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HANSARDBrexit: Civil Service CodeThe Question states, “in the light of reports that new guidance has been issued”. Could the Minister say whether new guidance has been issued? If it has, will he place a copy in…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI want to talk about care homes and hospital in-patients, many of whom have been marooned for literally months. One of the problems is the testing regime. Could I ask the…16 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillI also congratulate the Minister and the right reverend Prelate on their maiden speeches, which gave us a taste of what is to come—something we can look forward to, I think. Like…08 Sept 2020HANSARDHereditary Peers’ By-electionsWe are clearly a long way from being back to normal. I endorse everything said by my noble friend Lord Cormack, because we need to get back to normal. We could get many more…07 Sept 2020HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny: Working Practices (EUC Report)Let me first put on record my thanks to the three chairs for producing these reports, which have given us an excuse and a reason to debate where we go from here. I welcome the…07 Sept 2020HANSARDFolic AcidI welcome the Minister to his three and a half hours at the Dispatch Box. I first raised this matter as president of the British Dietetic Association, the trade union that…03 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19Although the Minister mentioned the need to get back to face-to-face visits, it is not mentioned in the Statement. In our local hospital, Addenbrooke’s, the instruction has been…03 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020My Lords, we are at a tipping point in this matter. Much of the population no longer believes in the measures that are being put forward. On Monday this week, the Times carried a…03 Sept 2020HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsSetting aside the attractions of the UK because of language and relatively lax employment rules, I was on the Operation Sophia committee of this House, which looked at the EU’s…03 Sept 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I too extend my congratulations to the Minister on introducing the Bill. I suspect it will be a somewhat different Bill by the time we have finished with it. This…02 Sept 2020HANSARDHong Kong British National (Overseas) VisaTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 22 July (HLWS415), what is their (1) upper, and (2) lower,…29 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong British National (Overseas) VisaI remind the Minister of Auguste Comte, who said that “demography is destiny”. We have had a population growth of 6.6 million in the last 20 years and are projected to grow by…29 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, my first point is this: I wish we could make a clearer rule as to what the arrangements are here. I have got in thanks to the kindness of the Deputy Speaker, but I was…28 Jul 2020HANSARDRussia: TradeI point out to the noble Lords, Lord Foulkes and Lord Rooker, that the last Labour Government were also very keen to get Russian government money into Britain, but the Russians…28 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord True, said that this was the first Bill he was taking through the House—well, welcome. It is also a Bill on which he will hear more special…27 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, on three occasions today the Minister has said that, if you have a Covid test today, you are not guaranteed to not have the disease tomorrow. In that case, what on earth…27 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I endorse everything that the noble Lord, Lord Alton, has said and the spirit of what the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, said. We really have got to get back to a system of…24 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, someone needs to say it. Those countries of Europe closest to us, our neighbours, are the ones we have most in common with. We should not be contemplating this Bill—I…22 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I am surprised that we are even having this debate. Pubs are closing every week. No one seems to realise that one reason for that is that they are in many ways not very…20 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillI have one question for the Minister and one point to make. In the city I live in, there are a number of licensed premises near the centre of town for which the local authority…20 Jul 2020