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HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]An important part of the Minister’s argument is that an affirmative procedure suffices because all that Parliament is doing is approving, or not approving, an international…13 May 2020HANSARDMinisters: TrainingDoes the Minister agree that, if bullying and harassment will not be tolerated, any Minister guilty of such conduct should no longer remain in post?27 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, I agree with the Government that the changes to the early release provisions which will be introduced by this Bill are not a retrospective increase in the offender’s…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillIs the noble Lord aware of the recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Abedin v the United Kingdom on 12 November 2019? This dealt with the change to the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation MidlandThe Minister has said several times that lessons have been learned. What are those lessons and how have they been implemented?03 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Trading ArrangementsThere will need to be a disputes resolution body to resolve disagreements between the EU and the United Kingdom. The Government’s position, which I understand, is that it cannot…30 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a practising barrister. I have signed Amendments 12 and 13, tabled in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Beith, but I am very happy to support the…20 Jan 2020HANSARDFreedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I share the concerns expressed by the noble Lords, Lord Stevenson and Lord Oates. In his opening remarks, the Minister emphasised that these regulations impose no new…23 Oct 2019HANSARDFreedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am very grateful to the Minister. I ask him a question out of genuine puzzlement, in the sense of my noble and learned friend Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood. His argument to…23 Oct 2019HANSARDFreedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Perhaps I may suggest to the noble Lord that a more sensible approach would be to withdraw these regulations and redraft them so that they say precisely what they are intended to…23 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitAs some of your Lordships will know, I have a particular interest in the legal aspects of Brexit. Depending on the votes today in the House of Commons, important legal issues may…19 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitAs to the letter, does the Minister mean that, by midnight, the Prime Minister will send the letter as listed in the Benn Act in the terms set out in the Schedule?19 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillCan I just finish the sentence? The noble Lord referred as a matter of criticism, as he sees it, to unelected judges deciding matters. Judges are deciding the law of the land:…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillMy Lords, I very much look forward to serving with the noble Lord, Lord True, on your Lordships’ Constitution Committee, to which he has recently been appointed. He will bring, I…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am not referring to particular citizens; I am referring to the very clearly expressed statement, which I heard and I think other noble Lords heard, that it is inappropriate and…15 Jul 2019HANSARDPublic Spaces Protection OrdersMy Lords, the Minister said in answer to the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, that the Home Office keeps these powers under review. Can she explain how that is being done, given…11 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too thank the Minister very much, even in relation to a Bill which, as the noble Lord, Lord Marks, has just said, seeks to reduce the role and importance of lawyers in…02 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]The noble and learned Lord says that it is not appropriate for the Lord Chief Justice to be involved in Clause 9 matters—that he is not relevant to that—but the clause makes him…24 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. It may be obvious to him, but not necessarily to others, that there is this implied limitation in what appears a very broad power…24 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister and the Bill team for their very positive response to the concerns expressed around the House in Committee. I agree with all the points made by the…24 Jun 2019