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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I endorse the comments of my noble friend Lord Oates, with two supplementary points, the first of which the Leader may think has a degree of self-pleading because I live…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: CharitiesMy Lords, I declare an interest as patron of a number of charities, including very local ones. As the Minister is well aware, many people who deliver services for charities and…24 Mar 2020HANSARDBritish Citizens AbroadMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that one communication that he received last week was from me, copying him into an email. Having followed Foreign Office advice scrupulously,…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I commend both the Minister for the way he introduced the debate and the responding speeches from the Front Benches. Any Member who speaks from the well of this Chamber…24 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade: StandardsMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl for his great experience in this area. I commend, too, the noble Baroness for securing this debate on trade and standards—significantly,…25 Feb 2020HANSARDInternational Development: Aid DistributionMy Lords, the Minister said to the Chamber last week that 90% of the world’s most extreme poor would be living in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. That is why the Government’s…06 Feb 2020HANSARDGlobal BritainMy Lords, that protocol highlights 371 laws and regulations that will not apply to Great Britain but will automatically apply in perpetuity to Northern Ireland. Their origin will…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDefence, Diplomacy and Development PolicyOn sub-Saharan Africa and the Africa partnerships, is there an Africa strategy and will it be published? Is the target that the Government announced—that we will be the top G7…30 Jan 2020HANSARDDefence, Diplomacy and Development PolicyMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to listen to the noble Earl in these debates, with his thoughtful and experienced comments. A common thread in the debate, so well presented by…30 Jan 2020HANSARDBrexit: Movement of Goods between Northern Ireland and Great BritainMy Lords, 53% of all goods and services for sale in Northern Ireland come from GB and 65% of all exports from Northern Ireland come to GB, resulting in 419,000 HGV crossings over…24 Oct 2019HANSARDFreedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Would the Minister give way?23 Oct 2019HANSARDFreedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019In the absence of an impact assessment, I have four questions for the Minister. In many respects, they support the points raised by my noble friend Lord Oates. The first is linked…23 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitI agree with the noble Baroness. One reason is that, for the first time in our union’s history, part of our union will be under the legislative authority of a foreign entity in…19 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitWith regard to part of the United Kingdom now having to comply with rules made by a foreign entity, what representation will those people have over those rules?19 Oct 2019HANSARDCustoms Legislation and Amendments: Impact AnalysisMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for speaking to me before Questions; I welcome that courtesy. In its impact assessment, HMRC itself suggests that many of its assessments…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: PreparationsPage 29 of the Government’s paper shows that British exporters would see price increases on 60% of the UK’s exports to the EU. It says that these include increased prices of 65%…08 Oct 2019HANSARDUS-imposed Trade TariffsMy Lords, given the indicators under WTO rules that these products are unique, they will become even more vulnerable to a tariff regime that the United States may play across the…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTrade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I have been listening carefully to this debate. Given what the Government have submitted to Brussels at the moment, might the Minister reflect on his terminology? He has referred…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTrade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords—07 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal Tariff SchedulesThe Minister repeated the estimates from March of how this would impact British business. I remind the House of how the business community described those figures. The CBI…07 Oct 2019