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HANSARDOneWebTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement on 3 July that they will (1) invest $500 million, and (2) take an equity share, in OneWeb, what safeguards are in…08 Jul 2020HANSARDFood: Chicken and BeefMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his replies and for acknowledging that it is not only human health which concerns people, but the welfare aspects of the methods of keeping…07 Jul 2020HANSARDChina: Supply ChainsI add my congratulations to the Minister. First, the report referred to in my noble friend’s Question mentions the possibility of a free trade zone with the Five Eyes. Have Her…01 Jul 2020HANSARDErasmus-plus ProgrammeI ask my noble friend the Minister to be specific. Where have the negotiations got on this particular point? In March 2019, the then Minister, one Mr Johnson, said that the UK was…25 Jun 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainThe Statement says that the current crisis “offers vivid proof of the seminal importance of international engagement and exactly why our country must perform its global role.” Yet…18 Jun 2020HANSARDChinaConcern about China’s actions in Hong Kong has been expressed in your Lordships’ House. Will my noble friend the Minister specifically indicate to the House this morning what…17 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: Two-metre RuleThere is a reluctance to give specific dates and targets, although targets on their own are not precluded in that reluctance. I am sure that my noble friend is aware that…16 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: Trade and Security PartnershipDoes my noble friend the Minister accept that we signed a political declaration? Do the Government still consider themselves bound by that declaration, which reflected the fact…09 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Human RightsI thank my noble friend for her introduction to this debate. There has been a lot of talk about establishing an international contact group to put pressure on China to accept its…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public TransportWill my noble friend acknowledge that passenger scheduled and charter flights are as much a form of public transport as anything else, and that thousands of jobs in the airlines,…02 Jun 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Boswell, and indeed his successor, the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, on the work of the European Union Committee, and in particular…12 May 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipCan my noble friend the Minister explain why, in the name of flexibility, the Government are refusing even to consider an extension to the transition period given that we do not…28 Apr 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Negotiations (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, like other noble Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and the EU committee for producing this report and enabling us to have this debate. While I acknowledge…16 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Negotiations (European Union Committee Report)I just do not agree: I do not think it makes any of the Brexit negotiations easier. We have had that integration. The noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, talked about family…16 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I have added my name to this simplified amendment. In Committee, I appealed to the Government to recognise that many people remain concerned about the nature of our…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I support the amendment. I would adopt many of the arguments put forward by my co-sponsors, and I shall not repeat them. I put my name to it because I believe, perhaps…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillJust in the interests of clarity, is it not true that the European Commission acts on a mandate from the Council—that is, the elected heads of government?15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThat still does not seem to me to obviate the need for full information to be given to both Houses of Parliament. I suspect that my noble friend is implicitly accusing me of…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIt would impose an obligation. I bow to my noble friend’s knowledge of the workings of the House of Commons, but it seems to me that there is probably a very compliant majority at…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, I believe that this Bill must pass, if for no better reason than that we must not reach 31 January without it, thereby putting at risk…13 Jan 2020