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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillHooray.08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI am grateful for my noble friend’s intervention. I am most obliged to him as a lawyer for backing up my case—and doing so for free. We should treat the amendment very seriously.…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillAs the noble Lord will have discovered, we have a procedure which last Thursday was used on five occasions in order to bring the matter to a close.08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, I know nothing of these matters but perhaps the noble Lord could explain how you can filibuster a statutory instrument?08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, if that is the case, there is no reason at all why we should not accept this amendment. The Prime Minister sent her letter asking for an extension on Friday, so I have…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, why does he think the Government would resist this?08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillNo, it is not for the Minister to answer them, as it is not a Government Bill. I do not know whether the noble Lord, Lord Robertson, is going to deal with these points, because we…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, I am rather confused as to what is going on here. Who is answering these important points?08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillCould the noble Lord help us understand what the word “exceptional” means? On Thursday we had five closure Motions, where the Lord Speaker had to read out a text that says this…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, noble Lords are saying that it is for the other place to set a date. My understanding is that it will have one hour to consider our amendments and every aspect of the…08 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I do not intend to detain the House. However, having read the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee report, the wisdom of us having an opportunity to consider…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillWill the noble Baroness send a copy of her excellent contribution just now to the Minister for Children, who appeared on Radio 4 on Saturday morning and told an astonished nation…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, again, I am disadvantaged as being neither a member of the committee or a lawyer. I am surprised that the noble Lord has not drawn the attention of the House to the fact…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, uncharacteristically, I think the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, made a slight slip when he said that the Prime Minister would come back with a deal. She will not be coming…08 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn a second. As I say, we need to be in Committee because we need to be able to cross-examine the basis for the Motion tabled by the noble Baroness. We need to be able to speak…04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, nor, it seems, can we actually implement what 17.4 million people have voted for. My amendment is very simple and requires that we reject the proposal from the noble…04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLeave out from “move” to the end and insert “that the Standing Orders of the House relating to public business shall apply to all proceedings on the European Union (Withdrawal)…04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am most grateful to my noble and learned friend. The House of Commons passed a Motion saying that the agreement should be amended to replace the backstop. That is what the House…04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOkay, I will.04 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sure there will be time to discuss the way in which the Bill was handled. It was passed by only one vote—and that came from someone who was wearing a tag on release from…04 Apr 2019