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HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, if the Bill gets a Second Reading tomorrow, will that count as a meaningful vote?21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsWill my noble friend spell out to us exactly what is in the gift of the other place or your Lordships’ House in terms of amending this legislation? Surely, we are talking about an…21 Oct 2019HANSARDFalkland Islands: LandminesDoes my noble friend agree that there is a great danger of conflating this issue with the very valuable work done by Diana, Princess of Wales, who was mindful that the landmines…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, I am glad to have listened to the noble Lord, Lord Judd, and I thought for one brief moment that I was going to actually agree with him on something, because he said he…02 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitNo, I am not going to give way any more. I have given way endless times, and it does not seem to be taken into account when I am gone after. That is what will happen. They will be…02 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitNo. I have given way to so many people, and we are always being told that we cannot go beyond six minutes. As everybody will know, the judgment of the Supreme Court alluded to the…02 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitThe noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, is putting words in my mouth. I did not say anything improper. I just said that, considering the judiciary is completely divided on…02 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitBecause I do not know what went on in the previous discussions of the Supreme Court; I was not there. All I am saying is that it is very strange that the conclusion the court came…02 Oct 2019HANSARDMetropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard HenriquesMy Lords, does my noble friend share my concerns about the police investigating crimes against people who are dead and incapable of defending themselves in court?30 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019My Lords, is this not rather difficult for my noble friend because he has been asked to comment on an Act of Parliament which was originally a Private Member’s Bill? Should not…26 Sept 2019HANSARDNuclear Power StationsMy Lords, taking up the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, on banishing CO 2 altogether, surely we will have to stop breathing out.09 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Forsyth. I am rather surprised at my noble friend Lord Cormack, because he has always been a great champion of the revising powers of this…06 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI have the inside knowledge that the Labour Party wanted to abstain on this and that there was no way that the amendment would have been carried had tellers been put through by…06 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is a very strange phenomenon that the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, has not said anything. It suggests that perhaps he has been muzzled by his Front Bench who have leaned on him in…04 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my noble friend for giving way. Will he not admit that one thing the former Chancellor was guilty of was not funding no deal, and so completely undermining our…04 Sept 2019HANSARDLotteries: Good CausesAs we are discussing good causes, perhaps we could return to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter. We bitterly regret her removal from the Front Bench. She and I have had great…18 Jul 2019HANSARDSmart MetersMy Lords, my noble friend has commented on the value of markets. Will he tell us about the success of capping energy prices? I gather that most customers are now paying the higher…08 Jul 2019HANSARDAffordable HousingMy Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. The Ministry of Defence is one of the main landowners in this country, and some of its land gets sold off for development. If it…03 Jul 2019HANSARDBrexit: Discussions with the European UnionCan my noble friend tell us when the EU will take responsibility for half of this deal, which has been turned down by gigantic majorities in the House of Commons?20 Jun 2019HANSARDBritish Citizens’ RightsMy Lords, going back to the fate of the million or so British citizens living in the EU, are we not undermining our negotiating position by unilaterally giving guarantees to EU…18 Jun 2019