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HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, I join my noble friend in thanking all the NHS staff who worked over Christmas and who will work over the new year. I applaud the approval of the Oxford AstraZeneca…30 Dec 2020HANSARDTaxation (Post-transition Period) BillMy Lords, I give a very warm welcome to my noble friend Lord Sharpe of Epsom and congratulate him on his first-class maiden speech. How lucky we are to benefit from his broad…16 Dec 2020HANSARDRegional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipMy noble friend said that we had signed 27 out of 59 free trade agreements; are those 59 agreements all those that we were party to through our EU membership? When might those…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, with all the respect and affection which I hold for my noble friend Lady Noakes, I must disagree with her most strongly. I hope that, when summing up this debate, the…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, the authors and mover of these two amendments have done the House a great service. I welcome my noble friend the Minister to his place for the first of these debates…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, to pursue the analogy made by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, earlier, that a nod is as good as a wink, I shall nudge my noble friend a little further as to whether…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, in connection to Amendments 16 and 25, I really would prefer to go down the continuity agreement route than to adopt these two. It is my understanding that the UK has…15 Dec 2020HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeI suppose I will be described as a “lefty lawyer”, but I would like to change the subject. I welcome the provisions in the fifth report of the Procedure Committee relating to…14 Dec 2020HANSARDGreen Economic RecoveryWill my noble friend join me in congratulating farmers on both responding to the Covid epidemic and delivering a green environmental economic recovery? What could be greener than…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend, and I associate myself with the comments made previously by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, who spoke so powerfully, in…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCarbon-neutral HomesMy Lords, will my noble friend join me in congratulating National Energy Action on all it does on home insulation and warm homes? I have the honour to be the honorary president of…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Withdrawal AgreementMy Lords, I urge my noble friend and the Prime Minister to push the boat out, so to speak, to get an agreement. If the European Court of Justice is not to be the dispute…10 Dec 2020HANSARDHazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. I agree with much of what she said. My understanding is that the changes introduced by my noble friend in…09 Dec 2020HANSARDChemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I too welcome the regulations before us and thank my noble friend for moving them so eloquently. If she would permit me, I will put a couple of questions to her. My…09 Dec 2020HANSARDREACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I will start on a positive note. I welcome the agreement in principle that the UK and EU have reached on the Northern Ireland protocol dealing with Northern Ireland…08 Dec 2020HANSARDAgricultural Transition PlanMy Lords, I welcome the Statement and pay tribute to my noble friend for his patient and painstaking approach during the passage of the Agriculture Bill—now the Agriculture Act. I…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillI wish to press my amendment.07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the register. This is a particularly important group of amendments, on health and the protection of data. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Collins, on so eloquently moving his amendment. He has done the House a great service and expressed himself much more clearly than I…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillI am so sorry. I am seeking clarification as to whether it is the Government’s intention to withdraw Amendment 36 this evening.07 Dec 2020