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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, the purpose of the amendment is to give the other place a chance to consider whether the UK should seek to remain in a customs union with the EU. It is an option that we…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI rise briefly to support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, which I have signed up to. The meeting that he referred to was extremely helpful in drawing…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, we are in a very similar situation to where we were in an earlier debate. Clearly there is an issue which needs to be resolved between the Minister and those who feel…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade Bill06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI am very grateful to the Minister for her full response. I look forward to reading it in Hansard . I will take her up on her offer of further discussions, but at this stage, I…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillI have a private joke with the former Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, that there is a small and declining number of people in this House with an interest in…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, Amendment 15 deals with whether future trade agreements should have a chapter or separate part relating to investor-state dispute settlement systems. These complicated…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillFollow that wonderful peroration! The Minister has been practising, I am sure. I congratulate him on his brilliance in getting out of the Tugendhat trap. He obviously thought that…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, first, I thank the Minister for her efforts to meet the requirements of the Motion in the name of my noble friend Lady Smith of Basildon, who is unfortunately indisposed…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade Bill06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, although the key point was made by the noble Lord, Lord Monks, that this might seem a little out of keeping with the rest of today’s discussions, points were made here…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, after that brief pause for dramatic effect, we move on quickly. We have already begun to discuss this issue because it was the subject of the Motion before the House…06 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade Bill06 Mar 2019HANSARDProduct Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the Minister for organising the meeting held last week on this SI—as has been said, it was very useful in covering a lot of the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDDesigns and International Trademarks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am very grateful for the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, which have covered much of the ground that I was going…04 Mar 2019HANSARDDesigns and International Trademarks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the Minister for giving way. We have been over this ground before and I do not want to prolong the debate. However, the essential difference that is now emerging across…04 Mar 2019HANSARDProduct Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, it is not the navigation but the strain on our hands.04 Mar 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I declare an interest as one of my children is an apprentice aged over 19. He is in the first year of the apprenticeship and so would benefit from the figures that we…04 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade AgreementsMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for repeating as a Statement the Answer to the UQ in the other place yesterday. The mystery which this Statement is supposed to address is…14 Feb 2019HANSARDBuckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019My Lords, I declare my interest as a long-term resident of Buckinghamshire, although I am not directly involved in any of the bodies listed by the Minister. I have been aware of…13 Feb 2019