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HANSARDTrade Bill08 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade Bill08 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, this is perhaps the shortest group that we have had on the Bill so far. Not only will Members of the Committee be relieved about that, but I think it reflects a high…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade Bill08 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Viscount. I agree with one point he made in his speech: it is for Parliament to seek guarantees on our standards. In essence, that…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his comprehensive response to the debate on this group of amendments. I am grateful for that; it shows the seriousness of this issue. I and…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Earl, because of his dogged approach on this issue, not only on this Bill but on the predecessor Bill and the Agriculture Bill. I…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a sobering fact that, as we discuss this important group of amendments with regard to the UK adhering to international obligations, the European Union has today…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, for stating in very clear terms the benefit of putting into statute some of the restrictions on some of the…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, in his remarks, the Minister referred twice to the mandate that the negotiators have for a future trade deal with America and stated that the mandate excludes the NHS.…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I listened carefully to the Minister. He said two things, one with regard to the scope of this Bill. We have heard Ministers many times state their desire for this Bill…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will primarily address Amendment 10, to which I have put my name, and then Amendment 7. In doing so, I will reflect on a couple of very good points made by the noble…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I wish to address Amendment 6, referred to by my noble friend Lord Fox, and to support Amendment 3, spoken to by my noble friend Lady Birt and to which she has put her…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I remain be-seated to beseech the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, and others to support Amendment 45 in this group. I shall try to address some of her specific points about…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade: Trans-Pacific PartnershipMy Lords, we on these Benches are enthusiastic for UK businesses to utilise any expanded opportunities to export to the CPTPP countries in future, but this is the future, and what…23 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord. I am glad that he gave his speech because, with all the either deliberate or inadvertent diversions of the debate on the…22 Sept 2020HANSARDJapan Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, because these Benches want the UK to prosper, we welcome the agreement. However, rather like industry groups, we do so not by hailing it but by sighing a collective sigh…17 Sept 2020HANSARDMotor Sector: Export MarketsMy Lords, after everything that the Government have said over recent days and recent years about the need to retain or gain complete autonomy and freedom over state aid rules,…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, with neat symmetry, it is two years to the week that we again have a trade Bill before us. The Minister has been engaging and proactive since his appointment in the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny: Working Practices (EUC Report)My Lords, it is a genuine privilege to follow three such highly respected chairs and, on behalf of my colleagues, I thank them for their chairmanship. I also thank the members of…07 Sept 2020