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HANSARDFemale Genital MutilationMay I take odds with my noble friend on the notion that we cannot do anything about FGM here until we have dealt with it internationally? I do not think that is true at all. The…06 Feb 2020HANSARDMedia and Lobby BriefingsMy Lords, to return to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Campbell, about the absence of Ministers on the “Today” programme, I think the “Today” programme has improved…04 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIt is probably true that since the election and the outstanding victory of the Prime Minister, this House has finally accepted that a Government are in power who want to deliver…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, made clear in his opening remarks, this is a question of trust. He seemed to suggest that he trusted my noble friend the Minister but did…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, put her finger on the nub of all this when she talked about trade-offs. Any agreement that we reach with the EU will be a series of…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I shall not delay the House long—I know that we all want to go home—but I had a conversation with a distinguished noble friend of mine a few hours ago, and he said, “Of…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillDoes the Government’s track record on admitting child refugees completely rule out the idea that they have been mean and nasty?21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, to respond to the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, on Lords reform, I remind him that your Lordships’ House was not saved by anybody in this House. It was actually…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillDoes the noble Baroness not accept that the Opposition has Opposition day debates as well, which can spell this all out at much greater length?15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe majority in the House of Commons only counts if there is a vote. There are no votes on Statements.15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillSurely all that can possibly happen in the House of Commons is that the Government make Statements on their position in the negotiations with the EU. That will happen anyway, if…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIs the noble Lord arguing that there will be no reporting by the Government to Parliament on the negotiations if this is not in the Bill?15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillYes, and the noble Lord should be very pleased with himself that he has done much to make the idea of reforming our House a significant factor, now that there is a Conservative…15 Jan 2020HANSARDClimate Change: COP 26 and Civil SocietyI congratulate my noble friend on the United Kingdom lowering its CO 2 emissions from 2% to 1% of the world’s output, but meanwhile, worldwide net emissions of CO 2 have gone up.…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIs it not difficult to legislate for a committee to meet more often when it does not meet often enough?15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIs the noble Lord saying that we have no responsibility for British citizens in the EU and that their position is something we just leave to the whims of individual countries in…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, the Government have done an amazing amount to look after EU citizens in this country. I cast my mind back to the early days of the May Government when there was great…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am grateful to my noble friend for giving way. Does she agree with the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, however, that the EU will treat British citizens in the EU as foreigners who are…14 Jan 2020HANSARDNet Zero Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, will much of the cost of net zero emissions by 2050 be transferred on to energy prices? If that is the case, will that not make us increasingly uncompetitive in the…29 Oct 2019HANSARDFrequent Flyer Airmiles SchemesMy Lords, surely a customer loyalty scheme is what it says on the tin: it is trying to persuade people to fly with one airline rather than another. There is no evidence that if…21 Oct 2019