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HANSARDAustralia Free Trade AgreementI was not born.11 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia Free Trade AgreementBefore the Minister sits down, he has not responded to my question about geographical indicators. There is no protection for Scotch beef or lamb, Welsh lamb, Stilton cheese,…11 Jul 2022HANSARDNATO Accession: Sweden and FinlandMy Lords, these Benches also welcome the agreement to sign Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession protocols. There will now be a NATO border of 800 miles, so an acknowledgement is…07 Jul 2022HANSARDMalaria and Neglected Tropical DiseasesMy Lords, this is a short debate on a hugely important topic. The three speakers who preceded me have outstanding experience and knowledge on this issue and I commend them on…07 Jul 2022HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, “chaos in No10, breakdown of Cabinet collective responsibility and collapse of public confidence in government represents a constitutional crisis. It is also now…07 Jul 2022HANSARDFunctioning of GovernmentMy Lords, apparently, for weeks, if not months, we will have a half-time Government on full-time pay. Further to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, these resignations…07 Jul 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Meeting with Alexander LebedevMy Lords, as the Minister knows, when we debated a tranche of Russia sanctions, I raised the fact that Alexander Lebedev is now sanctioned by the Canadian Government, as referred…07 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Further to the point from the noble and learned Lord, I am less convinced at the response that this is discretionary as to the choice of Scottish Ministers. I understood that…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I hope the Minister will reflect on his comments. At no stage did I criticise officials for not receiving a letter. This is a ministerial responsibility. A Minister…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall add some questions to those posed so far on this group. Before I do, I thank the Bill team for the technical briefing this morning that I took part in remotely…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am grateful for the Minister’s explanations. Her colleague the noble Lord, Lord True, previewed some clarification regarding the Post Office, so perhaps she was forewarned. I…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am grateful to the Minister for that and for answering at this stage a question that I have not yet asked about postal services. Our understanding is that that would be in the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]We are making law so, for the record of the Committee, is the Minister saying that public passenger transport services under paragraph 17 of Schedule 2, for the exempted…06 Jul 2022HANSARDNigeriaMy Lords, I had the pleasure this morning of chairing the first of the parliamentary parallel events supporting the FoRB ministerial. I chaired a panel of women, including…05 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]It is a federal question that I am asking, about states that border combined authorities.04 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]While the Minister is reflecting, might he be able to comment today on the legal advice that he has clearly received? He kindly referred to my reference to international…04 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to my Amendment 19 and comment very briefly, because it was a pleasure to follow my noble friend, simply to emphasise the point that he and my noble friend…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayMy Lords, the World Food Programme estimated today that 40% of the population of Tigray are now with extreme lack of food. It is spreading, with rising hunger in the neighbouring…04 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I regret I was unable to participate in Second Reading. However, I followed that debate and have read the Minister’s letter to those who took part. I also have…04 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My understanding is that the only way this could be done better is for the Government to withdraw the amendments and bring them back with explanatory statements. Explanatory…04 Jul 2022