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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am delighted to have the chance at last to speak again on one of my favourite subjects: getting rid of retained EU law from our statute book and supporting the Bill.…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI know it is hard to believe. I would understand their opposition to the Bill. But noble Lords who profess to accept Brexit surely must accept the logic of the Bill. It makes no…06 Feb 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I declare my interest, as set out in the register, as a member of the advisory council of the Free Speech Union. This is an important Bill. It has taken time to get to…01 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, as has been said by many, this is very important legislation. It is crucial to giving effective support to the City and our financial services sector more broadly, and…10 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, first of all, it is a pleasure and honour to follow two such distinguished former high commissioners to Australia: my noble friend Lord Goodlad and the noble Baroness,…09 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, particularly today. I fear that we are probably not destined to agree on very much in our debates in this…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresMy Lords, we have seen over the last couple of days what seems to me to be an almost obsessional pursuit of the Home Secretary, who is dealing with a series of extremely…01 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillNo other noble Lords have taken interventions, so I will complete my points if I may. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, who made the points I was about to…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I appreciate that I am a relative newcomer to this House, but I had understood that in Committee discussion is supposed to focus on the amendments before us. What I have…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI thank my noble friend for her comments; she is correct to say that the situation last year was different from this year. We did not invoke Article 16 in the end and many people…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNet-zero Emissions: Behaviour ChangeMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate, the Government and the Minister for proposing and enabling this debate today. It is an extremely important subject. I also thank the…20 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords, in particular my noble friend Lady Nicholson, for allowing me to speak out of sequence so that I could give evidence to the European Affairs…11 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI have made the point many times that we were operating within the constraint of a law that usurped the functions of the Executive and prevented us conducting negotiations. I have…11 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate and to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, who is a voice of clarity and forthright speaking in this Chamber. I…10 Oct 2022HANSARDNegotiating Objectives for a Free Trade Agreement with IndiaMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, for securing this debate, as well as for her broader work in chairing this important committee and producing this report. I…06 Sept 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this debate and to follow my noble friend Lord Cormack in what is my first opportunity to speak in this Chamber since my departure…18 May 2022HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern IrelandMy Lords, this is the first time I have spoken as a Back-Bencher since I stepped down from the Government in December. I am glad to have the opportunity to do so now and offer my…03 Mar 2022HANSARDEU–UK Partnership CouncilMy Lords, I share the noble Lord’s opinion about France, and it is therefore all the more regrettable that France made threats against us earlier this year as a result of the…16 Dec 2021HANSARDRetained European Union LawMy Lords, the Written Ministerial Statement referred to sets out full details of the two reviews of retained EU law. I and other responsible Ministers are of course ready to…16 Dec 2021HANSARDEU–UK Partnership CouncilMy Lords, we have not yet agreed a date for the next meeting of the Partnership Council. The trade and co-operation agreement requires the council to meet once a year, unless…16 Dec 2021