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HANSARDBrexitI am very grateful to the Front Bench, particularly as the noble Baroness forwent her speech in the earlier business. Does she not also very strongly commend the extremely…25 Mar 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionI am grateful to the Minister, who is struggling not only with a bad cough but with some very bad arguments; I sympathise greatly. At the beginning of his remarks he emphasised…27 Feb 2019HANSARDRoad Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is indeed because I am coming on to that in a second, but I am just giving noble Lords the background to this. It needs to be repeated again and again. It is quite legitimate…20 Feb 2019HANSARDRoad Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am very grateful to the Minister for giving way, and I apologise for interrupting at this stage. Would she forgive me if I again raise the point that has just made by the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDRoad Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That is the reality that is now hitting members of public—and not just the press in article after article, comment after comment—as people interviewed say that they were not given…20 Feb 2019HANSARDRoad Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I, too, appreciate the explanations given by the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, about her anxiety about a number of key features of this statutory instrument. I am…20 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: OptionsSurely the Government could also do something useful at the moment, such as sending Ministers to urgent anti-self-harm corrective therapy sessions. However, should they not also…18 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: OptionsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the different options Parliament has in relation to leaving the European Union.18 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Saatchi, is well known for providing some very interesting ideas. We thank him for many of his suggestions. I am glad that he comes to the same…13 Feb 2019HANSARDRecognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, I feel strongly about these matters along the lines sketched out vividly by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and the noble Lords, Lord Fox and Lord Adonis—as I think…11 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: Food ImportsMy Lords, the noble Lord is renowned for being a moderate and sensible Minister in this Government. Apart from perhaps considering proposing President Tusk for the Charlemagne…07 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionWould it not be better for the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs, to go and ask them himself? I do not know the answer but I am told that they all do it by paying themselves for their…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionMy Lords, I will not necessarily follow others in their very interesting analyses of the possible vote outcomes tomorrow. For us, the humble House of Lords, there is a general…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionThat is not the first time I have agreed with the noble Lord in his assertions, which are usually very accurate, and I do so wholeheartedly in this case. It is the weight of that…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Foreign Language Teaching and Public Service InterpretingMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the first two speakers, and I thank my noble friend Lady Coussins for launching this debate. This is a subject that is seemingly not big…23 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Stability of the UnionSince the Prime Minister is so overworked and busy, would it not be a good idea for David Lidington to be in charge of those detailed discussions?17 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Stability of the UnionMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rogan, and I thank him for his wise words. Reflecting on these matters, as one often does, after 27 years in the…17 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Support for Remaining in the EUMy Lords, the largest ever opinion poll—25,000 people participated over the holiday period—showed a remain lead range of between 16% and 26%, including former leave voters as…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Support for Remaining in the EUTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of public support for remaining in the European Union.16 Jan 2019