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HANSARDBrexit: NegotiationsThat is, with respect, no answer to the noble Baroness’s question. Her question was this: supposing, four years down the line in this endless cycle of economic and political…03 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit Readiness and Operation YellowhammerJust before we were so rudely interrupted on 9 September, the Secretary of State, Mr Gove, gave evidence to your Lordships’ EU Committee, and undertook that an up-to-date version…25 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI had not intended to follow my noble and gallant friend Lord Stirrup’s remarks because he included in them an invitation to some EU constitutional experts. I absolutely do not…06 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillThat is absolutely out of the question. The treaty language, including in Article 50, is absolutely clear that it is for the member state to proceed under its own constitutional…06 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI do not think it is for me to comment on discussions in the European Council. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, I do not know what happened when President Macron argued for…06 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMay I repeat to the Minister the question that Mr Marr put to Mr Gove? Will the Government act on the law of the land if this Bill becomes an Act and receives Royal Assent?05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords—05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cashman. There are moments when one is reminded of what a privilege it is to be in this place. This debate is one of…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillIt will be sent for Royal Assent, but would it then be acted on? No one asked that question yesterday because it is an absurd question. I only ask it because a No. 10 spokesman…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI want to move on to the European theme and the question of negotiation. The scripts spoken to yesterday by a number of noble Lords contained the familiar argument, which the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am most grateful to the noble Baroness, and I remember an occasion on which we agreed about something. I cannot accept what the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, just said. There is…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEEA Nationals (Indefinite Leave to Remain) Bill [HL]My Lords, the only obvious defect in the Bill—it is a glaring defect and not the fault of the noble Lord, Lord Oates—is that it is so late. I am very glad that it is resuscitated,…19 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillAmendment 16 is entitled: “Requirement for majority of MLAs to support regulations”. I confess that I have huge admiration for Amendment 16, because I wish that I had thought of…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, that was an extremely impressive speech and I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, but it was surely a speech about Amendment 12, not Amendment 16.17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy noble friend Lady Deech would have made a marvellous Permanent Secretary. We heard about a dangerous precedent, unripe time and the risk of judicial review. I cannot see that…17 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe Minister referred to the constitutional argument, and he is the greatest living expert on the Sewel convention, mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Morrow. The noble Lord…15 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThis may be a question to which everybody else in the House knows the answer. Can the Minister tell us why neither the delivery authority nor the sponsor body will have a duty to…08 Jul 2019HANSARDBrexit: Appointment of Joint CommitteeI agree that Mr Johnson’s Charge of the Light Brigade, do or die bravado risks disguising quite how momentous is the decision that he seems to contemplate with such insouciance.…03 Jul 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, who speaks with great authority. It is also a great pleasure to join the chorus of congratulations to the…21 May 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report)I am sorry. If the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, was here, I would have said that, but since he is not in his place, I did not say it. Bolton is his President’s man: the President’s…21 May 2019