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HANSARDFood Supply and SecurityMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, on her tour de force in introducing this debate. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, on his…14 May 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, the report talks about winning friends and influencing people. I believe one of the key requirements for that is a strong and growing diplomatic push by the United…12 May 2020HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support SchemeMy noble friend the Minister will be aware of people moving from PAYE employment, perhaps to start a new business or to become self-employed. These people have become caught…05 May 2020HANSARDFlybeMy Lords, if the normal public service obligation process is used, it will take a long time. Will the Minister consider a short-term use of a PSO to keep some of the critical…05 Mar 2020HANSARDFlybeMy Lords, the issue of air passenger duty has been raised. I ask the Minister to consult with her Treasury colleagues about it because, in the event of it being devolved to, say,…05 Mar 2020HANSARDFlybeMy Lords—05 Mar 2020HANSARDBrexit: Financial Assistance for BusinessesMy Lords, the Minister has effectively conceded that there will be a regulatory border in the Irish Sea, but there is confusion over that because the Prime Minister is saying that…26 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, last week in Committee I supported the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, and others. It is only due to me being late getting to the office that…20 Jan 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Executive FormationMy Lords, I say as one who participated in the establishment of these institutions that they should never have been collapsed in the first place, but I am glad to see them…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI apologise for interrupting the Minister. The Joint Committee has the capacity to widen the scope of its activities and what matters may be included. That disturbs a number of…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I will speak to this group of amendments, so forensically and comprehensively addressed by the noble Lord, Lord Hain. The underlying problem that many of us have with it…14 Jan 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillMy Lords, there is no question that this process is any substitute for proper scrutiny. In normal circumstances, this budget would have gone to departmental committees of…31 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillI will just say to the Minister, regarding the mitigation that was raised, that I put an amendment into the Act which required a report to be made by 1 December. Given that…31 Oct 2019HANSARDHistorical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand and agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, has said. Perhaps the Minister could get across to his colleagues and the business managers in the other…31 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Extension of Period for Executive Formation) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am sorry that the noble Lord, Lord Morrow, feels deprived because he has not been addressed in a derogatory fashion. We can easily fix that, if he feels the need. I…31 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I strongly support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hain. We had the Second Reading of the Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill in…30 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)My Lords, the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Act 2019 almost overcomes the reality of where we are. The Government have said repeatedly that they have a process and…28 Oct 2019HANSARDHistorical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, the Minister will be aware that I have been a frequent critic of Northern Ireland legislation coming to this House under accelerated passage, given that, in some cases,…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Tariff SchedulesMy Lords, can the Minister respond to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed? How is a Northern Ireland farmer expected to compete when the Republic’s farmers will…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, yesterday in this Chamber, as reported in Hansard , in answer to the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, the noble Lord, Lord Duncan of Springbank, said: “It is not the intention…02 Oct 2019