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HANSARDOrganic Products (Production and Control) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I am delighted to warmly welcome my noble friend Lord Mendoza. I hope that he will not be led too far astray by my noble friend Lord Randall so early in his parliamentary career.…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCommon Rules for Exports (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, and I echo many of the points that she and other noble Lords, including the noble Lord, Lord Empey, have made.…10 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI warmly thank my noble friend and congratulate him on his role, as I do the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the environment, food and rural affairs next door. It may…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend Lord Cormack. I pay tribute to his excellent work over many years in the other place, not least in his model chairmanship of the…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 149. It will not surprise the House to learn that I am very grateful to the Law Society of Scotland for its help in briefing me and preparing…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank everyone who has contributed, including my noble friend the Minister in summing up the debate. We had an excellent discussion on the issues, and I am grateful to the noble…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill04 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I welcome the regulations and place on record my support for CITES. I understand that all the retained EU law will be contained in one place once the regulations are adopted,…03 Nov 2020HANSARDPesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for introducing the regulations and welcome the Government’s commitment to protecting the environment. I hope that my noble friend…03 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for introducing these two amendments and giving us the opportunity to probe the very heart of the functioning of the OIM…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all those noble Lords who have contributed to the debate. I did rather enjoy my noble friend’s description of not wishing to overburden the CMA with…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it gives me great pleasure to move this amendment and speak to the others in my name. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, for her support; I think she is going to…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord German. I would like to build on some of his questions, particularly the question of who administers the funds,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Servants: Public ProcurementMy Lords, in the absence of a register, can my noble friend explain who checks that appropriate measures have been taken, in particular if it is a close friend or family member…29 Oct 2020HANSARDSanctions (EU Exit) (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank my noble friend for introducing these sanctions and for making the statement in regard to the atrocities today in France. I also take this opportunity to welcome…29 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this interesting debate on these particular amendments, many of which I support. I will limit my remarks to Amendment 37 in my name;…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this little debate, which I hope wins the prize for the shortest debate during the passage of the Bill. I am grateful for…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill28 Oct 2020