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HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I think it is fair to say that this has been a robust debate. Obviously, I support the amendment to which my name has been added and oppose Amendment 7A, proposed by the…15 Jul 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for repeating this Statement. At the request of my noble friend Lady Smith of Basildon, I am responding. We are…11 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords in moving this amendment, with the permission of the House I will also comment on Amendment 7 because the two are connected. I start with two realities. The first is that…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI will not give way because the noble Lord has not even heard what I am trying to say. The second point is that it is very clear that we are running out of time—or running out of…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI will give way to the noble Lord, but this will be the last time.08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI respectfully invite the noble Lord to read fully the debate at Second Reading, where that was explained by a number of noble Lords. Amendment 5 would take out subsections (5)…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillSo far as domestic law is concerned, in any event there will need to be a statutory instrument to change the exit day. I accept that in relation to domestic law, and we have had…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI give way to whoever would like to speak on the opposite Benches.08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThe noble Lord is quite right that that is a very important point. It was raised at Second Reading that the Government felt strongly, and I understand why, that the royal…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillIf I may assist, Clause 1(4) would require the Prime Minister to seek an extension of the period required by the House of Commons. We are then dealing with what happens after that.08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillCould the noble Lord enlighten me, at least, as to which amendment he is referring to?08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillAmendment 7 does not fetter. It actually says the opposite.08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, I will respond on my Amendment 5, which is the one that has been moved. A couple of points need to be emphasised. As has been discussed already, we are in unusual…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI think the Minister said, in relation to the date, “not later than 22 May”. It should be “not earlier than 22 May”. Perhaps he can confirm that. It is obviously a very important…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, I take the place of my noble friend Lady Hayter today. She, like my noble friend Lord Rooker, is not able to be here. To those, including the noble Baroness, Lady…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThat was the view the House took on each of those closure Motions. To deal with the substance, we oppose the amendment, essentially for the reason put forward by the noble Lord,…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI will not attempt definitions of words; I am a lawyer, not a grammarian.08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, this has been a difficult matter to determine, but the priority as I see it remains ensuring that this can be done in time. That is the concern. I do not want to be…08 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThe noble Lord should know that on any amendment or Bill in this House, the Government and the official Opposition will have a view, and we seek to help noble Lords by providing…08 Apr 2019