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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am very grateful for the Minister’s response. He knows that I respect him greatly, but he said the current scheme had complexity and uncertainty and, with great…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, in rising to move Amendment 16, I warmly thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, for supporting this suite of amendments, which raises concerns about the breadth…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI rise to move the amendment in the name of my noble friend Baroness Ludford, to which I have also added my name. The brevity of my contribution should not be seen as representing…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s commitment. I hope he sees very clearly that we do not doubt his commitment or his work in this area. The challenge we all have is that there…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, we will build up a fair canter with the next couple of groups because their principles are similar. Part of the thrust of the argument is that we should be considering…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe amendments in this group are slightly different. It is striking that, of the information provided since the protocol was first agreed and then more recently, the most robust…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, it is a similar issue. I think we are approaching the same issue from the wrong angle. My point is that, if the Government are putting this forward as their framework,…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I have a 25-minute speech on VAT and tax, but I might just summarise it for the benefit of the Committee. Again, the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI am grateful for both the Minister’s response and the probing questions. In a way, it is a shame that this is the last group of amendments this evening, because we will need to…02 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Bill02 Nov 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, as the barbarity of Putin continues and winter approaches, our admiration for the resilience of the people of Ukraine knows no bounds. The Minister knows that we have…01 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord McCrea, for giving way. I am following his argument very closely. I do not understand why that argument will not apply to the red route…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the patience of the Committee on this trio of groups. Clauses 7 to 10 are at the real heart of the proposals, which links to the comments from the…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his reply—he can tell his kids that we are also doing trick or treat here, although I am not sure what the balance is between the…31 Oct 2022