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HANSARDTrade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister and the department for bringing forward these statutory instruments. I also thank the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee for…07 Oct 2019HANSARDRailways: Trans-Pennine FreightMy Lords, will my noble friend the Minister take this opportunity to comment on HS3 and its implications? I am sure that she and I are both subscribed to the northern powerhouse…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTrade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The thrust of the outcry in the Irish press was that, if we have no deal, imports from southern Ireland into Northern Ireland will be deemed to be from a third country. That is…07 Oct 2019HANSARDUS-imposed Trade TariffsMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that, according to the figures from the Food and Drink Federation, Scotch whisky is the single most successful export across the world? Is he…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Divergence from EU StandardsWill my noble friend answer a simple question? When we leave the European Union on 31 October, we leave the jurisdiction of the European Commission to apply any environmental…03 Oct 2019HANSARDPeatlands: Commercial ExploitationMy Lords, will my noble friend perhaps display a greater sense of urgency, considering that it takes 200 years to create a peat bog? Since there are flood prevention schemes, such…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI am most grateful to my noble friend for answering a slightly different question from the one I put. The answer that I think he wishes to give, as I understand the legal position…06 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillPerhaps the noble Lord will permit me to speak, because my noble friend Lord Hailsham brought up a very pertinent point that I raised at the end of what I realise was quite a long…06 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, on so eloquently introducing the Bill, which, as we know, achieved a sizeable majority in the other place. Like the noble…05 Sept 2019HANSARDBrexit: Food StandardsMy Lords, my noble friend will recall that a government amendment in the name of my noble friend Lady Fairhead was carried enhancing just these protections in the Trade Bill,…04 Sept 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I am delighted to have an opportunity to follow the noble Lord, Lord Snape, who made an interesting contribution. This is my first opportunity to contribute to the Bill.…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, my noble friend will be aware that we are currently under the state aid regime of the European Union. What will the position be after 31 October, if we crash out without…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]I am following the noble Lord’s argument as carefully as I can, and I shall go away and read the book he recommended, with gusto, I am sure. Will he address the point I made about…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBiodiversity Duty: Public AuthoritiesMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that ash tree dieback has caused great devastation to self-planting trees? Many of them are on property owned by local authorities. Will my…22 Jul 2019HANSARDBuses: Rural ServicesMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that, when the concessionary fares were rolled out under a Labour Government, the uptake in rural areas was greater but the funding to cover…16 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am trying to follow my noble friend’s thoughts. Is he arguing in favour of an elected judiciary, or does he uphold the rule of law that we currently enjoy in this country? Does…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords—15 Jul 2019HANSARDSoil HealthMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that some of the healthiest soil is that created by a peat bog? Will he pay tribute to those who were alive to the Slowing the Flow at…08 Jul 2019HANSARDWork Capability AssessmentMy Lords, will my noble friend clarify one issue? Are we making changes to the work capability assessment to support claimants?04 Jul 2019HANSARDBrexit: Appointment of Joint CommitteeMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, on securing this debate. When considering how to contribute, I thought there were two possible approaches to take. One, as…03 Jul 2019