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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will say a few brief words on Amendment 81, to which I attach my name. It would strengthen the individuals concerned when they have been through quite a rigorous…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am very grateful for all the comments on this technical amendment, if I can put it that way. I say to the noble Baronesses, Lady Bowles and Lady Kramer, that I fully…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade Bill15 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, the three-tier system is very seductive and most people could support the general principle; it is the operation that is the problem. As my noble friend Lord Hunt said,…14 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Medium) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, two days ago, the Prime Minister sent us all a circular letter following his Statement. It had two enclosures, one of which was a chart of the local Covid alert levels.…14 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Obligations of Hospitality Undertakings) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, hospitality venues, in places as different from one another as Ludlow in Shropshire and the city centre of Birmingham, have done enormous work to be made safe for the…09 Oct 2020HANSARDFood Hygiene Rating DisplaysI am grateful for that positive answer from the Minister. From my time at the Food Standards Agency, I realise that the legislation is there in place and we now have the evidence.…07 Oct 2020HANSARDFood Hygiene Rating DisplaysTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost to the taxpayer of requiring food business operators in England to display the relevant food hygiene rating score at the…07 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation. I declare an interest as a Brummie—born, bred, educated and apprenticed. I had the privilege of serving the…07 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I have added my name to several of these amendments, but I shall stick to dealing with Amendment 20—indeed, part of Amendment 20. If it was being redrafted, Defra should…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, the Minister will be pleased to know that I do not intend to ask any questions about the report from the department on testing between 17 September and 23 September. As…06 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will intervene only briefly, initially to support my noble friend Lord Bassam in some of the examples he gave. Dispute settlement in trade deals is pretty important,…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will say at the outset that I was astonished by the speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner of Margravine. I shall not comment on it, but I thought it was…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I agree entirely with the speech of my noble friend Lord Hain. We have moved a long way from when public contracts and the wages thereof were governed by the 1946 House…29 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020: Temporary ProvisionsMy Lords, I, too, welcome both maiden speeches. I consider both new colleagues my noble friends. Before I start, I want to declare an interest. Ten months ago, I was taken ill…28 Sept 2020HANSARDEU: Future RelationshipMy Lords, on the basis that it is never too late to avoid making a bad decision, I want to set out what I think should be the Prime Minister’s guest speech to the European Council…23 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAgain, I take the Minister to his own department’s weekly statistics for test and trace for the latest week, 3 to 9 September. He said on Monday that I did not understand the…23 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I will make a brief contribution. In fact, I was going to opt out altogether because I did not want to repeat anything that anyone else had said. Certainly, I support…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I briefly give my full-hearted support to the noble Earl and his proposal. Again, I draw on my own experience at both MAFF and Defra and, at one time, as the Planning…22 Sept 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace, and particularly the noble Lord, Lord Curry, in supporting this amendment. Indeed, it is the only…22 Sept 2020