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HANSARDEU WithdrawalOf course it does. We all have to do that, and therefore we have to approach this in a spirit of not only compromise but some humility. The ultra-Brexiteers in my party do not…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalI suppose that it is the same sort of broad church as one that is attended only by, say, high Anglicans or low Methodists. There is no room for those who take a different view…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalMy Lords, following the longest speech in the debate, I am challenged to make sure that I do not go on quite as long as that. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Stamford,…13 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: SecurityI think it is my turn this time.29 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: SecurityCan my noble friend assure the House that, although it would be very much a second best, bilateral negotiations are already taking place with all the countries of the European…29 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: SecurityMy Lords—29 Jan 2019HANSARDSexual Offences LegislationMy Lords, the dead cannot answer. There is still a question mark that has not been removed from the reputation of the great George Bell. Should it not be the absolute rule, and…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionAs one who genuinely wants this to work out—as the Government wish it to work out—I ask: why are we going to the trouble of dividing on an unexceptional, entirely sensible,…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionAs I said, I am attracted by some of the propositions put forward by my noble friend the Duke of Wellington. The fact of the matter is that, as my noble friend Lord Balfe has…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionMy Lords, such a brief and effective speech is not unusual of the noble Lord, Lord Hain, with whom I have worked on a number of important issues over the years. I want to make one…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: NegotiationsMy Lords—24 Jan 2019HANSARDRailways: ReliabilityMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for all that she has done to try to ensure that we have the promised more reliable service between London and Lincoln. In particular, I thank her…23 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Cross-Channel TransportMy Lords, where will the tabletop exercise take place? Will the table be square or round? Are we accompanying it with a bathtub exercise to double up on Ramsgate?21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: AgricultureMy Lords, does my noble friend acknowledge that the Secretary of State’s speech at the Oxford conference, where he recognised the real problems that would be caused by no deal,…14 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, in expressing the hope that the other place will endorse the Prime Minister’s deal, I revert to the point made by my noble friend Lord Hailsham. If the House of Commons…14 Jan 2019HANSARDChina: Human RightsIt is good to know that the Government are making these representations, but what evidence is there that the Chinese are listening and acting on them? Surely it is a matter of the…10 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, I regret that I cannot agree with the concluding words of the noble Lord, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, for whom I have, as we all have, great respect and to whom we should…09 Jan 2019HANSARDMigration: International StudentsDoes not my noble friend accept that if we reflected on the wisdom of the question of my noble friend Lord Holmes and the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria, our vital…07 Jan 2019