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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, having spent six days in Committee on the Trade Bill debating how we make treaties, and listening to the Minister say continuously how we will be a trusted partner…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, at Questions today the Minister indicated that he was on a mission to educate me—I see the noble Baroness, Lady D’Souza, in her place, and she was there—so I give the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, for moving this amendment, which my noble friend Lord Chidgey signed and spoke to so well. I commend the noble Lord, Lord…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillI know it is not in order in these proceedings to have points of order from Members, but a solution, given the very valid point made by the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, is to…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade and Agriculture Commission and Trade Remedies AuthorityMy Lords, the Government’s extraordinary move to trigger the Parliament Act to prevent MPs from even debating a Lords amendment to the Agriculture Bill on a trade standards…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade Bill13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade Bill13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillI beg to move.13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am grateful to those who have spoken within this group, even with the slightly disjointed timing of breaking within the group. I wish to comment on a couple of things…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillI beg leave to withdraw the amendment.13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, for moving this amendment. It has allowed us to generate a very high degree of cross-party support, and it is to be…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the clarification from the noble Lord, Lord Lansley. I think that we will come back to this issue. The Minister referred to Ghana as a good example. I…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, and I agree with him that we should advance these amendments. I will address them in the context of our debates on the…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, of course I look forward to receiving another letter from the Minister. I hope that he can, at least in this one, give me what has so far proved to be very elusive:…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Grimstone, has said on a number of occasions: trade agreements mean little if businesses cannot operationalise them and use them…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I apologise to the Committee, which is no doubt fed up with hearing my voice. I declare an interest for this group, as I co-chair the All-Party Parliamentary Group on…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am grateful for that response to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, because I think the Minister—and I hate to say this to him—is wrong. Parliament will not have the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy final sentence, almost literally, is to agree with my noble friend Lady Kramer. She was indicating that if the purpose of these powers is to implement agreements, then three…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, this group follows on naturally from the previous group and relates to parliamentary approval of agreements. In moving Amendment 35, I will also speak to the others in…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I thank all noble colleagues for taking part in this debate and the Minister for giving a comprehensive response. If we could legislate to guarantee a rational world,…08 Oct 2020