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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, as one of those who sponsored this amendment, I will make a few brief points. Its subject matter is very familiar to Members of this House, because we went over all this…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI think the Minister referred earlier to anything that is agreed being preceded by the CRaG process to ratify or conclude it. It is hard to believe that the sort of agreement the…15 Jan 2020HANSARDIran: Joint Comprehensive Plan of ActionMy Lords, first, while I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement, would he not agree that it is a little rash to jump to the conclusion that this move to trigger the…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Boswell of Aynho. I followed him for a number of years as a member of the EU Select Committee, his chairing of…13 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe noble Baroness got me in the middle of my last sentence. I am happy to conclude by saying that we should not treat Brexit as something we would rather not talk about or…13 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I doubt that many people would dispute that Britain’s foreign policy—its role in the world—played only a minimal part in the recent general election and figured only…07 Jan 2020HANSARDVisas: European Union StudentsMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that a much simpler way to approach this, and one which it could be hoped that the Government —whoever form it after the election—would…04 Nov 2019HANSARDBrexit: Engagement with EU on Foreign AffairsMy Lords, can the Minister perhaps explain to the House what loss of sovereignty exists in our membership of the European Union in the parts that deal with common foreign and…31 Oct 2019HANSARDEssex: Major IncidentMy Lords, perhaps I may trespass on the fact that I was the chair of your Lordships’ sub-committee that went into a lot of this business, such as the Protocol 36 negotiations, led…28 Oct 2019HANSARDSyria and IraqMy Lords, what is happening in north-east Syria is a tragedy for many thousands of individuals, most of them ethnic Kurds who were our allies quite recently in fighting IS. That…24 Oct 2019HANSARDISIS: British PeopleMy Lords, will the Minister address the issue of the British orphans in the part of Syria that is now under attack? What are the Government doing? Does she recognise that there is…23 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the timing of this Statement today is a trifle odd? It seems at the very least to show an absence of confidence in the communication the…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, we are here on a Saturday morning, holding an emergency debate on Brexit, for the first time since the Falklands War—which really was an emergency—and we are doing so…19 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, in following the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, I suggest that he was far too modest when he recanted on his good work in agreeing the ending of the Uruguay Round and setting…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the Minister is repeating some figures that have been used again and again in this House and are completely worthless because the rise in the number of Indian students…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI do not want to continue the battle of figures for too long but, of course, a large part of our trade with countries outside the European Union benefits enormously from the…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThe noble Lord speaks extraordinarily dismissively of having two referendums. Is that not a little insulting to the Government of Ireland and the Government of Denmark, who have…16 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I am afraid that that is very far from the truth. The reason it was not opposed here was because of the Salisbury convention, which says that, if a party wins an overall…16 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Syria: Turkish IncursionMy Lords, does the Minister agree that his statement about arms exports sounds awfully like weasel words? How on earth do you define which arms might be used in a major military…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsGiven that any delay would have to be decided collectively by the 28, I ask the Minister to answer a straightforward question: will the Government send a letter asking for a delay…08 Oct 2019