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HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeMy Lords, United Kingdom Ministers always speak with one voice.20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeMy Lords, it is important to distinguish between two entities for the purposes of the withdrawal agreement. There is the joint committee, which will operate pursuant to Article…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat the Answer to an Urgent Question given by my honourable friend the Minister for Exiting the European Union in the other place.…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeMy Lords, I am not in a position to confirm or deny the position with regard to the postal service. However, I can say that, as always, Ministers will be accountable to Parliament…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeMy Lords, there are two obvious controls. First, Ministers or others will attend the joint committee with a mandate from Parliament. Secondly, pursuant to Section 25(2) of the…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeOf course, international affairs are a matter for the United Kingdom Government. We do not undertake such matters without consultation with the devolved Administrations, where it…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeMy Lords, the Government as an entity do not read—and do not read the Daily Telegraph .20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeIt means that her intention is to bring the deal back to the other place.20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeMy Lords, the joint committee will not be constituted of two civil servants. Its final constitution is yet to be agreed. Nevertheless, it will involve Ministers and others coming…20 Mar 2019HANSARDJurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, this draft instrument forms part of the Government’s work to ensure there are functioning domestic laws in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on…18 Mar 2019HANSARDServices of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 February be approved.18 Mar 2019HANSARDServices of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am obliged to noble Lords. I think the answer to the question posed by the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, is that we are implementing an international treaty, and that is why these…18 Mar 2019HANSARDServices of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will consult Hansard . If it appears that there is a question that the noble Lord posed that is relevant to this instrument then I will respond.18 Mar 2019HANSARDJurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 February be approved.18 Mar 2019HANSARDJurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019I am obliged to noble Lords for their contributions. As the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, observes, the supplementary instrument is distinguished by its brevity.…18 Mar 2019HANSARDServices of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, this draft amending instrument forms part of our ongoing work to ensure that, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, our legal system will continue to work effectively.…18 Mar 2019HANSARDPrisons: RehabilitationMy Lords, the noble Lord is quite right that sentencing policy clearly has an impact on the numbers in prison. He is also right that we are looking at short-term sentencing in…12 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Attorney General’s legal opinion on the Joint Instrument and Unilateral DeclarationI am obliged to the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of York. I agree with his observation that ultimately we are concerned with a political, not legal, decision. We have to…12 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Attorney General’s legal opinion on the Joint Instrument and Unilateral DeclarationMy Lords, I do not agree with the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, on the matter of alchemy. Nevertheless, I agree with much of what he had to say. These further agreements inject a greater…12 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Attorney General’s legal opinion on the Joint Instrument and Unilateral DeclarationMy Lords, with respect to the two points raised, a unilateral declaration by one party can have legal status as an interpretive document in the context of international law. In…12 Mar 2019