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HANSARDUpdate to ParliamentTo try and strike a more positive note, has my noble friend noticed, in the last eight or 10 days, that the great organs of the media—the Financial Times , the Times , the…25 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019My Lords, I listened to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Stamford, with a certain amount agreement, which is, frankly, extremely unusual. But there it is—in the extraordinary…25 Sept 2019HANSARDNuclear Power StationsMy Lords, is not the conundrum here that, while higher global temperatures may affect nuclear power, nuclear power itself can make a major contribution to combating global warming…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillThat statement—“the only way”—again reveals the Manichean approach. There are already controls on livestock and weapons down the Irish Sea. They already exist. There are controls…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillThe noble Lord misheard me.05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillThere are different arrangements either side of the border; there have been for years. The VAT is different, the currencies are different, there are all sorts of differences, and…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI am listening to the enormous expertise of the noble Lord and indeed I am in considerable agreement, particularly about the crash-out, which in a way I am rather happy this Bill…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI thank my noble friend for that encouragement. I turn now to a matter addressed to my own party, which will possibly produce more agreement opposite. The so-called Cummings purge…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI simply repeat: the alternative arrangements documents are there and go into considerable detail. They can be dismissed or agreed to, depending on your state of mind, but they…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI do not want to continue with this, but if the noble Lord—for whom I have great respect as well—cares to read the alternative arrangements report, he will see that the detailed…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy noble friend is enormously experienced in these matters, particularly in Northern Ireland. He, above all, knows that the Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland situation is…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords, the word “reveal” is a misnomer. The full reports of the alternative arrangements group exist. The summaries exist. All the background material is available for anyone…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords, this Bill will of course go through, but any idea that it will solve all our problems can dismissed here and now. We have already heard of some of the dilemmas ahead and…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI think Members of this House and others have visited the Norway-Sweden border.05 Sept 2019HANSARDMaritime SecurityFollowing the question from the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, are not events in the Persian Gulf, with £30,000 Iranian speedboats buzzing around our ships, rather an excellent example…05 Sept 2019HANSARDG7My Lords, 3 September was the day we went to war. It was also the day of the Battle of Dunbar, which Cromwell called his crowning mercy; and it was also the day on which I joined…03 Sept 2019HANSARDSterlingMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that in the digital age and in a predominantly service economy, as the UK is, it is increasingly hard to measure accurately the notion of…03 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentMy Lords, I am glad to join with all others in the kind remarks about the Chief Whip. He has been a tower of strength and reassurance in somewhat uncertain times. I am sorry that…25 Jul 2019HANSARDThe Situation in the GulfMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for repeating the Statement and answering these detailed questions thoroughly. I will press him further on two points; first, the seizure of…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTurkey: Russian MissilesThis is a challenge for the whole of NATO. Have HMG discussed with the American authorities the decision to block F-35 supplies? It raises fundamental questions about whether…18 Jul 2019