to know just as much as others.27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019As I just said, that is what he was told by Ministers present in the Cabinet. I was not there; he was not there. I am reporting—27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, Members of this and the other House have spoken of their shame or embarrassment about how the Prime Minister and the negotiators she appointed, Messieurs Davis, Raab and…27 Mar 2019HANSARDArrangement of BusinessIn fact, the extract that has been given to us does not include the paragraph. What has been made available in the Printed Paper Office simply states that the Draft European Union…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019Indeed, I am as questioning on that. That apparently, from very good leaks, was what the Attorney-General said to the Cabinet. Unfortunately, I do not have access to it. It may…27 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, this is a particular pleasure for me, and people behind me will understand why: I was brought up on Citrine’s ABC of Chairmanship , and we are dealing a lot with…26 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, as we are about to have a debate, I think it would be useful for me to keep my comments for when I speak in that debate.25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexitI thank the Leader for repeating the Statement. My guess is that it was through gritted teeth, given that we are not leaving this Friday. However, that Statement leaves us no…25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexitThe noble Lord used the words “later on”, so perhaps he could wait until I am later on in what I am going to say. It is extraordinary that a former Minister could use the words…25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal PreparationsMy Lords, I was about to say that the preparations are a bit like moving the proverbial deckchairs around the “Titanic”. The amount of money that the Minister has just mentioned…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Negotiations after 29 March 2019My Lords, it has been 1,000 days since the referendum, there are nine days to go and we have now applied for an extension for another 93—you could not make it up. The length of…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeGiven the Government’s appalling record—ignoring both this House and the Commons; failing to influence either the mandate for their negotiations or, indeed, the outcome; and…20 Mar 2019HANSARDHoliday AccommodationTo follow that up, the CMA has finally done some really good stuff—started by this House—on things such as viagogo, and the fact that Google takes money to put things in a…19 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Article 50 Period Extension ProcedureWell, I think we all feel rather sorry for the Minister, who has, after all, said again and again that we will leave on 29 March and now knows that we will not—and that is because…18 Mar 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]There were several others but, as we know, the figure has gone down from four to one; that is why I said that, with one exception, they are all men. For most on the list, as we…15 Mar 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]My Lords, it would be helpful if we could intervene from these Benches just once. I have to say that just at the moment I do not feel like a shadow Minister. I feel rather like…15 Mar 2019HANSARDChallenges to Validity of EU Instruments (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I also thank the Minister for introducing this. As the noble Lord, Lord Beith, said, it is to correct something in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2018 Act—which was…14 Mar 2019HANSARDPublic Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019For the record, it was noted in the other place—this may well have been because of a glitch—that the Cabinet Office has one of the worst records on this matter. There were…14 Mar 2019