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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI shall not detain the Committee for long but the Minister came up with the example of flour. I think that as the Bill progresses we can all dream up examples of hypothetical…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dunlop. That was a thoughtful contribution, and I hope the Government will reflect on it, because it is in the interests of…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I also am a member of the Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee. I would like to give my appreciation to the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, for the way in which she is…26 Oct 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Commission for Victims and SurvivorsMy Lords, when the commissioner, Judith Thompson, retired at the end of August, she said that legislation needs to be passed that has “the full support of Victims and Survivors…22 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I join in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, on her maiden speech. Like others, I look forward to hearing her contributions, whether about Cumbria…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope. The strength of argument he has put behind these amendments and the analysis that he always…08 Oct 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Payments to Victims of the TroublesMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, has pointed out, Naomi Long, the Northern Ireland Justice Minister has—to her great credit—volunteered her department for this…06 Oct 2020HANSARDOil and Gas IndustryMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. Does he agree with me that, as we transition to net-zero carbon, we will continue to require fossil fuels and that it is better to…22 Sept 2020HANSARDOil and Gas IndustryTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure the recovery and diversification of the United Kingdom oil and gas industry supply chain.22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have spoken in this debate for their support for my amendments and the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, and noble colleagues who have spoken on the…17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill17 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 60, I will also speak in support of my Amendment 92, to which the noble Baroness, Lady Humphreys, and the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, have…17 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 56. I associate myself with the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, in connection with the situation in Lesbos, and I hope the Minister will be…16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I commend those noble Lords who have followed this Bill in detail and identified so many anomalies and injustices that may arise with the ending of free movement. I have…16 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 23, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes. I apologise for not having signed it, because I agree with it wholeheartedly. I could not agree less…10 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 69 in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hamwee and Lady Bull, the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Earl, Lord…09 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I also congratulate the Minister and the right reverend Prelate on their maiden speeches. I am sure we all look forward to hearing their future contributions. However, I…08 Sept 2020HANSARDAid ImpactMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s decision on ICAI. I worked with Andrew Mitchell on its establishment and the set-up agreed then has proved successful. ICAI is subject to…03 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI urge the Government to make an early statement of coherent development policy objectives for the new department. I am glad that the Minister has reaffirmed the 0.7% but the…03 Sept 2020HANSARDEquivalence Determinations for Financial Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, this instrument raises many more questions than it answers, as is increasingly the case with government business. First, what does paragraph 7.2 of the Explanatory…02 Sept 2020