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HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillThe costs are exactly what the Government are proposing to report on. The Australian agreement, for example, does not involve payments to and fro. So costs do not arise. We have…12 Mar 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, my noble friend will forgive me if I ask for a point of clarification. If Amendment 9 is passed, after the sunset clause is implemented, powers could only be made in…12 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade Bill06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, surely the point is that the Bill relates only to agreements in place before exit day. There is no agreement on chlorinated chicken or with the United States, so any…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillBefore my noble friend sits down, I draw the attention of the House to Amendment 10, in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, which relates to tariffs. It permits a…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI declare an interest as the UK co-chair of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group. My understanding of the Japanese Government’s position is that they have made it clear that the…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI thoroughly agree with my noble friend Lord Hailsham in his argument. I will add one thing. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association just a few weeks ago brought together…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am grateful to my noble friend, and to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara. This debate has been very helpful, and the takeaway from this—one I am grateful to my noble…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillAmendment 10 stands in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson. In Committee, we did not discuss what tariffs the United Kingdom would apply if we were to leave without…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade Bill06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am glad to have the opportunity to speak to Amendment 9 in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson. Amendment 9 follows our constructive discussions in Committee and…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am grateful to my noble friend the Minister and indeed to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for their contributions to this short debate, and for the discussions that we had,…06 Mar 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionI am very grateful for my noble friend’s generosity in allowing these interruptions. He is manfully explaining all these processes, but he has not yet discussed the most important…27 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) Bill21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to move Amendment 27, which is linked with Amendment 41. Noble Lords will recall that at Second Reading and again on Tuesday there was…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 37 and 39 in this group, which are in my name. The noble Lord, Lord Marks, has helpfully introduced them in the point he made towards the…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillFor completeness, in relation to Amendment 28, which would remove subsection (3), it should be recognised that the power to which the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, referred…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI am grateful to my noble friend and to all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I thought it was very constructive and I am especially grateful to my noble…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillBut subsection (3) is clear: this is a power to amend primary legislation, “for the purpose of conferring functions on the Secretary of State … to give effect to a healthcare…21 Feb 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI am very grateful to my noble friend. Her response has given reassurance. She is quite right to say that it will not be until such agreements are negotiated and entered into that…19 Feb 2019