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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThe noble Lord, Lord Wigley, approves of that comment. This is something that we are in consultation with the devolved Administrations about. At our meeting last week, we…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI take the noble Lord’s point. However, we changed the visa regime and students are now being allowed to stay at the end of their study. We think that that has contributed to the…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI wondered about that during the debate, but it was slightly before my time as an MEP. The noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, asked whether amendments to the trade Bill will be retained…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI listened carefully to the noble Lord make that argument during his contribution, in which—he will correct me if I am wrong—he effectively said, “Well, every five years we might…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechWhat Denmark and other countries do is of course a matter for them. It seems to be a habit in the EU that, if referendums do not produce the results that the proponents wish,…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechIt remains our belief that we can get it concluded during the implementation period. We believe that the discussions on all the different areas can proceed in parallel, but of…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great privilege to be closing this debate following Her Majesty’s gracious Speech, which set out the programme of legislation put forward by this Government. I…16 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI look forward to the noble Baroness’s question.08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsApparently there was a mix-up in communications, but I am happy to answer the noble Baroness’s question. She made a good point in the first part of it: of course, we have to have…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI accept that the Liberal Democrats are quite open about the fact that they want to dishonour the result of the referendum; if only the Labour Party would be more honest, we might…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsOne of the challenges of Brexit is internal security. We have done a huge amount of work on that behind the scenes. It is disappointing that the EU seems to be refusing to discuss…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI thank my noble friend for his comments and join him in congratulating all the officials across government who are working on no-deal preparations. We have some excellent civil…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsWith respect to the noble Lord’s first question, I will not go further than the answer I gave to the noble Lord, Lord Bridges. I take the point made by the noble Lords, but when…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI have to give the noble Lord 10 out of 10 for persistence. We have been around this course a number of times. I will give him the same answer I gave in the debates and the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI am always suspicious when anyone gets up and says, “This is a factual question”. The noble Lord knows very well that it is impossible to put numbers on these issues—it depends…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy noble friend speaks on this subject with great authority. I entirely understand his point, but from his knowledge he will also understand why I cannot go any further than the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsThe noble Viscount makes a good point. I am reminded of the famous quote that an independent is a guy who wants to take the politics out of politics. I am not sure that we will…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsThe noble Lord makes a good point. We are seeking a compromise and have compromised considerably by conceding that Northern Ireland will remain aligned—part of the single market,…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy noble friend makes a good point. We will want to be international champions for free trade, which is under threat in some parts of the world. The Trade Bill has not yet reached…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsI do not have the figures for the number of organisations in front of me, but I will gladly write to the right reverend Prelate with them. But we have given guarantees to…08 Oct 2019