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HANSARDFunctioning of GovernmentMy Lords, obviously that is covered by statute. So far as I understand it, if the Prime Minister, or a Prime Minister, chose to reappoint a Minister within three weeks, they would…07 Jul 2022HANSARDFunctioning of GovernmentI think many of us would agree with my noble friend’s sentiments. I have set out the constitutional position which always applies when a Prime Minister resigns—it applied when Mr…07 Jul 2022HANSARDFunctioning of GovernmentI do not agree with the tenor of the remarks of my noble friend. The announcements on Cabinet appointments were made this morning, and the list is available. It is not the case…07 Jul 2022HANSARDFunctioning of GovernmentMy Lords, the Government will continue their work to deliver the programme on which they were elected. We set out our programme for this Session in the gracious Speech. The…07 Jul 2022HANSARDFunctioning of GovernmentMy Lords, there is a good old tradition of decency in our country that one does not dance on the grave even of a fallen enemy. The Prime Minister has announced his resignation as…07 Jul 2022HANSARDFunctioning of GovernmentMy Lords, with the leave of the House and as I am required to do, I shall repeat as a Statement the Answer given by the Minister for the Cabinet Office to an Urgent Question in…07 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]The noble Lord has generously acknowledged, as others have, that the officials have been extremely busy. There will be a response to the noble Lord’s question, as I undertook.…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to those who have spoken. Of course, this is Committee in your Lordships’ House, the whole purpose of which is to probe, challenge, ask and seek greater…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I take the noble Baroness’s point and understand what she is saying. This takes me back to the opening remarks. We have doubts about the appropriateness of including wider policy…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am sorry, I thought that I heard the noble Lord referring to the Australia trade agreement. It was my understanding that that would be coming later. I was not sure, given that…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all those who have spoken. I take seriously the gravity of the remarks made. I assure my noble friend Lord Blencathra, whose chairmanship of the committee was…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I hear what the noble Lord says. I come to this House and I am asked to respect the position of the devolved Administrations. The position of the devolved Administration in…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I hear what the noble and learned Lord says. Those remarks might also be addressed to the First Minister in Scotland. I expressed regret—I think it is shared across the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I could not possibly be tempted, particularly at 8.04 pm when the Committee needs to finish shortly and I already have a very long response to a large number of…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I think the noble Lord makes a slightly different point. It is a point of concern, and we discussed it on the earlier group. I understand that how much is in secondary…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, if that is an offer to come back tomorrow and carry on, I do not know how popular that will be. There are many things that I like about the noble Lord opposite. First,…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord is right to raise the issue of cross-border services. We will come to that later in the Bill. I am not excluding discussion of cross-border. It is an…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I will have to take counsel and advice on that, and I will certainly come back. As I said, the fundamental position is to try to keep things as they are, exempting…06 Jul 2022