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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I wish I could support my noble friend but I am afraid I cannot. She shows a total misunderstanding of the way in which bureaucratic minds work: if you extend a…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I added my name to Amendments 15 and 76. Amendment 76 is in the name of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope. This, of course, is what puts meat on the bones of the…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, could she tell us, then, what Bill is the ideal Bill to bring an end to the constant use of statutory instruments?15 May 2023HANSARDVoter IDCan the Minister confirm that the measures being introduced by the Government are very similar to those that were introduced in Northern Ireland, which have been generally…03 May 2023HANSARDChildbirth: Black WomenDoes my noble friend accept that the term “institutionalised” is, in the words of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, “ambiguous”, in that it means different things to different…03 May 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Net Zero StrategyDoes my noble friend accept that the chances of reaching global net zero are almost nil as long as the Chinese and Indians go on building coal-fired power stations?03 May 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsMy Lords, I have an interest to declare, in that my noble friend the Minister is actually my son-in-law. I have been advised that, on that basis, I can call him my noble kinsman.…19 Apr 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI have!06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillBefore my noble friend proceeds to the next amendment, she has gone on about the uncertainty created by revising this legislation, but surely the longer the period you create to…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillBefore the noble Baroness finishes her remarks, I would be grateful if she could answer my question: if you delay the implementation of considering this legislation, do you not…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWill the noble Lord explain why the Government would want to compromise the health of the consuming public of this country and undermine our food exports abroad?06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillSurely the thing that concerns businesses is how legislation is going to be amended, not whether it is or not.06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am absolutely amazed that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, has such faith in the bureaucrats of this country such that, if you do not give them deadlines, they will still…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend in her amendment. I take the view, as the Committee well knows, that if you give the bureaucracy longer to implement all of this, it will use…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendment 27 in the name of my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope. I have always had great reservations about…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, what we seem to be ignoring in all these amendments is that it is essential in this legislation that we do have a sunset clause, because if we did not, we would not know…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am very grateful to the noble Lord for letting me in. Does he not accept, though, that, when this Bill was printed with the sunset clauses in it, that was the only point at…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am saying that we have to decide how we handle the whole bulk of EU retained law. If the noble Baroness had been here for Second Reading, she would have known that I actually…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am not arguing that at all. I am saying that much of this legislation is going to be retained and some of it will be discarded. What we have to do is decide which legislation…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady O’Grady, and my noble friend Lady Bray. They made excellent maiden speeches, and I am sure they will bring great…06 Feb 2023