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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI am very grateful to the Minister for her courtesy in responding to my point. I want to make sure that there is no misunderstanding between us. I did not challenge the statement…05 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI support Amendment 20 and will address the asylum angle. Ms Patel is quite right that the asylum system is broken, but the repairs that are required need not—must not—mean…05 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on her stamina and courtesy in enduring a lot of Second Reading speeches earlier. I wonder whether, like me, she misses Lady Mar, who was…30 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI refer to my interests as recorded in the register. In the letter that the Minister was good enough to send us at lunchtime today, she said of this amendment that “it would risk…30 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI am not shocked by Kent access permits; the Dutch have done the same already. Serious border friction and supply chain disruption are inevitable as the barriers Lord Cockfield…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU: Future RelationshipHow should one react if one’s Government deliberately, knowingly, admittedly and formally break international law? Like the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, I think that Mrs May got…23 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Refugee Protection and Asylum Policy (EUC Report)One of the disadvantages of speaking late in a debate such as this one is that all one’s foxes have been shot. One of the advantages is that you usually get a chance to pick a…22 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI am grateful to the Minister for responding to my questions. I guess that I am rightly rebuked for suggesting that a relevant factor in considering what we should do about the…16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillLike the noble Earl, Lord Dundee, my name is on this amendment and, like him, I can be very brief in speaking to it, because the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, gave a masterly explanation…16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillAfter the masterly explanation from the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, there is little to add. However, I want to have a go. I said at the start of this Committee that I should declare an…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillAt the end of the discussion on Amendment 48, the Minister rebuked me severely for something I had said. I would just like to put in her mind the following numbers: Germany,…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThis is rather awkward for me, because I have great respect for the noble Lord, Lord Green, and the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, both of whom I regard as friends. The noble…09 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the Refugee Council, which the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, ran for so long to such great effect. Sadly, it is still needed more than…09 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Trade AgreementMy Lords, actually, some of us did point out at the time that the default position under Article 5 of the protocol was that all goods moving into Northern Ireland would be deemed…08 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I strongly support what was said so authoritatively about Amendment 3 by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, supported by the noble…07 Sept 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI agree with the Minister that it would be absurd to fight the next election on boundaries that are a quarter of a century old, but let us not exaggerate the good that the Bill…27 Jul 2020HANSARDDavid FrostMy Lords, watching Washington provides daily lessons on the perils of a politicised public service, and the Iraq inquiry reminded us of the dangers when politics and intelligence…30 Jun 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainI worked for Judith Hart and with Clare Short, and I admired the work of Andrew Mitchell. What made them great Development Secretaries was not just the independence of the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI welcome the White Paper because, despite the Govian smokescreen, it shows that the Government have retreated and are no longer in denial about two-way checks on Irish Sea trade.…21 May 2020HANSARDEU: Future RelationshipI doubt if the Statement or Mr Frost ‘s letter will greatly advance the negotiation. I am struck by its petulant and querulous tone and the view that we are entitled to pick and…20 May 2020