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HANSARDBrexit: Date of ExitTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the resolutions of the House of Commons to reject both the negotiated withdrawal agreement titled Agreement on the withdrawal of…14 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Non-Disclosure AgreementsI have to say to the Minister that he answers for the whole Government when he speaks from the Dispatch Box. If his department cannot find the information, it should ask other…14 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, this may be helpful to the noble Baroness when she is answering questions. My noble friend Lord Hain made a pertinent and important point. Does she accept that if we did…14 Mar 2019HANSARDSubordinate Legislation: Transparency and AccountabilityMy Lords, I add my appreciation of the Joint Committee for the work it does, which is hugely valuable, particularly when we have so many statutory instruments coming forward.…21 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalMy Lords, as ever we listen with great interest and expectation to the words of the Minister. Two weeks ago, having reflected on a quite crushing defeat in the House of Commons,…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalI am sure that the Minister has heard that, but I think that the Government have had some difficulty of their own in differentiating between what legislation is for a deal and…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalMy Lords, I think that was more of a speech than an intervention. There is, however, a clear and distinct difference. If the Government think, like the noble Lord, that it is the…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalMy Lords, I started the day as an optimist, but the Minister has disappointed me yet again. He has failed to commit to doing everything to avoid no deal; he has failed to give a…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalThat this House, further to its resolutions of 14 and 28 January, calls on Her Majesty’s Government to take all steps necessary to ensure that (1) the United Kingdom does not…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalMy Lords, I do not have much responsibility for the European Commission, but I would hope that we in this House have some influence on the Government. If we cannot as a House…13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, I am grateful to the Leader of the House for repeating the Statement. I listened carefully but I do not think that any of us are any the wiser having heard it for a…12 Feb 2019HANSARDMobile Roaming ChargesWell, my Lords, that sounds extraordinarily complacent and very much, “Not me, guv”. Has the Minister seen the report on the Huffington Post UK website about proposals from his…07 Feb 2019HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord the Chief Whip for making the announcement. When he last spoke about this and we pressed him on dates, he said that he was speaking in…04 Feb 2019HANSARDLifeboats: CeredigionMy Lords, the Minister was asked just now what assessment she had made of the need in the area. She told us what assessment the RNLI had made. She referred to the campaigners as…04 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her contribution on her Motion, although I am not sure that she said much about what we were expecting on the deal that we…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionWhile the noble Lord is searching for a copy, I refer him to the part of my Motion that he complained about, which calls on, “Her Majesty’s Government to take all appropriate…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionMy Lords, we have had the debate. I listened very carefully to what the Minister said; he did not make his case. I beg to move.28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionMy Lords, I am sorry to interrupt the noble and learned Lord but perhaps I may just correct him. If he checks my comments of today in Hansard , I think he will see that I have…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionThat this House, noting both its resolution of 14 January and the resolution of the House of Commons of 15 January, calls on Her Majesty’s Government to take all appropriate steps…28 Jan 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Devolved GovernmentMy Lords, as a former direct rule Minister, I do not commend it to the noble Lord or any Member of your Lordships’ House as an ideal way forward, but Northern Ireland has now been…24 Jan 2019