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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, we now know for a fact that only a tiny fraction of those rolled-over trade agreements to which we are a party and will have ratified before exit day will be considered…06 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited States: Trade DealMy Lords, a month before the US published its trade negotiation objectives for the United Kingdom, it published its Summary of Specific Negotiating Objectives for trade with the…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, we welcome the Minister’s comments from the Dispatch Box. This is an occasion when parliamentary persistence has proved effective.…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillIt is a shame that processes do not allow interventions on interventions. When have I said that this is a health risk? When has the noble Lord heard me say that? He intervened on…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am grateful for that. The point I am making is that the EU, with full UK support, has had a consistent position on the use of chlorine on chickens—that it should not be used to…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillAs the noble Lord will know, we have engaged in a number of legislative standards across all the different aspects of the British economy. If they are not captured in proposed new…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI may be able to help the noble Baroness. I am grateful for the response from the Government Whips’ Office and its suggestion of tabling time for these to be debated. I will not…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, in Committee there were a number of amendments, including one in my name, which sought to make the case that some of the agreements that we are party to by virtue of our…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillThat is helpful. However, my question to the Government remains as to what the status of the Bill would be, under the amendment, with regard to the reporting mechanism. Japan is…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillFrom my experience of the Scottish Parliament, there is nothing to prevent any UK Government submitting to the Library of the Scottish Parliament or Welsh Assembly documents…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Hannay and Lord Stevenson, for working collectively to condense a number of amendments in Committee into one composite…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, there is no doubt that we on these Benches support the free economic movement of goods and people, which benefits all parts of the British economy and of our United…06 Mar 2019HANSARDYemen: UK Arms Sales to Saudi ArabiaMy Lords, I have the pleasure of serving on the committee under the noble Lord, Lord Howell, and I returned from a visit to the wider region yesterday. Since the war began there,…20 Feb 2019HANSARDHonda in SwindonMy Lords, the Department for International Trade’s state-of-play document states that it will not be possible for there to be a continuity agreement on trade with Japan before 29…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillI apologise for interrupting the Minister. I want to add perhaps another degree of lunacy to the several mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord Kerr. New Section 31 of the taxation…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I wish to make two brief points in this large but important grouping. The first is in response to the point made by the noble Baroness and my noble friend Lord Fox. When…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillI do not wish to make a glib point, but the Minister has referred to the Office for Students. The episode in relation to that office should remind us why we take seriously these…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am happy to contribute to the successful realisation of the noble Lord’s ambition to have an amendment on commencement. I want to make two final comments because I…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for moving the amendment, which I happily signed. It will be no surprise that we on these Benches favour, still, the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTrade BillThe noble Lord, Lord Lansley, and I have referred to the WTO. My understanding is that there have been objections to the UK’s submission of services schedules to the WTO and…04 Feb 2019