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HANSARDHouse of Lords: Future LocationMy Lords, the noble Lord puts forward an extremely imaginative idea, which again will be listened to.20 Jan 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Future LocationI am not aware that she was, but I shall ask her.20 Jan 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Future LocationMy noble friend is absolutely right. To get back to the serious core of the Question, this issue has been debated many times in your Lordships’ House and, indeed, the other place.…20 Jan 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Future LocationMy Lords, the Conservative Party manifesto committed to looking at the role of the House of Lords and to reviewing the relationship between the Government, Parliament and the…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThey are still valid as hypothetical figures and as illustrative of certain scenarios if certain arrangements were agreed. I think that Ministers would stand by the figures in so…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, the intention behind those scenarios was to cover a broad spectrum of circumstances which we could find ourselves in. They were not designed to posit our desired…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, for introducing his amendment which, as he made clear, relates to the future economic relationship between the UK and the…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken to this group of amendments. The thread that binds together the amendments spoken to by the noble and learned Lord and…15 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights Commission: Civil SocietyMy Lords, the commission will examine the broader aspects of the constitution in depth and develop proposals to restore trust in our institutions and in how our democracy…14 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights Commission: Civil SocietyMy Lords, I understand completely the noble Baroness’s desire for clarity on the issues she refers to. However, I am afraid that it is too soon for me to be able to provide her…14 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights Commission: Civil SocietyMy Lords, I have read my noble friend’s speech of last week, and the points he made have been registered. I can say again only that no decisions have been taken on the precise…14 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights Commission: Civil SocietyI am grateful to the right reverend Prelate, and that idea is certainly in the mix.14 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights Commission: Civil SocietyMy Lords, I wish that I could help the noble Lord, but it is simply too soon for me to be able to comment on that. As we heard in the debate in your Lordships’ House last…14 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights Commission: Civil SocietyI will make sure that the noble Lord’s point is duly noted.14 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights Commission: Civil SocietyI shall be glad to inform the usual channels of my noble friend’s very good suggestion. However, I counsel on the fact that, at some point, the Government will give an indication…14 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights Commission: Civil SocietyMy Lords, if the aim of establishing a commission is to restore trust in our institutions and democracy, as is the case here, it is axiomatic that the commission will need to…14 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights Commission: Civil SocietyMy noble friend makes an extremely pertinent point.14 Jan 2020HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Rights Commission: Civil SocietyI do not disagree with the noble Baroness in the slightest. The commission will wish to engage with civil society, as I said earlier. The important thing is that that engagement…14 Jan 2020HANSARDIntegrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy ReviewMy Lords, the Prime Minister has committed to undertake the deepest review of Britain’s security, defence and foreign policy. The review will examine how we strengthen and…08 Jan 2020HANSARDIntegrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy ReviewI am grateful to the noble Baroness. As I said, the precise scope of the review has yet to be determined, but I have no doubt that cyber will feature large in the subjects to be…08 Jan 2020