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HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationThe arrangements for decisions in the Northern Ireland Assembly are set out. This is one of the areas that we are prepared to have detailed and intensive discussions on, and we…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Tariff SchedulesI thank my noble friend for his question. As I said in a previous answer, this will not be a permanent arrangement. We will want to look at it and revise it in the light of…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Tariff SchedulesI thank the noble Lord for his questions. I genuinely would like to be helpful, but I cannot go further than to say that the announcement will be made shortly. We have been…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by my honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Tariff SchedulesI think the noble Lord is a Question behind. That is on the previous Question; on this Question we are talking about the tariff regimes.07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Tariff SchedulesMy Lords, with the leave of the House I will now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given in the other place earlier today by my honourable friend the Minister of State…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationI thank the noble Lord for his question and particularly for his age compliment, although I am not sure I am that much younger than he is; I accept it none the less. I said last…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationI thank the noble Lord for his question, but I understand the issue very well. I have taken part—as he did—in the standard-setting procedure in the European Union and understand…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Tariff SchedulesI thank my noble friend for her question. She speaks with great knowledge in this area. I remind her that the announcement, when it comes, is a temporary tariff regime lasting for…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationI thank the noble Baroness for her questions. Of course, implicit in her first question was the fact that discussions are continuing; she was quite right about that. These are…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Tariff SchedulesI thank the noble Lord for his comments. He will understand my difficulty as I cannot comment on a specific date for the announcement, but it will be made shortly. On his question…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Tariff SchedulesMy noble friend makes a very powerful point. We will want to move to permanent arrangements as quickly as possible and to consult widely with both business, consumers and…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Processes My noble friend makes a sensible point. It appears to many of us that this Bill was designed to try to undermine the UK’s negotiating position. It was interesting that we had six…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Processes The Government have in mind that we will attempt to negotiate a new and improved deal with the European Union that will enable the referendum result to be respected. Beyond that,…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Divergence from EU StandardsWe believe in having high standards and we believe that we should determine these matters for ourselves. I can give the Liberal Democrats some examples. On maternity entitlement,…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Processes Yesterday, the Government put forward a proposal for an amended protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland that means that we can leave the European Union without disruption. The…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Divergence from EU StandardsI am saying that one of the great advantages of our new, upcoming independence will be the ability to set our own regulations and standards, determined in this House. I am really…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Processes The noble Lord was obviously a loss to stand-up comedy. I repeat the assurances that I gave that the Government will of course at all times abide by the law. I have to say that,…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Divergence from EU StandardsThere are already checks, of course, because Ireland is a single epidemiological unit. Therefore, there are already checks in the Irish Sea on live animal exports, et cetera. If…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Divergence from EU StandardsThe environmental standards that will apply initially will be those that we have imported into UK law under the EU withdrawal Act, but we have the flexibility to change these…03 Oct 2019