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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I support the opposition to Clause 15 standing part. Other noble Lords have explained potently why it should not. It is the epicentre of taking back power to the…06 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Cars: Export to EUMy Lords, would the Minister perhaps be so kind as to answer the question that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, asked about the use of the machinery of the trade and co-operation…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 29 in the names of my noble and learned friend Lord Hope and others. A couple of weeks ago your Lordships’ European Affairs Committee, on…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 32 in the name of my noble and learned friend Lord Judge, and Amendments 42, 43, 44 and 141A. I will make two very short points because so many of…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I would like briefly to refer to this group of amendments, particularly to the aspects which seek to give the Government some flexibility as they go along this road. I…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of Amendments 26 and 27. Amendment 26 moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, is about consultation. You can have your views on the value of…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I want to pick up on the amendments of the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and, particularly, my noble friend Lord Krebs, which I support. The debate so far seems to have…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI just say to the noble Baroness on the issue of common frameworks and the devolved Administrations that your Lordships’ European Affairs Committee, in the form of our chair and…23 Feb 2023HANSARDBritish-Iranian RelationsMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the right reverend Prelate and also talk about the matters he talked about. My noble friend Lord Alton’s welcome and timely debate invites us to…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonI welcome what the Minister said about the Government’s intention being still to join as an associate of Horizon. Would he agree that, since that is plan A, it is presumably a bit…23 Feb 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Soames, on his maiden speech. I recall that I worked for his father for four years, in the first four years of our…09 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghanistan: British Council StaffMy Lords, I should declare an interest, I suppose, because when I was a junior member of the embassy in Kabul in 1962, I negotiated the first placement of British Council teachers…09 Feb 2023HANSARDReform of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, the steps taken to expand kinship care are extremely welcome, but does the Minister recognise that they are also extremely modest? They are really just scratching the…08 Feb 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Minister for this Motion and the effort being made to clear some of this huge backlog, of which I, among others, have been pretty critical. However, does he not think…08 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, the Bill we are debating today surely represents the triumph of ideology over common sense and pragmatism. A huge number of existing laws are to be scrapped at the end…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords—06 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy name is on the list.06 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI merely want to ask the Minister: what proportion of the legislation was, as he described it, imposed? Presumably, it was only the laws that we voted against.06 Feb 2023HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, is to be congratulated on bringing this aspect of the Rwanda agreement to the House for debate. It is one of the many contentious…06 Feb 2023HANSARDEU: Trade in Goods (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, like other speakers, I begin by paying tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Chalker, whose valedictory speech we took such pleasure in hearing, although with such regret…02 Feb 2023