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HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipYes, I certainly agree with my noble friend, and the Government believe that that will be possible. The Government are asking nothing of the European Union that it has not agreed…28 Apr 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipMy Lords, last week, the United Kingdom and the EU had a full and constructive negotiating round. It was conducted remotely by video conference and there was a full range of…28 Apr 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipMy Lords, there were several questions there, but it is always welcome to hear from the noble Baroness. The Government are determined to reach a constructive and amicable…28 Apr 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipMy Lords, as the Prime Minister said yesterday, various decisions on future arrangements under the Covid crisis will be considered in due course. On my noble friend’s main…28 Apr 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipNo, my Lords, the Government are negotiating in good faith. We are in the first stages of this negotiation and that is the course we will continue to pursue. I have rather more…28 Apr 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipNo, my Lords. That is again a lengthy question with various premises in it. The Government are confident that we will have appropriate arrangements for UK borders in place for the…28 Apr 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipMy Lords, the Government have set out their negotiating objectives before Parliament and in talks with the European Union. The Government are seeking to negotiate in good faith on…28 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: MembershipMy Lords, it is not for me to decide what should be referred to the committee. The size of the House is reducing, given retirements and departures; we have, sadly, heard some…21 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: MembershipMy Lords, I do not usually respond when a pistol is put to my head, but I have already told the House that some new Members are essential, always, to keep the expertise and…21 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: MembershipMy Lords, on the first point, it is a matter for your Lordships’ House. We have had two follow-up reports from the noble Lord, Lord Burns, and the Lord Speaker, which have been…21 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: MembershipMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Balfe on being the first Peer in the history of the House of Lords to ask a virtual Question. Those who know me know that it will be…21 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: MembershipMy Lords, as a matter of fact, the recent history is not of numbers increasing. I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Burns, and his committee for the inventive and constructive…21 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: MembershipMy Lords, my noble friend makes some concrete suggestions, some of which would require legislation. The Government’s view is that any reform of your Lordships’ House would need…21 Apr 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: MembershipNo, my Lords. This matter has been given extensive debate—I think “extensive” is a fair word in the context of the Bill of the noble Lord, Lord Grocott. The Government’s position…21 Apr 2020HANSARDBuckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, this order has been laid before this House and the other place, which approved it on 18 March 2020. It will update the membership arrangements of the Conservation Board…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBuckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his response and for speaking on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy. On the question of transformation, which is slightly wider than this…23 Mar 2020HANSARDEU: NegotiationsMy Lords, announcements about emergency legislation will be made in due course.17 Mar 2020HANSARDEU: NegotiationsI would not share the opinion of the noble Lord.17 Mar 2020HANSARDEU: NegotiationsDid I mishear?17 Mar 2020HANSARDEU: NegotiationsMy Lords, both sides remain fully committed to these negotiations. Discussions are about not whether but how to continue them.17 Mar 2020