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HANSARDTrade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am very grateful that the Government have responded promptly to the committee’s report in indicating that they will correct the drafting errors, which were very basic.…26 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Part of my point was about exports from, rather than to, the Isle of Man. Currently I am unaware of the Isle of Man taking a very aggressive stance against the rest of the United…26 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: No-deal PreparationsMy Lords, I have received the information that businesses have received and to which the Minister referred. The information from HMRC issued this morning at 8.33 am states that at…20 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I was interested to hear the clarification of the title of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson. The House will not be interested, but my title of “Tweed” is because of the…20 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, at this awards ceremony I am delighted to be nominated for best supporting actor. I, too, thank the Members of the Government Front Bench for their patience and their…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Powers of EU-UK Joint CommitteeWill the Minister be clear about how that mandate will be secured? Is it the assumption that, before the position of the UK representatives on the committee is presented to the…20 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, those who have followed the progress of the Bill in this House will have seen that the Government have acted with integrity in recognising that some of us felt that an…20 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am happy to follow my noble friend Lord Fox. I endorse the strong points he made towards the end of his speech, because I live in a very rural part of the Scottish…14 Mar 2019HANSARDState Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Before the Minister moves on to the structural funds, I want to come back on the previous issue. I understand that there may well be a difference of opinion between the UK…14 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will also speak to Amendment 28, to which I have added my name. There is not much to add to the persuasive case made by the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson. I welcome the…13 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillClearly, I would always defer to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, on these issues, but I had a slight anxiety when I heard the Minister say from the Dispatch Box that UK…13 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, as we move towards the final stages of Report, it is right that we reflect briefly on why we have this Bill. Primarily it is here in case there is a no-deal Brexit. It…13 Mar 2019HANSARDAgreement Establishing an Economic Partnership Agreement between the Eastern and Southern Africa States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTo resolve that this House calls upon Her Majesty’s Government, in accordance with section 21 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, to extend the scrutiny period…13 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI just want to make a point about the ability to have the regulations on the Swiss agreement. The Government are not using the likely regulatory powers under this Bill to ratify…13 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, this feels like an intermission between two parts of the main feature this afternoon, so I shall be brief. The amendment is even more important given the vote in the…13 Mar 2019HANSARDAgreement Establishing an Economic Partnership Agreement between the Eastern and Southern Africa States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity of speaking to these three Motions in my name. First I want to set a degree of context before addressing some of the issues of…13 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend, who speaks with great authority on this issue. In following him, I will use one example to highlight the importance of this…13 Mar 2019HANSARDAgreement Establishing an Economic Partnership Agreement between the Eastern and Southern Africa States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandI am most grateful to the Minister for her very thorough response to all the points that have been raised not just by me but by colleagues—the noble Baronesses, Lady Verma and…13 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am grateful for the Minister’s response, and for the support of the noble Lord, Lord McNicol. He highlighted that we are likely to have seen only 13% of UK exports represented…13 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade Bill13 Mar 2019