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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, like my noble friend Lord Robathan, I was rather enthusiastic about the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter. It starts rather well, going on about how the Prime…27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I am glad the noble Lord accepts that she will be going shortly. This will be the second Prime Minister that the EU has got rid of. Does he think it will make it a hat-trick?27 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I am extremely grateful to the noble Viscount forgiving us that information and I am delighted to hear it. If we have a new leader, we may well see very different results in our…27 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, for having spelled out that this is not, in the words of the noble Lord, Lord Newby, a frightfully straightforward,…26 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, the Prime Minister’s Statement said that the EU was not prepared to reopen the agreement, but surely it could have been possible, if there had been agreement within the…25 Mar 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Free School MealsMy Lords, does my noble friend have the faintest idea where the statistic from the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, comes from; that is, that 5 million young people are living in poverty?21 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: Economic ImpactMy Lords, as there are two parties to this deal—the EU and the United Kingdom—would it not be valuable to carry out an impact assessment of what will happen to the EU under no…20 Feb 2019HANSARDSchools: Climate Change StrikeMy Lords, further to my noble friend’s Answer, can he explain why it is right for children to go on strike during term time at a cost to the taxpayer and to their own education?…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalWhen the Government and Parliament of this country delegate a decision to the people, they have to follow the mandate that the people have given.13 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: Outstanding CommitmentsMy Lords, was not the £39 billion made up of our annual contributions for the two years of the implementation stage? I cannot see how we would owe that if we were to leave with no…06 Feb 2019HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Naval AssetsMy Lords, can my noble friend tell us why we need expensive naval ships to escort immigrants, who may be in sinking boats, to our ports?06 Feb 2019HANSARDNissan in SunderlandNo, it is not the turn of the Cross-Benches. We have just heard the noble Lord, Lord Hannay. Does my noble friend accept that Nissan would have been absolutely mad to have gone…05 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-range Nuclear Forces TreatyMy Lords, my noble friend has pointed out that reservations about this treaty were expressed by the Obama presidency, long before President Trump was elected. Surely if one side…05 Feb 2019HANSARDNissan in SunderlandMy Lords—05 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting: Public Sector ContentMy Lords, does public sector content include “Songs of Praise”, which the BBC insists on moving about to different times on Sunday, presumably with the ambition that it should…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, both the noble Lords, Lord Stevenson and Lord Purvis, have stressed how important the services sector is to the economy of this country and to the exports that we sell.…04 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionI thank the noble Lord for giving way. I have not been approached by Liam Fox, either—but if it came to filibustering, I certainly learned a lot of lessons on the EU withdrawal…28 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionDoes my noble friend accept that it would be most irresponsible for the Government to drop the preparation and option of no deal, for two very good reasons? The first is that it…21 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionNoble Lords laugh, but it is the Germans who have come up with a figure of three-quarters of a million people who would be unemployed as a result of no deal. That is not my figure…21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationYes, I am sure it will give enormous pleasure to the Liberal Democrats—although I am not sure they will benefit from it—but the fact is, he will. That is one reason why so many in…14 Jan 2019