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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria, as he has said a great deal of what I was going to say, and I am not going to repeat it. I would underscore, to the Minister, the…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillThe noble Lord, Lord Lilley, is right that I have not read the document. I have just taken my information from fairly extensive conversations with companies. Perhaps they do not…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am sorry to trouble the Minister but I have one question. I did not quite understand what he meant just now by the word “finalised” when he talked about the treaty with the…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMay I ask something? I do not know the answer to this question. We are talking about a no-deal scenario here, obviously. Under WTO rules, if the UK says that it will import from…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, perhaps it is sensible to come in right after the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, following that invitation. I will try to be brief. Amendment 55 stands in my name. In…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillThe point made by the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, is crucial, because otherwise there is a huge incentive for anyone in the EU to find an alternative supplier. Finding alternative…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am sorry, but I was asking about a no-deal scenario, because that is what this legislation is about—preparation for no deal.30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I have questions that arise from the previous speeches which I hope the Minister will be able to help me with. Perhaps I may say to the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh,…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillThe Minister has been tolerant. Perhaps I lack all the understanding I should have in this area, but my understanding is that, to be effectively a member of the WTO, it is…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI assure the noble Viscount that from the perspective of the dollar, far more of the transactions clear through New York. It is a bigger market. I know we often say that we are…30 Jan 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]My Lords, with that provocation I say to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, that perhaps we should look at the quality of enforcement. I would far rather that we had too many warning…29 Jan 2019HANSARDFinancial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful not to be the Minister, who has to respond to my noble friend Lady Bowles and the noble Lord, Lord Leigh. I can see that it is a challenge and I hope…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI did not understand this: so if there is no deal, the EU has given a guarantee that it will protect UK GIs—and its system would require it to do so—but the UK has given no…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, my son lives in Kent. I enjoy giving sparkling English wine from an excellent local vineyard as a present to various people, so I am slightly put out to understand that…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI will be asked this question by the sparkling wine producer. Will Champagne, for example, need to apply to the UK for protection of its name, or will this carry over?23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI understand what the Minister is saying, but as she addresses that issue, would it be possible to understand what will happen with the other continuity agreements? Singapore is…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy noble friend is absolutely right. One of the frustrations when people talk so blatantly about WTO rules is that the United States is working very hard to undermine the entire…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I share one point with the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, on this issue: many of the various systems for investor and trade dispute resolution are broken. A search is on…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am trying to understand the noble Lord. Obviously, the definition of a customs union is quite difficult and I was trying to follow his definition. Does he intend only the narrow…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillAll these countries have negotiated deals with the EU. In the process of those negotiations, there was full transparency and exposure. It is not a case of reporting to the…23 Jan 2019