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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wigley. I endorse everything that my noble friend Lord Cormack said about our noble and learned friend Lord Mackay of…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord. Like him, I was surprised at the level of the penalties for these infringements. I join noble Lords who congratulated and…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I preface my remarks by saying that what will replace the European structural funds is a matter of interest not only to the devolved Administrations but to the regions,…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am delighted to follow the noble Lord. I would like to speak briefly to Amendments 1, 2, 4, 10, 13 and 38, just to make these brief comments. I share the concern of, among…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I lend my support to Amendment 7 as a probing amendment, which was so eloquently moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick. I have a very simple question…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, and the others who have tabled amendments in this group. I pay huge respect to him for his experience in this field. In the words…24 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I welcome government Amendment 52, in the name of my noble friend the Minister. In particular, I am looking at its proposed new subsection (2B), which states: “The CMA…23 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of opportunities for new entrants into farming; and what steps they are taking to increase any such opportunities.23 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsMy Lords, my noble friend will recall that, during the passage of the Agriculture Act, a lot of emphasis was placed on opportunities for new entrants into farming, just as he…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I warmly embrace my noble friend—in a metaphorical sense, he will be pleased to know—for adopting in Amendment 14 and others what was in my amendment in Committee, which…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am overwhelmed that my noble friend the Minister has accepted Amendment 14. Perhaps I may press him a little more on Amendment 16. If I understood him correctly, he…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I speak briefly on both these amendments. I have a lot of sympathy with what the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, and co-signatories are pushing in Amendment 23. I presume…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for moving this amendment and giving us the opportunity to have a general debate on Clause 16. I will take this opportunity to ask my…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 39 I will speak also to Amendment 40, relating to Clauses 19 and 20. The amendments clarify the meaning of Clause 19(1) regarding the effect of a…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am looking at Clause 19, and I must be being very dense this evening, but I do not see where it already lays out what I am seeking to achieve in Amendment 39. It would be…23 Nov 2020HANSARDCustoms Safety, Security and Economic Operators Registration and Identification (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am delighted to support these regulations. Like my noble friend Lady Altmann, I have a couple of questions. In particular, mindful of the fact that the waiver is…19 Nov 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsMy Lords, the Northern Ireland protocol commits to “unfettered” access for all goods, including agri-foods. Does my noble friend accept that there will be a new legal obligation…19 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Cumberlege on the work that she and her able team have done on the report, First Do No Harm . I entirely support the amendment, and I…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, and I would like to congratulate her and her committee for all the work they have done in connection with…18 Nov 2020