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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, my name is on Amendments 33, 34, 50, 55, 56, 60, 80 and 95 but, to be honest, all these amendments are trying to cover similar ground in slightly different ways. I…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, this is a short and vaguely surreal debate. I caught my mind wandering to the “League of Gentlemen” with the slogan “Local goods for local people”—but not even they…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, the Minister will be pleased to hear that I have got very little to add. On the question of an adverse market effect, there are also questions around adverse to whom and…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 12, I will also speak to Amendments 27, 38, 46, 72, 97 and 160 in my name. These amendments would remove the Bill’s regulation-making power, which is…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, this has been a relatively short debate in terms of the Bill so far, but it has raised some fundamental issues which beg some quite deep and considered answers from the…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, Amendment 102A is a probing amendment to probe the legal basis for the introduction of the provisions in this part and whether they are covered by existing law. It is a…28 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateMy Lords, in answer to an earlier question, the Minister reeled off a whole range of government measures. I do not think he mentioned the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. In September,…27 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market Bill26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, as I said in winding up at Second Reading, the eight hours of speeches broke the Bill down into three areas of serious concern: its illegality, its threat to the union,…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I apologise to the Deputy Chairman of Committees for having jumped in so soon. I thank all noble Lords for their contributions; the subsequent questions were worth…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, if the Ministers shepherding this Bill expected an easy ride, this gives a taste of things to come. It serves a purpose in setting the scene, and a lot of arguments and…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, yesterday we heard some remarkable speeches, not least from the two debutants: the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, and the noble Lord, Lord Sarfraz. Over eight…20 Oct 2020HANSARDRolls-RoyceMy Lords, in moving this vital skill to Singapore, Rolls-Royce was obviously responding to financial inducements. In his Answer to my noble friend, the Minister threw up his arms…14 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, when I saw this grouping, I hoped that these speeches would identify the golden thread that linked them together. There is not one, so I will speak to them separately. I…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillThe Minister said in his repudiation of, or comments on, my points that businesses have no excuse for not knowing what they have to do. At the end of what I said, I asked for some…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillI thank the Minister and all speakers in this short debate. As others have said, the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, set forward a compelling set of…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade Bill13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, Amendment 46 is in my name and those of my noble friend Lord Purvis of Tweed, the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bull. This amendment seeks to…13 Oct 2020