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HANSARDCustoms Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, to give a degree of context about the scale of smuggling into the United Kingdom, the Government’s most recent figures, from August 2019, suggest that there was lost…07 Oct 2019HANSARDCustoms Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019Does the Minister think, in all honesty, that for a measure laid before Parliament on 5 September the publication of an impact assessment only on the morning that it is debated in…07 Oct 2019HANSARDCustoms Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019That is very illuminating and I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, reminded the Minister of that point. I hope that this information on the impact on British business…07 Oct 2019HANSARDCustoms Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019This will be the last time I jump to my feet. If the Minister is coming back to the very sensible suggestion by the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, might he expand a little on our…07 Oct 2019HANSARDStatutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounts Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It would not be the first time that Ministers at the Dispatch Box during consideration of statutory instruments or Brexit-related legislation have said that they will reflect on…26 Sept 2019HANSARDStatutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounts Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Is the Minister able to indicate a little more why it was a de minimis consultation? There has been briefing, but companies that operate on a cross-border basis have to register…26 Sept 2019HANSARDBrexit Readiness and Operation YellowhammerMy Lords, the equivocal position of the Minister on standards, which he laid out this afternoon, is in direct contrast with resolutions of this House when we amended the Trade…25 Sept 2019HANSARDExtension of Article 50In the light of the Supreme Court judgment, and in the light of the Minister’s Answer, will he allay the fears that there may be multiple letters or letters signed by officials…25 Sept 2019HANSARDArrangement of BusinessWith regard to the Trade Bill, when the Bill left this House, the Minister said that it was essential legislation. It has not been passed and is not on the statute book, and the…03 Sept 2019HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, in Questions, the noble Earl, Lord Howe, gave the impression that the only business we would be expected to consider after Prorogation—and presumably after debate on the…03 Sept 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseMy Lords, I concur with the Minister’s views about the noble Lord, Lord Judd. He will be greatly missed from the debate later today in the House. I served as a Member of the…16 Jul 2019HANSARDNuclear Weapons (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, I have only a fraction of the experience and knowledge of the noble Lord, whose contribution to this debate I agree with. He gave very clear evidence as part of our…16 Jul 2019HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, it is very often frustrating following the noble Lord in these debates, because I agree with everything that he says and he says it much better. That includes the…10 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 SummitMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, who brings not only his experience but his refreshing objectivity and common sense to both the committee and many of…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS: Future UK Trade DealsMy Lords, we are grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, for bringing this debate. I agree entirely with the final points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley. As the son…04 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS: Future UK Trade DealsThe Minister said that he would present the conclusions of the consultation plus the objectives to inform Parliament. This House amended the Trade Bill to state that that is not…04 Jul 2019HANSARDArms Exports to Saudi ArabiaMy Lords, is the suspension of any new licences for equipment not rendered a nonsense if existing integrated training and engagements are carried out by the British and Saudi air…25 Jun 2019HANSARDBrexit: European Union’s No-deal Continuity ArrangementsWill the Minister confirm that these are not mini-deals but basic contingency measures, as the Commission itself has defined them? Some will require continuing legislative…13 Jun 2019HANSARDDevolved Administrations: 20th AnniversaryI do not wish to detain the Chamber, nor bring in any kind of division, and it is very welcome to hear that this relationship is progressing at an executive level. But would the…22 May 2019HANSARDDevolved Administrations: 20th AnniversaryMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. Her contribution reflects a realistic debate that has been sweetened by a courtesy. The tone was set by the contribution…22 May 2019