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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, this has indeed been a very wide-ranging debate, but I will comment specifically on the amendments themselves. The DPRRC refers to the power contained in Clause 18 as…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, we had a brief debate on matters relating to the European court last week, which largely focused on the earlier parts of the Bill. It is helpful to have this opportunity…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, Amendment 44, in the name of my noble friend Lady Chapman of Darlington, concerns Henry VIII powers and general rules regarding regulations. This amendment removes the…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, the Minister has been put in an impossible situation. I thank all noble Lord who have spoken in this debate. It is a hard act to follow. We have had the noble and…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, Amendment 56 deals with the “Duty to seek an agreement on outstanding issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol”. This amendment would make it a statutory requirement…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI beg leave to withdraw the amendment.07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI beg leave to withdraw Amendment 65.07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, Amendments 65 and 66 would make most regulations under the Bill subject to the affirmative procedure and strip out supplementary provision which would become redundant…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill07 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball Spectators (Relevant Offences) Regulations 2022My Lords, I too thank the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument, which we support. I declare an interest as a sitting magistrate who has fairly regularly put in place…03 Nov 2022HANSARDAlcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022One of my principal questions was going to be whether this is the easy route, as the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, put it, and whether there is a long-term review of the law. It may…03 Nov 2022HANSARDRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument, and of course we support it. The noble Lord, Lord Dholakia, very effectively set out the background to…03 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, this group of amendments brings us to the role of the European Court of Justice, with Clause 13 classifying any provision of the protocol or withdrawal agreement that…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, the continued absence of a formal budget for the coming year is a pressing problem. While there may be a draft budget, departments are unable to plan ahead, and this…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, Clause 15 contains what the DPRRC called the “most arresting” powers in the Bill, allowing Ministers to rip up and rewrite an Act of Parliament by granting the power to…02 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, opened by pointing out that there has been no unqualified support for this Bill and, in fact, the vast majority of speakers have…01 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, when the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, set out this group of amendments, he rightly said that Clause 4 is at the heart of the Bill, and the debate has really encapsulated…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I shall speak first to Amendments 13 and 14, in the name of my noble friend Lady Chapman. These would replace the word “appropriate” with “necessary”. The arguments are…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I open by thanking my noble friend Lady Ritchie for tabling this group of amendments. It has provoked an extremely interesting debate, with some strongly held views.…31 Oct 2022