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HANSARDFurther Developments in Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionMy Lords, the reason given for having the debate today—the 12th on the Government’s withdrawal agreement with the EU and the political declaration—was so that we could debate the…11 Mar 2019HANSARDFurther Developments in Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionMy Lords, every time I make this speech, the noble Lord stands up and asks me the same question.11 Mar 2019HANSARDFurther Developments in Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionHe does. He may not have been listening, but I have said that, if the people decided in a further referendum that they wished to leave the EU, we would respect that decision.…11 Mar 2019HANSARDFurther Developments in Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionThe logical question. The Government have a deal which they say is in the best interests of the country. We do not believe that it is in the best interests of the country. That is…11 Mar 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionMy Lords, this is now the 11th debate or Statement on the Government’s withdrawal agreement and political declaration since last December. During the three months in which these…27 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionI am very grateful to the Minister for clarifying that. Could he go further and answer my question about whether the Government intend to get through by 29 March the Agriculture…27 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionSorry—it is 15 March. I am not sure whether that answer is helpful to the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, or not. What are the options going forward beyond 14 March if an extension is…27 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionOnly in your Lordships’ House would the vast majority of people know the answer to that question. I believe the answer is yes.27 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European UnionI am afraid I did not have the benefit of a classical education, but I know that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen of Elie, will be able to answer the question.27 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, I thank the Leader of the House for repeating the Statement. The first interesting thing about it is the insight it gives us into the state of the negotiations between…26 Feb 2019HANSARDEU WithdrawalMy Lords, this is our ninth debate or Statement on the Government’s withdrawal deal. I do not know about hell, but there may be a special place in purgatory reserved for those who…13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, given that we are now only six weeks from the date on which we are due to leave the EU, this is a most remarkable Statement. It basically says that, despite her trips to…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLord Speaker: PowersDoes the noble Baroness the Leader of the House agree with me that this modest proposal from the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, which would give the Speaker some powers to moderate the…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionI am sure that the noble Lord has learned many lessons from the Liberal Democrats: principally about the cost of every aspect of our leaving the EU, which my colleagues, 30 of…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionIt may come to the noble Lord as a bit of a shock, but Liam Fox is not in the habit of consulting me about secret meetings and who attends them—so, unsurprisingly, I cannot answer…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European UnionMy Lords, today’s debate is the seventh opportunity for the House to discuss the Government’s deal since the first debate on the withdrawal agreement and political declaration on…28 Jan 2019HANSARDHomophobic Hate CrimeMy Lords, that was a hugely interesting answer but, again, it was not to the question. Could the Minister possibly answer my noble friend’s question?22 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is now over four months since we had Second Reading on this Bill. That is an unusually long gap, and one that I suspect the whole House thinks has been caused by the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionMy Lords, I thank the Leader of the House for repeating the Statement and echo the comments in it about Northern Ireland. This is a truly remarkable Statement, following the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade BillHe must have a lot of sympathy with them. The truth is that it was always unrealistic to expect these deals to be in place by 29 March because most of the EU’s free trade partners…21 Jan 2019