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HANSARDAdjournmentMy Lords, it depends on whether the Government listen to Parliament and act accordingly. As long as the Prime Minister picks and chooses which parliamentary resolutions she is…14 Mar 2019HANSARDAdjournmentMy Lords, I take that to be a substantial move towards the opinion of the House, which I welcome. I think the noble Lord understands that there will be a significant argument in…14 Mar 2019HANSARDAdjournmentMy Lords, I make no apology whatever for raising this matter in the way I have this morning, nor do I think I owe any apology. We are in a crisis situation. The House of Commons…14 Mar 2019HANSARDAdjournmentDoes the Government Chief Whip intend to respond to my noble friend Lord Harris?14 Mar 2019HANSARDAdjournmentI am not giving way. The noble Lord can speak after me and it is open to him to do so. In this circumstance I cannot understand why it is in the public interest for noble Lords to…14 Mar 2019HANSARDAdjournmentThat the House do now adjourn.14 Mar 2019HANSARDAdjournmentMy Lords, I rise to move that the House now adjourns before we proceed with the remaining business, which is almost exclusively no-deal Brexit regulations. The House has spent…14 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Empey, makes an extremely strong case. Surely the presumption should always be against an extraordinary procedure. We have had this a number of…07 Mar 2019HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019They should be debated separately; not only moved separately.25 Feb 2019HANSARDRules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) 2019My Lords, the question that presents itself on this instrument to those of us who again are not expert in the field is whether there is any Northern Ireland dimension to it,…25 Feb 2019HANSARDMaritime Transport Access to Trade and Cabotage (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Leave out from “that” to the end and insert “this House declines to approve the draft Regulations because they were not subject to public consultation”.25 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. Can he explain to the House how this is a change? I thought the whole purpose of this regulation was that nothing would change, but…25 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019My Lords, I have never suffered from that difficulty. What the noble and learned Lord has said is very reassuring. It seems to a non-lawyer reading the Explanatory Memorandum as…25 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019Did the House agree that the closed material procedures could be used in these cases?25 Feb 2019HANSARDMoney Market Funds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The noble Baroness had made an important point. We surely have an interest in giving unilateral assurances on transfer of information, because we have such a big interest in the…25 Feb 2019HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I completely refute the noble Lord’s remarks. My remarks have been relevant to the statutory instruments before the House. I have said nothing that is not. That was clearly a…20 Feb 2019HANSARDAquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, we are expected to consider these statutory instruments in Grand Committee this afternoon about no deal, but imminently the Chamber will consider another string of…20 Feb 2019HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for clarifying that point. My one final remark is that a felicitous moment in the debate was the revelation that the noble and learned Lord, Lord…20 Feb 2019HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I join in the appreciation of the Minister for the meticulous way in which she has handled our debates this evening. However, I want to clarify one point: that when the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDMerchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her rapid-fire introduction. I hope she will not mind me saying that the only thing that she said which I welcome is that there…20 Feb 2019