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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019Maybe not, but we did not know when the committee would be considering the report. It made special arrangements to sit—but I take my noble friend’s point. Although the Motion…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, first, I express my gratitude to the House for agreeing to suspend Standing Order 72 so that we can debate this statutory instrument today. I am also thankful to the…27 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Petition to Revoke Article 50 NotificationAs usual, my noble friend makes a powerful point. We need to respect the votes of 17.4 million people, which is a bigger number than the 5 million who signed the online petition.26 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Petition to Revoke Article 50 NotificationWe remain committed to trying to convince the House of Commons that it is a good deal. It is of course a compromise—nobody gets exactly what they want—but we think that it is the…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Petition to Revoke Article 50 NotificationOf course we respect everybody who signed the petition. It is indeed an impressive number of people, but the noble Baroness was a member of the Blair Government when 750,000…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Petition to Revoke Article 50 NotificationMy Lords, the Government will respond to the e-petition on revoking Article 50 in due course and within the required 21 days for a government response. It remains government…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Petition to Revoke Article 50 NotificationNo doubt my noble friend is an avid follower of social media and will therefore have seen some doubt being cast on some of the signatories, but I do not doubt that the vast…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Petition to Revoke Article 50 NotificationI was merely making the point that there have been large expressions of public opinion—demonstrations, internet polls and so on—during previous Governments. At the end of the day,…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Petition to Revoke Article 50 NotificationMy noble friend makes a good point, and that is exactly what will happen. There will be a debate in Westminster Hall and the Government will respond appropriately.26 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Petition to Revoke Article 50 NotificationAs I said earlier in response to the noble Baroness, Lady Quin, in this country we do not have government by online poll; we have government by the ballot box and by this…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Petition to Revoke Article 50 NotificationWe have explored this issue many times in response to the noble Baroness. We respect the result of the referendum, which was the largest participatory democratic exercise ever…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, today’s debate has allowed us the opportunity to explore the recent developments in relation to our exit from the EU. I am yet again grateful to all noble Lords who have…25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexitI do not want to go further than the comments of the Prime Minister which I have just quoted. This is in line with her comments on 26 February, when she said: “So the United…25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexitAs the noble Lord has correctly observed, I have answered that question in a written response to him. Anybody who is interested can read that response. In response to the second…25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexitI think I answered the first point in my statement, but I think it is possible for Peers to participate. A number of Peers have been Members of the European Parliament, but of…25 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexitThe statutory instrument has already been laid. It reflects the decision of the European Council, so both potential dates are included as options, depending on whether the…25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 4 March.21 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I would like to address a point made by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, during the debate on this SI on 4 March. I am happy to confirm that my department…21 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019No.21 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Unsurprisingly, the Minister does think that we should proceed with this particular statutory instrument and I am sorry that the noble Lord was not able to come along to the…21 Mar 2019