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HANSARDWindrush SchemeMy Lords, will the Windrush unit, or something parallel to it in the sharing of expertise, be deployed to assist EU citizens? I am not thinking of those who have come since the…05 Feb 2019HANSARDNissan in SunderlandMy Lords, can the Minister inform us how many Brexiteer parliamentarians have been CEOs of major manufacturing companies, such that they purport to know better than the CEOs of,…05 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: SecurityMy Lords, the case in Georgia is likely to be an example of how long extradition takes when a country is not in the European arrest warrant. On access to databases such as the SIS…29 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionMy Lords, the sunlit uplands of Brexit have disappeared into the fog. The land of milk and honey has morphed into the country of damaged prosperity, with jobs in peril.…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: NegotiationsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Pearson, on acknowledging the authority of the European Court of Justice and recognising its judgment regarding the UK’s unilateral…24 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Support for Remaining in the EUMy Lords, we know that the Conservatives believe that there can be a rethink after a first referendum as they did so regarding the Welsh devolution referendum, when Conservatives,…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Proposed UK–EU Security Treaty (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I too thank the Lords European Union Committee and specifically its Home Affairs Sub-Committee for this report. I share the admiration expressed for that sub-committee…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, normally I would try to reflect speeches from across the House in my winding-up, but this evening I will concentrate on the Liberal Democrats. This is partly because the…14 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationLegitimate and democratic means.14 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Statutory InstrumentsMy Lords, the Business Secretary said this morning on the “Today” programme that no deal would be a disaster. This view is said to be shared by other Cabinet Ministers. Why do the…10 Jan 2019HANSARDAir PollutionMy Lords, it clearly would have been better had successive UK Governments implemented EU air pollution rules many years ago, as they were obliged to do. In fact, they had to be…09 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Legislative TimetableMy Lords, with only 30% of the time left, there remains 60% of the anticipated SIs to deal with. Meanwhile, Mr Grayling has been conducting a no-deal exercise with 89 lorries,…07 Jan 2019