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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI am grateful to the Minister, as always. I thank him, the noble Lord, Lord Caine, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Stewart of Dirleton, the Advocate-General, for their…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I think the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, brought about some cross-community consensus earlier when she said that she was glad that I had not spoken. As I am trying to…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. The example he cited with regard to the operability of the red lanes is covered earlier in the Bill, so the regulation powers were…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThere is nothing in Clause 19 on consent. If there is an agreement, what is the Government’s position on securing consent for it?07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe Minister is being patient with us and I know everybody is hungry. As the Minister has generously said he is going to write to Members taking part in the Committee, will he add…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillWe support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness. In supporting it, I want to make two points. First, this clause effectively turns the Constitutional Reform and…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThat gives me an opportunity to thank the Minister for his efficiency. I look forward to reading the instant letter that is on its way. I have a point on Article 2 and the rights…07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillWill the Minister give way?07 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillLord Purvis of Tweed.02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, I am grateful. I understand his arguments. It is not a question with regards to the result of the referendum. My question is in the context of…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response and for those of everyone who has contributed to this short debate. There is a fundamental disagreement of principle with the…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThis is a variation on a theme, but this one goes even further—I can be even briefer. The DPRRC reserved its most withering comment for Clause 15. I quote from paragraph 56 of its…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Advocate-General and I will be brief. I welcome his offer to write to the noble Baroness and those who have taken part in the Committee. The…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, this is a very short group. I will be quick, because to some extent the case has been made—well, the arguments have been presented. I believe that the case has been…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response. I reassure him that I am not precious either about my name or my title. My former constituency was Tweeddale, Ettrick and…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI am grateful for the Minister’s response and I am not entirely surprised by it. I mean no disrespect by that. There is a distinction between engagement—I welcome the engagement…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, Amendment 20 is, in many ways, connected and therefore I need not be as long about this Let me quote from the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee on Clause…02 Nov 2022