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HANSARDLaw Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, these matters were debated in Grand Committee on 12 March. I expressed then, as I do now, that I very much agree with the report of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…18 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019Might I suggest a short adjournment?18 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019At the end insert “but that this House regrets that the draft Order provides for changes to the status of European Economic Area nationals entering or resident in the United…18 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019My Lords, the Minister is so liked and respected in the House that we were all sitting here listening with complete attentiveness to every word she said, and it was only when the…18 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in support of my amendment. The inconsistency, the lack of scrutiny and the whole basis on which the Government are making the regulations…18 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, this SI makes changes to 21 separate pieces of primary legislation. Again—and this has been a running theme through many of the SIs today—that is just wrong. Can the…18 Mar 2019HANSARDTerrorist Attack: New ZealandMy Lords, first, I condemn the terrorist attack in Christchurch, the attack in Utrecht and the attack yesterday in Surrey. All the victims of these incidents are in my thoughts…18 Mar 2019HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) and (Levy Account Basis of Distribution) Regulations 2019My Lords, as the Minister said, the regulations are technical and in that sense I am happy to support them as they stand. I concur with the comments of the noble Lord, Lord…18 Mar 2019HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) and (Levy Account Basis of Distribution) Regulations 2019I, too, forgot to remind the House that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association.18 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren: Covert Human Intelligence SourcesMy Lords, I recall from our previous discussion on this issue that the young people involved are likely to be the children of people the authorities are interested in. That puts…18 Mar 2019HANSARDCouncil TaxMy Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my relevant interest as a vice-president of the LGA. Can the Minister explain to the House the policy idea behind shifting the…14 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities: Fair Funding ReviewMy Lords, I refer the House to my relevant registered interest. Would the noble Lord dispute the statement that the top 10 most deprived councils in England are set to see cuts…14 Mar 2019HANSARDLaw Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I have one final point. I will then leave it and move on. If we are to have more regulations, in the next few days or whenever, I hope the Government will take on point the…12 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019I have met many sheriffs of Nottingham in my time, as I used to work in the east Midlands. What is interesting is that the sheriff is a member of its council in Nottingham. The…12 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019My Lords, I also think this will be a relatively short debate. I have a couple of questions for the Minister. As we have heard, these changes are to local government areas in…12 Mar 2019HANSARDFracking: Planning GuidanceMy Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my relevant registered interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. How does the Minister respond to the…12 Mar 2019HANSARDLaw Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the Minister—that is very helpful. I do not know what goes on in departments. Do I take it that Ministers sit round the table and say: “We got that one wrong. Both Houses…12 Mar 2019HANSARDLaw Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister made the point that these measures have been put together to assist scrutiny. No doubt she believes that but the scrutiny people do not; they think the opposite. This…12 Mar 2019HANSARDLaw Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I agree with the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, about the report of Sub-Committee A of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. If I were the…12 Mar 2019HANSARDShamima and Jarrah BegumMy Lords, the decision taken by the Home Secretary to strip Shamima Begum of her citizenship was the wrong one. The route should have been for her to return to the UK and be fully…11 Mar 2019