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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all the speakers. Perhaps I could single out my noble and right reverend friend Lord Eames for his powerful and passionate exposition of the…06 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade Bill06 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will move Amendment 17 and speak to Amendment 18. Both on the Irish border and have been largely superseded technically, if not in spirit, by the December deal. I will…06 Jan 2021HANSARDHousing: LeaseholdWhat does the Minister’s commitment to carry out reforms “as soon as possible” mean in time terms, and will the Government end the current system of ridiculously expensive lease…05 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, what a tragedy. Dogmatism which confuses sovereignty with power and influence has triumphed. This thin deal is better than no deal, which is why I will not vote against…30 Dec 2020HANSARDGlobal LGBTI+ RightsMy Lords, much of the Government’s funding on LGBT issues has been focused on the Commonwealth, but surely the Minister must accept that the problems are much wider than that. The…17 Dec 2020HANSARDTaxation (Post-transition Period) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister and of course welcome the Bill. However, it reflects a chaotic last-minute scramble by the Government to retreat from their outrageous proposal to…16 Dec 2020HANSARDUN Mission in Mali: Armed Forces DeploymentMy Lords, I agree with the Minister that this is an important UN mission that we must support. I associate myself with my noble friend Lord Touhig’s remarks. The Sahel region is…14 Dec 2020HANSARDSpending Review 2020My Lords, fully three-quarters of the fiscal boost being provided this year is to be withdrawn next year, and over 90% by 2022, according to the OBR’s central forecast. Indeed, if…03 Dec 2020HANSARDEthiopia: Northern Tigray RegionMy Lords, does the Minister agree that there is a real prospect of the Ethiopian conflict getting right out of control, especially given the Horn of Africa’s strategic importance,…02 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her typically courteous and thoughtful response, particularly her offer to talk to a number of my noble friends and other noble Lords about…01 Dec 2020HANSARDDefinition of Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his explanation of these regulations and his customary professionalism and courtesy, although I am afraid that he rather glossed over, in the…30 Nov 2020HANSARDComprehensive Economic Partnership (EUC Report)My Lords, I look forward very much to the maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Darroch, with whom I worked very productively when I was Europe Minister and who has the great…26 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendment 15, and I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Kennedy of The Shaws, the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, and the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft,…24 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott. I endorse everything she has said; indeed, her amendment is powerfully put. I shall speak specifically to…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, although I welcome the Minister’s moving of government Amendments 14, 36 and 45, I still wish to speak in support of Amendments 15, 20, 27, 34 and 46, to which I have…23 Nov 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsMy Lords, has the Minister any idea of how desperate businesses in Northern Ireland, especially those trading across the Irish Sea—as many do—are to know what their future will be…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I too wish to speak to Amendment 24, so ably addressed by my noble friend Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, to which I have added my name. As she said, the Equality…18 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, in October 2019, the Prime Minister agreed the political declaration on the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union, which committed Britain and the EU…16 Nov 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Legislative CouncilMy Lords, given the serious and continuing deterioration of human rights in Hong Kong and China, which government policy has been most effective: David Cameron’s toadying or Boris…12 Nov 2020