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HANSARDHS2: Phase 2BMy Lords, given the recent delays, is it not now the case that the north-east—Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear—will not now benefit from HS2 until after 2040? If the…08 Feb 2021HANSARDThe UK’s Relationship with the Pacific Alliance (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, the Victorian commentator on the constitution, Walter Bagehot, said in 1867 that the committees of the House of Lords, as is well known, do a great deal of work and do…01 Feb 2021HANSARDSmall Business: EU ExportsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support small businesses affected by increased costs in exporting to the European Union.28 Jan 2021HANSARDSmall Business: EU ExportsMy Lords, many exporters are facing new and huge problems in exporting to the European Union, including increased costs, VAT charges and extra red tape. All of this has serious…28 Jan 2021HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Human Rights CommissionI support the words of the noble Lord, Lord Young, and urge a cross-party and non-party approach to these issues; otherwise, what emerges from the Government’s plans will lack…14 Jan 2021 Bills sponsored (2)