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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillThis is a very interesting historical debate, but I add to it the point that one reason why Franco-German reconciliation occurred was because of the construction of the Federal…05 Sept 2019HANSARDNo-deal UpdateMy Lords, I want to be constructive and say that I think it is very difficult to judge what the consequences of no deal will be. One of the reasons for this is that the Commission…03 Sept 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Ambassador to the United States: Leaked MessagesMy Lords, I applaud my noble friend Lady Quin for bringing this Motion to the House. I shall focus on what the leak means for relations between Ministers, officials and special…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for the GovernmentMy Lords, I too pay tribute to the noble Lord the Chief Whip. He was very kind to Opposition Members when they joined the House, and it is sad to see him go. My question, to which…25 Jul 2019HANSARDInequalitiesMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Bryan on her speech. Although we come from different Labour traditions, on this issue we share common aims and values. I also thank…13 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Review of Education and FundingMy Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of council at Lancaster University. I endorse the welcome from these Benches of the Augar review’s emphasis on the improvement of…04 Jun 2019HANSARDConduct of Debate in Public LifeMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Harris on organising this debate and on his outstanding introduction to the issues. What made me decide to speak was the fact that I…09 May 2019HANSARDRelationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019My Lords, I congratulate the Government on bringing forward this measure. It is a brave decision to stand up to the forces of social conservatism, which are still far too strong…24 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilMy Lords, following up on the question from the noble Lord, Lord Howell, does the Minister agree that if cross-party talks are to get anywhere the Government have to start talking…11 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI am certainly not saying that. I am saying that you have to recognise the realities of the 45 years of the relationship. It is almost certainly impossible to walk away from that…04 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillThe noble Lord, Lord Warner, makes a point, but I did not want to get into that. What has not been mentioned is the extraordinarily frank memorandum which the Cabinet Secretary,…04 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI understand that, but you would think that they are the only people who count. What about the 6 million people who in the past two weeks have signed a petition to revoke Article…04 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy Lords, it is normally form in this House to say what a pleasure it is to follow the previous speaker, but on this occasion I am finding it difficult to deal in the normal…04 Apr 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy noble friend, as always, has taken the best parts of my speech. However, he is right. We are in the gravest political and constitutional crisis that this country has seen since…04 Apr 2019HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Incomes StatisticsMy Lords, instead of talking about “welfare splurge” at the end of the last Labour Government, the Minister should have given credit to the enormous success of that Government in…28 Mar 2019HANSARDRailways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I quite accept the point made by my noble friend but it is better than nothing and it provides hundreds of jobs in Durham. While my noble friend says it is just an assembly plant,…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRailways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I support my noble friends Lord Berkeley and Lord Snape in their opposition to this measure and add my regrets that we are not pursuing a fatal Motion on this issue. My…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRailway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I strongly support what my noble friend Lord Berkeley said. I feel very passionately on this subject. First, one of the great things we have seen in the past two decades…21 Mar 2019HANSARDRailways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019As always, my noble friend Lord Berkeley makes an excellent point. I think that the Government have to come up with a better explanation for why we should be leaving these…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTerrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2019On the EU side of things, can the Minister tell us what the attitude of the French Government is towards these questions? France is our closest security partner and it would be…28 Feb 2019