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HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI anticipated the Minister’s answer on the subject of time, and 30 days is 30 days, but the Government have shown that they are relatively adept. If there really was a national…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, said, government Amendments 37 and 75 are technical and Amendment 12 covers the ground of Amendment 11, so I will speak to the latter. I…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, in his excellent intervention, the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, started out by calling for clarity. We need some clarity on the wording of this part of the Bill because a…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI want to pick up where the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, finished: it seems almost punitively value-destroying to have a mandatory process. There will clearly be times when voiding…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Desai, for cheering us all up with predictions of nuclear war. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, on his maiden speech, and…04 Feb 2021HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, on Report, the noble Lord, Lord Alton, said that this amendment would empower the Government to deny infrastructure access to operators whom, they believed, were abusing…28 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, the amendment, which we welcome, brings us into the territory of the Bill. The noble Baroness, Lady Morgan of Cotes, if she is still in her virtual seat, will be sitting…28 Jan 2021HANSARDWorkers’ RightsMy Lords, I know of no business organisation calling for the Government to cut back workers’ rights, but no matter how much the Minister protests, the Government did sound the…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillFollowing two previous attempts spread over years, the Trade Bill seems finally to be making its way towards the statute book, perhaps by way of ping-pong. These amendments were…18 Jan 2021HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy Lords, in the self-congratulatory response of the noble Lord, Lord Agnew, he favourably mentioned the household savings ratio. As my noble friend said, this pandemic will hit…12 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy. I will focus on three business consequences of this treaty. First, the deal creates an ocean of new paperwork. The…30 Dec 2020HANSARDTaxation (Post-transition Period) BillMy Lords, over the course of this parliamentary term, we have seen the introduction of many things. Although the Government have not invented content-free legislation, they have…16 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I will not go through the same list of people to thank as the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, and the Minister did. I just want to add my thanks and express my admiration…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade Bill15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, the amendment is in my name and I thank other Peers who have put their names to it. It would insert a new clause that places an obligation on the Secretary of State “to…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I thank your Lordships for a good debate, and I thank the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, for giving his speech twice. In the main, your Lordships spoke in favour of the…15 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, back to her seat—just in time for tier 3 to arrive. We have again had a short debate. As we have seen the evolution of this…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I can assure the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, that we on these Benches are not keen to hustle this through; we are keen to see one or other of these amendments put back so…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThere is almost no one left in the Chamber who has not spoken. This has been an interesting debate and, no doubt, the Minister is carrying away lots of advice from some of the…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for clearly setting out his objections to the last set of amendments. In his closing words he said that the Government view the common frameworks…14 Dec 2020