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HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, will the Leader of the House answer this question? From the Statement that she read out, it seems that the Prime Minister has accepted that, this evening, she will not…25 Mar 2019HANSARDWar Criminals: International Mechanisms for ProsecutionDoes the Minister agree that, with the discovery of these mass graves, it is surely time that the Government said that they have prima facie evidence that genocide was committed?…21 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Date of ExitDoes the Minister not recognise that there is a good deal of confusion about the state of the statutory instruments being brought forward on 29 March? He has answered that…14 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Attorney General’s legal opinion on the Joint Instrument and Unilateral DeclarationMy Lords, the Attorney-General stated: “A unilateral declaration by one party to a bilateral agreement constitutes an authentic interpretation of the treaty if it is accepted by…12 Mar 2019HANSARDFurther Developments in Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionMy Lords, I am delighted to be following the noble Lord, Lord Saatchi, because, despite some misgivings in the early stages of what he said—the feeling that nature abhors a vacuum…11 Mar 2019HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, was this issue of trade emanating from the settlements—the illegal settlements—raised in the negotiations undertaken to roll over the EU-Israel agreement to include the…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI just want to correct the noble Viscount. We have been a member of the customs union with the European Community since 1972—rather more than 20 years.06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, this amendment is in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Stevenson and Lord Purvis, and my own. I do not wish to appear disobliging towards the Command Paper the…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, as one of those who supported the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, I thank the Minister for her efforts in the meantime and for the publication of the…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am most grateful to the Minister for that clarification. I think I heard her say that there will now be an opportunity to consider the objectives the Government are pursuing in…06 Mar 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionI am most grateful to the noble and learned Lord, because he is telling us a little Swiss story. Perhaps he would end by explaining how they had a second referendum.27 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Duke. He and I were twinned together in proposing an amendment to the EU withdrawal Act on the question of the “tablets of…27 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionThe noble Lord has just read out a long list of the motivations of those who voted leave in June 2016, with percentages for those who were moved by those considerations. Will he…27 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionAfter he has read out the list of motivations of those who voted to leave, will he say which one, if any—I do not believe there are any—the Prime Minister’s deal actually fulfils?27 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionI am most grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. Is he by any chance aware that the biggest extension of qualified majority voting was conducted under Baroness Thatcher, with…27 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionI am most grateful to the noble and learned Lord for giving way. He said that the Prime Minister was not responsible for putting no deal on the table. Did he read the Lancaster…27 Feb 2019HANSARDYemenMy Lords, does the Minister recognise that this is now the second time that a Minister has replied to a Question on Yemen since your Lordships’ International Relations Committee…25 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: Economic ImpactMy Lords, does the Minister not recognise that it was a little odd to produce three rather theoretical options but not to test them against the present situation? Why did the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: TourismMy Lords, would the Minister be prepared to say at the Dispatch Box that any university student who is offered a place by a British university, as registered under the Higher…19 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalWell, that is very good, but I am sorry that the noble Viscount came to the conclusion that he did. It was available and there is no surprise in it. It was precisely what was laid…13 Feb 2019