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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. I found myself in agreement with some of what she was saying, and I respect very much the background…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I want to add a few words in support of Amendment 2. Proportionality and subsidiarity are part of the language of EU law which, while relatively new in historical terms,…26 Oct 2020HANSARDPrisons: RemandMy Lords, extended time spent on remand is an inevitable consequence of the extended time in bringing cases to trial due to Covid, which I supported. However, it is a miserable…21 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow such an impressive speech by the noble Lord, Lord Barwell. For myself, I wish to concentrate on the consequences of this Bill for the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I have great sympathy for the thinking that lies behind these amendments, and I have huge admiration for the unremitting way that my noble friend Lord Alton carries on…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hain. I find myself in agreement with much of what he said. I speak to Amendments 26 and 27 in this group. As we have…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, following the points made by the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, my interest in this important Bill is in how it deals with the devolved authorities. The sensitivity of…08 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Caithness. I wish to speak to Amendment 255, to which the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones of Whitchurch and Lady McIntosh of…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I wanted to make exactly the same point as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace of Tankerness. I listened very carefully to what the Minister had to say. I am afraid…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 264, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock. By a curious chance, I spoke to Amendment 267, a mirror image of this one, shortly before…23 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 267, to which the noble Lords, Lords Bruce of Bennachie and Lord Wigley, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, have…21 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I want to take the Minister back to Amendment 90 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, and the important issue of fungi and the meaning of the…16 Jul 2020HANSARDCompetition Appeal Tribunal (Coronavirus) (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020My Lords, I too support this order—how could I not do so? As the Minister will recall, I took what was then seen as the revolutionary step of promoting the filming and…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine AvailabilityMy Lords, we are faced with a pandemic that extends across every continent except Antarctica, affecting every country, rich and poor. To follow the point raised by the noble…14 Jul 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, for her introduction to this group of amendments, to which I have added my name. I entirely support her careful analysis…01 Jul 2020HANSARDSentencing Bill [HL]My Lords, I am happy to join those who have already spoken in welcoming this Bill and paying tribute to its chief architect, Professor David Ormerod. Like almost everyone else,…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, Amendment 1 in my name is the first of 32 in this group, but it has no connection with the others. Fortunately, I need to speak to my amendment only briefly and do not…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI am very grateful to those noble Lords who spoke in support of my Amendment 1. I am grateful to the Minister as well for giving me the two assurances which I sought when I…23 Jun 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is all too easy to think that a sentence of imprisonment for a term of not more than two years, which is what paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 6 by implication permits,…17 Jun 2020