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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillIf the only role of Parliament is to hold the Government to account, how does the noble Lord explain the fact that we pass laws which bind the Government? We often amend Bills…05 Sept 2019HANSARDDevolution: English CitiesMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Heseltine, not only on the content of his report but on its presentation, which makes it a pleasure to read. I should not have been…17 Jul 2019HANSARDBrexit: European Investment Bank (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I start by saying how very much I have enjoyed serving on the EU finance sub-committee. I have now been rotated from it on to the Select Committee on the social effects…16 Jul 2019HANSARDUK’s Ambassador to the USA: ResignationMy Lords, with some regret I express my support for the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Meyer. There is a convention that when there is a prospect of a change of…11 Jul 2019HANSARDAcademic Health Science CentresMy Lords, I thank those other Members of the House, some of them very distinguished in health issues, who have put their names down to speak. Someone pointed out to me that if I…02 Jul 2019HANSARDAcademic Health Science CentresTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy and timetable for re-designating academic health science centres.02 Jul 2019HANSARDPrivileges and ConductMy Lords, I want to say a few words because, very unusually, I want to express a different view from that of my noble friend Lord Pannick, the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, and…30 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, I hope that this is an unnecessary fear, but it ought to be clarified. My worry, which I am sorry to say has been intensified by what happened on Thursday, is that if an…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, I understand the misgivings that many in this House have about this Bill, but I have to say to the noble Baroness that her amendment would not stop the Bill becoming an…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI imagine that you can filibuster it by continuously talking and thus prolonging the debate until past midnight on 12 April. That is what I fear.08 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, is it not the case that the procedural issues which the noble Baroness is now speaking about have already been decided twice by the House in earlier votes?04 Apr 2019HANSARDBrexitIf the noble Lord’s club analogy is correct, why do we have to pass a statutory instrument at all?25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, I agree with everything the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, has said. While I sympathise with the Prime Minister, like others I was angry at her broadcast from Downing…25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, there is one point I would like to clarify. The noble Baroness and the Prime Minister referred to taking a decision on the agreement this week. My understanding was that…25 Mar 2019HANSARDFurther Developments in Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionI am grateful to the noble Lord. I think the barons at Runnymede would have been surprised by the suggestion that the people were in charge of the country. They would have thought…11 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, the Minister said that any responsible Government would prepare for no deal. Is not the trouble that they have not?26 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord that our parliamentary processes for dealing with statutory instruments are unsatisfactory—in particular, that we cannot amend them. But is…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillIt seems to me that the situation is exactly the same with amendments to primary legislation. Governments will often put pressure on their Back-Benchers to support it, but very…21 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalI follow a great deal of what the noble Lord said but physical goods still have to cross the border, and I am not sure what solution he has for that on the Irish border.13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, is it not clear, despite what the noble Baroness has said, that it is quite impossible for Parliament to pass the primary and secondary legislation needed to have a…12 Feb 2019