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HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityThe attendance of the former Prime Minister at the EPC meeting was a welcome surprise. Given that one of the themes was security, as cited by the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope, can…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillTo prevent the noble Lord, Lord Bew, having to get up and sit down again, I ask him again to appreciate and acknowledge that, as the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, said, nobody in the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I support these two amendments, but they are not even contesting the making of regulations or asking for substance or content; they just require a process for making the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I want to bring the focus back to Article 2. The noble Lord, Lord Bew, said that this Bill is modest but the problem is that the law of unintended consequences could…31 Oct 2022HANSARDCOP 27My Lords, a few answers ago the Minister said that the attendance of the King at COP 27 was a matter for the King. Was that an answer to my noble friend Lady Sheehan, who asked…27 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillHas the noble Baroness seen the latest opinion poll, which shows that, when you exclude “Don’t knows”, 60% of British people want to rejoin the EU?25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, the Minister said that the four-page document we saw in July was designed to assuage our concern. Unfortunately, it did not. In one sense, I am impressed that the…25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 3 and speak to Amendment 67. If the Government are so confident of their legal case, which rests on the doctrine of necessity, they should…25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, we heard two views earlier in the debate, which was longer than any of us expected, on the two amendments. We heard two views on whether this Bill was going to poison…25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI will not prolong the debate as we all want something to eat. I simply disagree with the noble Lord. The noble Lord, Lord Dodds, spoke of a lack of trust. As the noble Baroness,…25 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerTo ask His Majesty’s Government what procurement criteria they used in awarding Fujitsu a £48 million contract to upgrade the Police National Computer; and whether their decision…24 Oct 2022HANSARDPolice National ComputerMy Lords, the Government have awarded contracts to Fujitsu of over £3.5 billion since 2013, including nearly £500 million this year, of which £48 million was on the police…24 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, in a recent speech the vice-president of the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič, said: “You may not hear this often from a European Commissioner, but it is high time we…11 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I hope that I will not make the Chief Whip cross. I want to share four reflections on Her late Majesty. First, what a trouper—I hope that is not too irreverent a…10 Sept 2022HANSARDEmployment RightsWe have a national shortage in the workforce of hundreds of thousands, which is a crisis for future growth. Just yesterday we saw a new report from the Recruitment and Employment…19 Jul 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Environmental PollutionMy Lords, the term “storm overflow” was just used. In a debate last week, the Minister agreed with me that the term “storm overflow” is very misleading and said that he would look…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human RightsThe Minister is quite right that we need to be clear but unfortunately, only two of the five remaining candidates for the Tory leadership have been clear that they would not leave…18 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998My Lords, I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, for this important debate. I am delighted to see the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, in his place after…14 Jul 2022HANSARDHuman Rights Act 1998In further testing the patience of the Minister, and no doubt the House, does he really think that the constant repetition over decades of certain politicians and sections of the…14 Jul 2022