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HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodWhat preparation has been made for 1 January 2021, when the UK will be out of RASFF, the rapid alert system for food and feed? Only EU members and EEA states, along with…15 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I have nothing to declare but, I hope, a touch of practicality. It is worth recalling that the food industry, if we take it from one end to the other, is the UK’s…14 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I agree very much with what was said early on in the debate, but I must say to both noble Earls, Lord Caithness and Lord Shrewsbury, that making the argument requires a…09 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly to three of the amendments. Amendment 26, which I thoroughly support, reminds me of the situation when we went into government in 1997 and the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeIf, as envisaged in the guidance, someone is sanctioned who is discovered to be in the United Kingdom, can they be removed more easily than under the current Immigration Rules?09 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, this is a good news story, and I give sincere congratulations to the Government. I pay my own tribute to Bill Browder and the family of Sergei Magnitsky. Is the Minister…08 Jul 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I apologise that I was not able to speak at Second Reading; I was not sworn in to your Lordships’ House due to illness. I am having trouble with my broadband, so I will…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Government FinanceHow would a chief financial officer judge the Secretary of State’s view at the No. 10 press conference on 18 April when he said: “At the beginning of this emergency I told local…29 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Transport: Face CoveringsMy Lords, to what extent are the Government hoping that the travelling public will help to police this policy?25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, I count about eight major changes in the Statement, all of which are worth while. However, they all take place on the same date, so how will the Government monitor the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDWelfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, one lesson I learned in 1974, when there was no induction system, came from the late Willie Hamilton MP, who noble Lords will remember. He used to do his own little bit…30 Oct 2019HANSARDWelfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Can the Minister remind the Committee how long the common travel area has been in force?30 Oct 2019HANSARDWelfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Are some of the round table discussions about the fact that all New Zealand lamb imported into the UK is halal, and it is all pre-stunned? Is it a fact that the meat used in the…30 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, with respect to the noble and learned Lord, I do not have an answer. The fact is that the House was under the Prorogation guillotine, and that Bill could not take a…19 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I too welcome the maiden speech by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Bristol. I also look forward to the maiden speech we are due to hear from the noble Baroness,…17 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechIt is remarkable how little support for the achievement of the Civil Aviation Authority there has been in our public prints. There has been very little coverage. We all owe a lot…17 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechNo, I will not give way. I take what they say seriously; we have to. We clearly have a Cabinet of people akin to the factory owners of the past, who did not actually work in the…17 Oct 2019HANSARDSpecific Food Hygiene (Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I should like to raise a few points and I suppose I ought to declare an interest, as between 2009 and 2013 I chaired the Food Standards Agency. I will not go into any…16 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexit: NegotiationsMy Lords, listening to the exchanges in the other place, I was struck that the really important question from Lady Hermon was not actually answered. I put to the noble Baroness…03 Oct 2019HANSARDHomeless People: Prevention of DeathsI do not have anything to declare, other than the period of 2003-05 when I had ministerial responsibility for this area. I inherited from my noble friend Lady Armstrong the scheme…01 Oct 2019