Contributions
419 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI never claimed that. I claimed that the Parliament was so fully informed that it had a grasp of the trade-offs that it would have to make in deciding whether to vote for this…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I support the amendment moved by my noble friend Lady Hayter. I particularly support the speech of the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull. He is already establishing himself in…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThere is a meeting every fortnight of officials from member states that monitors what the European Commission is doing.15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I assure my good friend the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, that, as far as I am concerned, the argument about trying to stop Brexit is over and done with as a result of…13 Jan 2020HANSARDShared Rural NetworkMy Lords, may I follow up on some of the previous questions? As I understand the proposal, the idea is that, in return for this commitment to spend money, mobile phone companies…28 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, does the noble Lord agree that while we have debated Brexit for many hours in this House, what was agreed at the European Council last week is a fundamental change from…21 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitI am very grateful to the Minister for giving way. In addition to the point about workers’ rights, my intervention was to ask the Minister whether he will put in the Library a…19 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords—19 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, the deal on offer before us today is the very hardest of Brexits without actually being a no-deal Brexit. I want to follow up on the points made by my noble friends that…19 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThe Battle of Britain was clearly important in keeping Britain in the war and keeping the flame of democracy alive. But I said that what won the war was not the Battle of Britain…15 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is difficult to follow such a brilliant speech from the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, but it has brought home to me what a privilege it is to be a Member of this House and I…15 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsMy Lords, this is a factual question, not a pejorative one. What is the Government’s central estimate of the additional average time that it will take a lorry to pass through the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, one reason why I think your Lordships believe we need to see the legal text concerns the arrangements that are being proposed for democratic consent in Northern Ireland.…07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, I fear that we are on the verge of a very great constitutional crisis—probably the greatest since the Conservative Party leadership flirted with defying the law in the…02 Oct 2019HANSARDIrish Border: Checks and Customs ArrangementsCould the Minister confirm that the Government are abandoning the solemn commitment that they made in December 2017 to ensure regulatory alignment on the island of Ireland?01 Oct 2019HANSARDGas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Building on the interventions by the noble Lords, Lord Teverson and Lord Howell, I have a question. The Minister will be aware that gas networks and cross-border supplies are a…26 Sept 2019HANSARDStatutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounts Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I was not planning to intervene, having not read these papers in great detail, but until my noble friend spoke I was not aware that the Government had not carried out an…26 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019My Lords, it is very enjoyable to hear the noble Lord, Lord Young, having the freedom of the Back Benches, and I hope we are going to hear far more from him in that capacity. We…25 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019I would include compulsory social insurance or hypothecated taxes as part of the general remark that I made. However, we are going to have to find new ways of funding our welfare…25 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI am sorry to correct the noble Lord, for whom I have the greatest respect. When I was a member of your Lordships’ EU Select Committee, we took evidence from the border people in…05 Sept 2019