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HANSARDGeo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, as this is the last item of business it would be very easy to nod it through. However, in the debate on the previous SI, the noble Lord, Lord Deben, made the point that…09 Apr 2019HANSARDGeo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019There is no animosity on my side.09 Apr 2019HANSARDPublic Service BroadcastersMy Lords, one protection for public service broadcasters in the 2003 Act was prominence in the listings, yet now both the FANGs that have been described and the manufacturers are…28 Mar 2019HANSARDHeavy Duty Vehicles (Emissions and Fuel Consumption) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I presume that when Constantinople or Rome fell, there were still committees sitting somewhere in both cities looking at issues such as drainage and transport. The…25 Mar 2019HANSARDFestival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2022My Lords, is this new festival an opportunity to establish a museum of Brexit, where the record of this Government can be preserved for future generations? Would not the advantage…18 Mar 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Service Animals) BillMy Lords, it is an honour and a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, who reminded us most eloquently of the case for the Bill. He is an ever-present reminder of what a…01 Mar 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I was planning a peroration, but I think I will leave it at that.18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is, of course, a farce. These regulations are all being rushed through at the last minute and we know that we have to put them in place as the cliff edge approaches. I do not…18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I never described them as expensive lawyers—otherwise they might never write to me again. I said that they were distinguished lawyers.18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister never said anything about difficult foreigners, but there has always been the impression that this would all be as smooth as smooth. “Do they not understand that we…18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will close with another one where I am sure that the Minister is not going to blame the European Commission but say that it is its responsibility. During the period that I am…18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I withdraw the word “farce”. However, while the Minister is putting great emphasis on the good fit between what he is proposing and the GDPR, the reason why that good fit exists,…18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am not sure the Minister is going to have quite the easy ride he had with the first statutory instrument. My eye was caught by a very detailed briefing by the law firm…18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, we welcome this statutory instrument and the exemptions provided for. Like the Minister and, I think, everybody in this House, we do not want a tax on democracy, but…18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is no use the Minister saying otherwise, because this is the reality.18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That last point is very important. Somebody pointed out the other day that one day there will be a full judicial inquiry into how this process has been carried through. Ministers…18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Oh!18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Oh, dearie me. It is always the EU’s fault that we have got ourselves on this particular window ledge.18 Feb 2019HANSARDCairncross ReviewMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, paints a romantic and nostalgic picture of the local press, and he is right to do so. But, in trying to solve the problems that face us…12 Feb 2019HANSARDAir Passenger Rights and Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, as this debate has unfolded I have watched the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, looking pensive. I suspect he has probably been thinking, “When I finish this job, I…12 Feb 2019