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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, this is a characteristically interesting and deep group, and it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. Having listened to and thought through all the contributions,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that the discussions of the intergovernmental review, the conclusions of which we are asked to await, will specifically cover the operation of…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, this has nothing to do with powers repatriated from the European Union; it has everything to do with our internal United Kingdom approach. When was the last time that a…02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, had it.02 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe Minister did not explain why services from the Isle of Man to the rest of the United Kingdom will be considered within the United Kingdom internal market, but goods coming…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, the Minister will no doubt be pleased to hear that I will not ask questions about whisky even though, after nine hours on this Bench, it seems to be at the forefront of…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I wish to obtain absolute clarity from the Minister on the exemption in Schedule 2 with regard to: “Services provided by a person exercising functions of a public…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I will be brief because of the hour. It would be churlish not to welcome amendments that have the purpose of clarification within this legislation. I just say to the…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Judd. I agree with him. Reflecting on this amendment, so ably moved by my noble friend Lord German on behalf of the noble…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord and to agree with the thrust of his argument, which he made very well. The noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, made the…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for clearing this up, because any confusion beforehand may be ongoing. Since he was so clear, perhaps he will not mind my asking a couple…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s comments on Amendment 25. It was a question linked to the previous group that the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, did not respond to, so I am…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, for putting down this question. The Law Society of Scotland makes a valid point about why there would be…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am grateful for how the Minister responded. I think that the last point she made was really important. The Government have been talking about restrictions on the ability of the…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I take it as a little chink of victory that the Minister found it difficult to say whether he agreed with his noble friend or me. I will secure that as an achievement of…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend. Amendment 4 was ably moved by my noble friend Lord Fox, and I want to outline some further considerations based on principles…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, while I am grateful that the Minister has confirmed to me that a piece of legislation that has been made fully compliant with our single market—the deposit return…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I agree with the first point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, who said that this group of amendments and this debate are about whether it is necessary and…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am grateful to the Minister and may well be writing to him on that basis, as he predicted. Can he clarify what the intended role of the office for the internal market will be…26 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I listened very carefully to what the Minister said about the need for certainty, which seems to be the overriding approach. But, having listened to my noble friend Lord…26 Oct 2020