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HANSARDPost Brexit: Economic and Political OpportunitiesMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on his appointment to the Cabinet. I am surprised that there is no mention of the specific work of anybody. I cite the economic work of…25 Mar 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Economic and Political OpportunitiesTo ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) what evidence-based analysis Her Majesty’s Government are using to oversee the cross-government work on maximising…25 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply from Lord Bethell on 3 September 2020 (HL Deb, cols 444–5), whether they have reached a conclusion on the findings of their…23 Mar 2021HANSARDFolic AcidI thank the Minister for his Answer but, as he will expect, it is not good enough. Notwithstanding the Covid pressure on the health department, it found time and resources to…23 Mar 2021HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Reductions and Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the Minister. He represents Defra, which is the key Brexit department—there is no question about that, and I know that the staff will have…22 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2021My Lords, I will be incredibly brief. I congratulate my noble friend Lady Chapman on her maiden speech. The Minister has been asked a lot of questions about these issues, now and…22 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I much regret that, due to my own IT incompetence, I was unable to speak today. However, I say to the Minister as politely as I can that he has completely misread the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to give maximum support to my noble friend Lady Royall, but in effect to all speakers, since I have not heard anything that I disagree with. I have…15 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I think I heard the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, say “bearing in mind the time of day” three times. I will say it only once: bearing in mind the time of…15 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, there are eight free ports in the Budget and nine regions of England, so we now know the effectiveness of the West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street. The report on free ports…12 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, I watched the International Women’s Day address to the European Parliament by the New Zealand Prime Minister. She made some very clear points, including that “Covid…11 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, although I spoke at Second Reading and have lent my name to later amendments, supporting my noble friend Lord West and the noble Lord, Lord Butler, I have to say that…09 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I was going to pass a short comment on each of the amendments because I agree with them all, but I will confine myself to Amendment 10. I hope the Minister has taken on…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, did the Minister have time to watch the David Harewood documentary shown at prime time on BBC1 on Tuesday about the massive health inequalities in the UK, which of…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, I counted at least three occasions when I thought that the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, had finished his incredibly thoughtful speech as he moved from one group to another.…03 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, this has been a fascinating debate on a fascinating part of the Bill. I know that progress has been slow in Committee and I certainly do not intend to speak for too…03 Mar 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillMy Lords, unlike the noble Baroness, I consider both the amendments to be probing in nature. As I said at Second Reading, I have no expertise or knowledge. I visited Gibraltar…01 Mar 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Countries: Reciprocal Pension AgreementsMy Lords, I could not defend this policy when I was the Pensions Minister 20 years ago and I did not, but the Treasury would not move on it and this is a real problem. How is…01 Mar 2021HANSARDFood-related CrimeMy Lords, does the Minister accept that the National Food Crime Unit is operating against organised crime with its hands tied? Investigations are being hampered. Does the Minister…22 Feb 2021HANSARDFood-related CrimeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the level of food-related crime, and (2) the resources available to address such crime.22 Feb 2021