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HANSARDEU: Plans for No DealMy Lords, in his evidence to your Lordships’ House’s EU Committee last week, the UK’s Brexit negotiator, Mr David Frost, said that “the Canada and Australia outcomes are similar”…02 Jun 2020HANSARDInheritance TaxMy Lords, I fully support IHT being paid when it should, but I also support the campaign against excessive and burdensome bereavement bureaucracy being run by the charity Cruse…20 May 2020HANSARDEU: Future RelationshipHow can the Government reproach the EU for being inflexible and ideological when they are insisting on many club membership benefits that they know are incompatible with the…20 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseWhen the Health Secretary told the other place yesterday that he was preparing to roll out his contact-tracing app, he rejected the plea from my colleague, Daisy Cooper MP, for a…19 May 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I, too, pay tribute to the long and distinguished leadership of the noble Lord, Lord Boswell. His committee made a very useful report a year ago, but the regrettable…12 May 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, in her response to Wendy Williams’ Windrush review, the Home Secretary said: “we were all shocked to discover that they and their families were subject to such…06 May 2020HANSARDPolicing: Covid-19 Guidance and LegislationIn response to my noble friend Lord Beith, the Minister said that we should be mindful of the need not to confuse law and guidance. However, is it not a fact that government…05 May 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipOn what basis do the Government believe that they will have full access to EU security operations and databases such as Europol and the Schengen Information System, an ambition…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillAs a signatory to the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, I give it very strong support. I agree with everything that he said. He referred to his…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for what he said, which gave considerable reassurance—up to the last sentence or two. I was permitted by the Public Bill Office to table this…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, my amendment is supported by the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, and I believe that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, is also in favour. It is pretty…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Bill25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, the only bright spot in this crisis is that experts are being listened to; long may that continue. Obviously, the overarching concern is that the powers in the Bill…24 Mar 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] 23 Mar 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] My Lords, my noble friend Lady Hamwee, who has led for the Liberal Democrat Benches until now, regrets that under the advice of the Government and the Lord Speaker she cannot be…23 Mar 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for having productively reflected on this. I can see the original attraction of a rigid time limit, and the Minister is right that…23 Mar 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] 23 Mar 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] My Lords, again I am moving this amendment on behalf of my noble friend Lady Hamwee. It is the same as Amendment 9 in Committee, though with a slight drafting change to refer to…23 Mar 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] My Lords, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.23 Mar 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] My Lords, we on these Benches support Amendment 3 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy. We hope that the Government will confirm the involvement of the devolved…23 Mar 2020