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HANSARDCarer’s Leave BillMy Lords, I join the Minister in thanking noble Lords for their contributions today. When I saw the speakers’ list, I suspected that we would have a good debate, but it has…03 Mar 2023HANSARDProtection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Browne. We are in danger of basking in his enthusiasm, having had two speeches in succession. There is only a small…03 Mar 2023HANSARDCarer’s Leave BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.03 Mar 2023HANSARDCarer’s Leave BillMy Lords, the Long Title of the Bill is: “A Bill to make provision about unpaid leave for employees with caring responsibilities”, and that is what it will do. The Bill will give…03 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thank the Minister; I appreciate it. I thought he dealt with the democracy issue, to some extent, and cited that it was inconvenient to have to have primary law. The Minister…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will speak to the two amendments in my name. It is late, and I will try to keep this as short as possible, first addressing Amendment 67. Amendment 62, in the names of…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillYes, absolutely. I made the point about Clause 3 missing out on the sunset laws. That is clearly part of my dissatisfaction. I also said that I supported, but did not echo, the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think the Minister is departing from Clause 3. This sounds like small beer compared to some of the issues that colleagues have raised, but I asked a specific question about the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think I failed to explain why I think that they are relevant. They are relevant because of the EU retained law part of the Minister’s mishmash, which gets assimilated into UK…02 Mar 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice System: Translation and Interpreting ServicesMy Lords, in debate on the Bill, the Minister taking it through described most of our laws as a mishmash of UK-derived law and EU-derived law. This is another example. All these…02 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Cars: Export to EUTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that electric cars built in the United Kingdom after 2024 meet the country-of-origin requirements, such that they can continue…02 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Cars: Export to EUMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer. He did not say what his department is doing about the clause in the trade and co-operation agreement that kicks in at the end of…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI apologise for intervening. I think what I heard is that Clause 2 gives the Government the power to do this; I did not hear from the noble Baroness that the Government have any…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt was my noble friend Lady Randerson.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am unfamiliar with modern parlance. Could the Minister please define a “full-circle moment”?02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 42, 43 and 50 and the Clause 1 stand part debate, to which I have added my name. What was clear from last week’s debate—we have alluded to it…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI beg my noble friend’s pardon. Perhaps there is a reason why the departments might favour a slower, stepwise and consultative approach. We have also tabled an amendment that…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords—02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI apologise for my enthusiasm causing a truncation of the Minister’s response. Does he at least understand, if he does not accept, that as long as the Government resist…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 7 to 9 and 24 in this group, signed by me and my noble friend Lady Randerson, who gave an excellent speech setting out very serious points on these…28 Feb 2023