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HANSARDUK–Commonwealth Trading RelationshipMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord and to commend his work and that of the council. As he rightly said, the strength of the Commonwealth offering is one which, if…08 Jul 2021HANSARDLorry DriversTo ensure that goods kept flowing into the United Kingdom after the end of the transition period, the Government recognised that there was a shortage in the capacity in our ports,…07 Jul 2021HANSARDUK Foreign Aid ProgrammeMy Lords, we have all been indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for bringing this debate to the House. He said in opening his remarks that it was hard to express in a few…01 Jul 2021HANSARDRepublic of Ghana: Interim Trade Partnership AgreementThat this House takes note of the Interim Trade Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ghana. Relevant document: 1st Report from the International…29 Jun 2021HANSARDRepublic of Cameroon: Economic Partnership AgreementMy Lords, I rise to speak to the take-note Motion in my name and in so doing declare an interest, in that I co-chair the All-Party Group on Trade out of Poverty, and through that…29 Jun 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: AustraliaMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his letter of 18 June with a copy of the agreement in principle and an explainer. He is very good at keeping the Front Benches informed in the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK and EU RelationsMy Lords, the Minister negotiated an agreement with the European Union whereby, from Thursday next week, e-commerce businesses and customers for internal UK trade—which never…24 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Campbell of Pittenweem for asking this Question and outlining it so clearly and powerfully. Many of his points were supported by those…24 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 60 in my noble friend’s name, and I will speak to Amendments 65,66 and 67 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Fox. This is a very short…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for indicating that we will have more information on Report, but we have been asking some questions of concern since Second Reading, so I…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, the point from the noble Lord, Lord Fox, about the internal market Act remains valid. An entire part of that Act, Part 3, relates to professional qualifications. Under…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, on the Australian point, I think the Statement on the Australian agreement will be repeated in this House, and I will pursue that aspect with the Minister there; so he…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I have been a Member of a Parliament—either the Scottish Parliament or this Parliament—for nearly 18 years now. I cannot remember a government proposal for legislation…22 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, we started Committee with an amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Fox. It sought to establish at the very outset of the Bill the principle that nothing in it…22 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine ProductionMy Lords, paragraph 10 of the G7 communiqué refers to 700 million doses being made available from domestic productions, over half of which have gone to other G7 countries. Uganda,…17 Jun 2021HANSARDG7 and NATO SummitsUnlike the UK-hosted Gleneagles summit, which had the communiqué reference to the 0.7% target and the UK encouraging all other G8 members to meet it, and unlike the Lough Erne…17 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Fox for bringing this debate forward in such a cross-party manner. I was struck by the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes,…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, in the Minister’s letter to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, yesterday—which I hope has been circulated to all those who have been participating in the Committee, as the…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall refer initially to insurance and then to the wider issue of fitness to practise. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, I am slightly scratching my head about the…14 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend. She highlighted extremely well the nonsense in the Government’s proposals, which seek a faster-track application system and…14 Jun 2021