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HANSARDBusiness Rate AppealsMy Lords, could this be one of the few messes not caused by Brexit?25 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill CommitteeMy Lords, I want to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker a couple of questions, of which I have not given him any notice whatever—for which I apologise, but I have only just realised…25 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019Object.25 Feb 2019HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019My Lords, I hesitated to rise because I was sure that a number of other people would raise issues. A number of distinguished lawyers, people who understand the constitution better…25 Feb 2019HANSARDGP Partnership ReviewMy Lords, why does the Minister think that the reality that we see every day in the outside world differs completely from what she says at the Dispatch Box?21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I strongly support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Marks, and everything he said. I fear that, given the welter of things happening in politics at the moment, this…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I want to endorse everything that my noble and learned friend Lord Wallace of Tankerness has said. He has the great distinction of having been for some time Deputy First…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I will make a couple of apologies. The first is to my noble friend Lady Thornton. She is absolutely right about our colleagues in the House of Commons anticipating this…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI was going to intervene in the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Butler, but this applies equally here. I have to be careful not to give away too many secrets and internal…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillThank you. I wonder what the noble Baronesses, Lady Blackwood and Lady Manzoor, and the noble Lord, Lord Young, think of the possibility of my good friend Jeremy Corbyn bringing…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillThe Minister has been very helpful and said that she will consider the points raised. Am I raising my hopes too high by expecting that the Government may come forward with some…21 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: LegislationMy Lords, since the Minister is so much wiser than the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, will she explain what he meant when he said that it is only the necessary legislation in this…20 Feb 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his exceptionally helpful introduction to this important issue. As he said, this is a vital matter, which we review through an Act every five…20 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillIt is in order to ask a question during Committee.19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, it is encouraging that on this occasion the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, and I are on the same page. We agree in relation to this. I declare my interest as chair of Age…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillThe noble Baroness said that this was done through waiver agreements. If they work through waiver agreements, why can waiver agreements not work with other countries as well? They…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillThe noble Baroness said that no money was exchanged in the case of New Zealand and Australia. So how do these reciprocal healthcare arrangements work? As I understand it, we have…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, there is very little I can add to what my friend the noble Earl, Lord Dundee, said. If there is not a role for the ECJ, what system will there be? If there are disputes,…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, and accept his assurance, which was given in good faith. I support the amendment very much. In his intervention, the noble…19 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillClause 3(b) concerns, “healthcare provided in the United Kingdom, payments in respect of which may be made by a country or territory outside the United Kingdom”. So it is…19 Feb 2019