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HANSARDTrade BillWhen I talk about a customs union, I mean—as the WTO would interpret it—where we share a customs territory and an external tariff arrangement, and our tariffs are the same as the…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am sorry to interrupt my noble friend. She will know that part of this process is, as she rightly said, the sharing with the WTO of the prospective schedules for our accession…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am sorry for interrupting. It might be helpful to say that one thing it would be useful for the Government to look at is that, other things being equal, we want other countries…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, perhaps I may start with Amendment 3 in this group. I am not sure that I understand why it is necessary to do this, as Parliament is approving our membership of the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI want to come back to that, because I think there is a point we need to establish. There is no question about the continuity of the existing schedules; the Minister has made that…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, Amendment 5 is in my name. At the risk of being chided gently by the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, to an extent I guess it must be regarded as moving from continuity. We…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, would be valid only if this Bill were designed to give the Government a power to make a free trade agreement with a country…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillI would like to say a brief word on this group of amendments. On the latter point made by the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, I entirely agree. He is quite right about the use of, as it…21 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Support for Remaining in the EUMy Lords, does my noble friend recognise that many who voted in the referendum—on both sides, leave and remain—want us to be in a common market with our European neighbours but…16 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, it is a great pleasure and privilege to follow my Cambridge colleagues, my noble friend Lord Balfe and the noble Lord, Lord Wilson of Dinton. As my noble friend said,…14 Jan 2019HANSARDMigration: International StudentsMy Lords, my noble friend is, I believe, saying that we want to encourage international students to come to this country. The confusion arises because they feel that our net…07 Jan 2019