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HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, for her amendments and I note that the noble Lords, Lord Patel and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and the noble and…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town and Lady Finlay of Llandaff, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, the noble Baroness, Lady…09 Jun 2021HANSARDAgricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsThe noble Lord has made a number of points, but I will deal with the most significant. On the TAC, both the Agriculture Act and the Trade Act require the trade and agriculture…08 Jun 2021HANSARDAgricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsAs noble Lords know, the Northern Ireland protocol is still subject to discussion and refinement between the parties. Clearly, Northern Ireland stands to gain in many ways from a…08 Jun 2021HANSARDAgricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsMy Lords, my noble friend is completely right. We should all recognise that British beef and lamb are among the best in the world and the Australia-UK FTA will bring new export…08 Jun 2021HANSARDAgricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsMy Lords, the precise details of the UK-Australia free trade agreement are a matter for ongoing negotiations. In respect of ISDS, the UK Government consider the inclusion of ISDS…08 Jun 2021HANSARDAgricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsMy Lords, as a fellow whisky drinker, I share the noble Lord’s sentiments. Fears about a flood of cheap imports affecting our agricultural sector are, with due respect,…08 Jun 2021HANSARDAgricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsMy Lords, as ever my noble friend encapsulates precisely the advantages of free trade agreements and I thank him for that.08 Jun 2021HANSARDAgricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsMy Lords, I am not familiar with the letter the noble Lord refers to, but I will make sure to study it after this Question. As I said earlier, we do not believe that this deal…08 Jun 2021HANSARDAgricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsI thank the noble Lord for his kind words, which I will certainly pass on to my colleague the Secretary of State. The noble Lord is completely right: the Trans-Pacific…08 Jun 2021HANSARDAgricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsWith due respect, I do not think January can be taken as a representative month. I do not think any trends are yet fully established. As noble Lords know, there was some stopping…08 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate for their excellent contributions. In particular, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, to the Front Bench.…25 May 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.25 May 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I start my remarks by recognising the wealth of professional experience that is in your Lordships’ House and will no doubt be on full display in today’s debate. Our…25 May 2021HANSARDTurkey: Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, I am pleased to be here today to discuss the UK-Turkey free trade agreement and respond to this debate. I very much welcome the fact that the business managers found…27 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Lansley for his Amendments 1 and 37, which explore the interaction between the export control regime and the regime created through this…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank the noble Lord for that point. It is hard to give a black-and-white answer, because it would depend of course on the circumstances. Let us remind ourselves what the…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friends Lady Noakes and Lord Hodgson for their contributions and all the other noble Lords who have contributed so far. Perhaps it is not out of order…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, perhaps I may extend my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for the amendments she has tabled. I also welcome to the Chamber one of my supporters, the noble…15 Apr 2021