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HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for this debate. I am stung by the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, who said I was being absolutist—which is probably very fair—but…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 77A, I will speak also to Amendment 80A. I also have a few comments on Amendment 124 from the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, which seems very sensible. The…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I do not think I shall get any satisfaction this evening so I shall not press this matter now, but I will return to it at a later stage.09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this little group of amendments and explained their concerns. I am grateful to my noble friend the…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]09 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]09 Mar 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, recently I met a lady whose farm will be split in two by the high-speed rail link. I wonder what the remit of the committee is, and whether it is possible within that…05 Mar 2020HANSARDFlybeTo pursue the question put by the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, on routes and the fact that Virgin is a major shareholder of Flybe, what will happen to Flybe’s profitable routes? Can…05 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to debate what I thought were non-controversial matters. Part of the answer is that this Bill provides the legal basis on…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I do not propose to debate this at any length. When I tabled my opposition to Clause 6, I had not appreciated that my Amendment 49A, which we debated earlier, would have…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Duke, the Duke of Montrose, and have added my name to it. I know that my noble friend the Minister will say that the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I should like to speak to Amendment 49A in this group, which would insert the words “having regard to the precautionary criteria for stock biomass.” I am wedded to the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]As I said, I am happy not to pursue this matter.04 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to debate some issues that have not yet been covered in the debate on Clause 1. In particular, I refer to the political declaration,…04 Mar 2020HANSARDRules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for bringing forward these regulations; it would be a very brave man who stood between the farmer and his payments this year. I am also…03 Mar 2020HANSARDUK-US Trade Deal Negotiating ObjectivesMy Lords, will my noble friend remind me: was is not the United States that imposed a tariff of 25% on exports of Scotch whisky to the United States from Great Britain? Will my…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]I am grateful for the opportunity to have this short debate. Alarm bells are ringing given the leaked email over the weekend about the lack of importance apparently attached by…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, this is another probing amendment, following on from the discussion I had with my noble friend the Minister in preparing for Committee. Its aim is to tease out from the…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]02 Mar 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]02 Mar 2020