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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThat the Bill do now pass.21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, in moving this Motion, I hope that the House will forgive me if I say a few words. I am delighted to say that we are now in the final stretch of our withdrawal from the…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am not sure I want to get into an arcane legal debate with the noble Lord, my noble and learned friend Lord Keen and others. I do not accept what the noble Lord says; I do not…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillShe is indeed. I hope that at some stage in the future the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, will repeat the endeavour which failed last night. The noble Lord, Lord Kerr, made a good…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. It is obvious that I have spent so long debating across this Chamber with the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, that she is…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his amendments. Given his long experience of government, he will understand that we have designed the IMA’s constitution as set out in…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, Amendment 15 would introduce a new clause that would require the Government to publish their negotiation objectives and provide regular reports on the progress of…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 12 and 13 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Beith, and Amendment 14 in that of my noble and learned friend Lord Mackay of Clashfern. We…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI do not think that I said that. However, the noble Lord is right—although I did not say it on this occasion—that of course we are starting from a position of alignment. I do not…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI have a copy of the amendment and it says: “aligns as closely as possible with EEA member status”.16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe amendment refers to the EEA, and the noble Lord, Lord Lea, indicated earlier that he would be in favour of joining it, so I was making the arguments against that. However, we…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who took part in the debate, but we have been very clear in the political declaration, and indeed in our election manifesto, on our vision for…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, for their opening statements on the amendments in this group. Of course, I well remember the many debates…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe clause that the noble Lord quoted comes under the consequential provisions. As I just said, the consequential power is construed strictly by the courts. I am advised by…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillNo. As I have just said, we very much hope that both sides will be able to reach an agreement. Both sides have committed to do so. I quoted the section in the political…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillAmendments 27 and 28 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and Amendment 40 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, would all introduce new clauses with a similar…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I first thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for so ably moving his amendment on the issue of close and dynamic alignment on single market rules. I have a sense of déjà vu,…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIt definitely concentrates the minds of both parties. As I said, it has been explicitly agreed in both the withdrawal agreement and the political declaration, as I have quoted, by…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI did not hear the first part of the question, but if the noble Lord was asking me whether I agreed that some parts of the agreement may well require domestic legislation to…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillAs the noble Lord is well aware, it is the role of the Commission to do the negotiating. It will report back to the Council and the Council will provide steers on how it will do…15 Jan 2020