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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am sure that the supporters of these amendments are motivated only by the desire to enable the devolved Administrations to do the right thing in environmental…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I start by saying how much I agree with what a number of noble Lords have said about the nature of debate in this sterile House, and I hope that we can certainly move…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCanada-UK Trade DealMy Lords, the UK is Canada’s fifth-largest trading partner, but Canada ranks only 18th in terms of importance for the UK. Will the Minister agree that, while rolling over the…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, there have been estimates that hospital-acquired Covid infections are as high as one-quarter of all hospitalised Covid patients, which seems pretty shameful and is…12 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am speaking today because I believe that the clauses that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, and other noble Lords oppose are wholly in the United Kingdom’s…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020At end insert “but that this House regrets that the modelling used to support the claims that (1) the National Health Service would be overwhelmed, and (2) daily deaths from…04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, my amendment is about the evidence for the lockdown in the order before us. The Government have no easy task in finding the optimal policy responses to the virus. They…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I listened carefully to noble Lords who spoke before me. The devolved Administrations are failing to recognise that both the CMA and the office for the internal market…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I have added my name to my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe’s amendment. Like her, I am concerned that the CMA has been chosen as the home for the office for the internal…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, as noble Lords who have attended this Committee to date know, my role is occasionally to get up and give a minority perspective on the amendments before us. There are 20…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I would like to remind the Committee of two things about this Bill. First, the Bill is to facilitate trade between all parts of the United Kingdom, not make it harder.…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it seems that most of the noble Lords who have taken part in this debate have looked at the Bill through one end of a telescope, which focuses on the powers of the…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I offer a few comments on these amendments. It seems to me that Amendment 1 has the effect of confining the concept of the internal market to consumers and the…26 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy Lords, following last week’s EU Council meeting, Angela Merkel said: “We also acknowledge that the UK would like to have a certain amount of independence”. I emphasise “a…21 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I support the Bill because it is an essential element of our preparations to be an independent nation again. Before we joined the EU we did not need special internal…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, first, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I am grateful to my noble friend for confirming positively that the regulation-making power in…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I want to comment on three amendments in this group. First, on Amendment 81, I will echo some of what my noble friend Lord Lansley has said. As I understand it, the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade Bill15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 84 I will also speak to Amendments 87 and 88 in this group. These are all probing amendments. We have now arrived at the trade information clauses.…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, government Ministers, including the Prime Minister, like to characterise alternatives to their liberty and economy-destroying actions as “letting the virus rip”. Will my…14 Oct 2020