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HANSARDHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionMy Lords, it has been asserted that public confidence in your Lordships’ House has been lost because of the number of Members, but does my noble friend agree that there is no…05 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, we are nearly there. Just one more sleep until we finally take back control of everything that we promised to the British people—control of our borders, money, laws,…30 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillIt is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, but when I read Amendment 13 I thought that she and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, had temporarily forgotten that the…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I shall focus my very brief remarks on Amendment 16 in this group—mainly because, when I saw Amendment 25, I had no idea what it was about. I have now heard what the…15 Dec 2020HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, I am not always popular with hereditary Peers, because I think that the by-elections are ludicrous. I am with the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, on his Bill and regret that…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, when the Minister introduced the Motion, she explained clearly that the other place had claimed financial privilege and that it was customary for this House to respect…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodMy Lords, is my noble friend the Minister as surprised as I am that none of the noble Lords who has spoken from the Benches opposite has acknowledged, let alone praised, the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, although I cannot accept her diagnosis of this being an attack on democracy. I shall…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, my first point on these amendments is that I am fundamentally in favour of trade. It is a huge part of our history as a nation and is certainly part of our ambitions for…07 Dec 2020HANSARDSpending Review 2020My Lords, I support what the Government are doing to support the economy. I wish that our Covid policies had not themselves been so harmful to the economy—but we are where we are.…03 Dec 2020HANSARDState Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, it will not surprise the House to hear that I strongly support these regulations and do not support the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara.…02 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020“Uninformed” and “superficial” are the most polite that I could find. The document does not even scratch the surface of what Parliament ought to be given. It ducks the question of…01 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am angry about the main instrument before us today. I am particularly angry—and hereby declare my personal interest—that the whole of my home county of Kent has been…01 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, as the Minister knows, I am a strong supporter of the Bill and believe that it is important to allow the UK’s internal market to function, but I genuinely believe that…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I support the government amendments in this group, but I put my name down to speak in order to address the other amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles of…25 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I support Clause 42 and Amendment 66, but I do not support the various other amendments in this group, and in particular I wish to speak against Amendment 64, which…25 Nov 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that a strength of the Ministerial Code is that it does not require the removal from office of a Minister who breaches it but…24 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I have spoken in several debates on Report about the impact of further restrictions on the scope of the UK’s internal market for goods covered by the market access…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am glad that my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe’s Amendment 30 is only a probing amendment. I very strongly believe that the UK’s internal market will be more robust…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for the Government’s amendments in this group, which are very welcome. However, I will focus on Amendment 54, in the name of the…23 Nov 2020