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HANSARDUnion Capability: Dunlop ReviewMy Lords, I have not seen my noble friend Lord Grimstone’s remarks in context, so I will respond to the noble Lord by letter.19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Capability: Dunlop ReviewMy Lords, I cannot anticipate the detailed response to the Dunlop report. I commend both my noble friends Lord Lexden and Lord Dunlop for their commitment to the union. I hope…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Capability: Dunlop ReviewMy Lords, I do not agree that the United Kingdom is imploding. That is unhelpful talk. No political party in this country wishes to actively and swiftly break up the United…19 Nov 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsMy Lords, consent—and the consent of both communities—is absolutely fundamental to this whole process. I agree with my noble friend that it would be to the benefit of all if a…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Capability: Dunlop ReviewMy Lords, I very strongly agree with my noble friend, and spoke yesterday of the importance of not imputing bad intent where there is none. We are at our strongest when we work as…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Capability: Dunlop ReviewMy Lords, good contacts exist between the UK Government and devolved Administrations. I recently reported to the House on the positive development in the review of…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Capability: Dunlop ReviewMy Lords, the Government believe in devolution. The individual devolution settlements and their effectiveness, have been appraised on a range of occasions in the last 20 years.…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Capability: Dunlop ReviewMy Lords, as I have said, the review will be published before the end of the year. It makes a number of recommendations, which Ministers are taking the time to consider carefully,…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Capability: Dunlop ReviewMy Lords, as the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office told the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on…19 Nov 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsMy Lords, unfettered access from Northern Ireland to GB will be sustained and there will be no customs checks. So far as GB-NI is concerned, any control will be at a very minimal…19 Nov 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsNo, I do not. The maintenance of the Good Friday agreement requires unfettered access, which was committed to by the EU and in the reformation of the Northern Ireland Executive.…19 Nov 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsI certainly agree on the importance of clarity. As I have said, certain matters are still under discussion in the joint committee, but the Government have already issued 25…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Capability: Dunlop ReviewMy Lords, I have not had the time to read Sir John’s lecture. I said that the review would be published before the end of the year. It is important that we do not denigrate the…19 Nov 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsMy Lords, the Government are committed to ensuring that businesses and communities are ready for the end of the transition period. I am sorry to hear of the remarks reported by…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Capability: Dunlop ReviewMy Lords, I have underlined the importance of the issues and said that the Government gave a Written Ministerial Statement recently about relations and transparency. The…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Capability: Dunlop ReviewMy Lords, the Prime Minister told the House of Commons: “I think what has unquestionably been a disaster is the way in which the Scottish nationalist party has taken and used…19 Nov 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsMy Lords, in relation to the trader support service, I can report to the House that, whereas my honourable friend in the House of Commons said that 7,000 businesses had signed up,…19 Nov 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsMy noble friend raises an important point and I can certainly reassure him that the Government remain committed to the Belfast/Good Friday agreement in its entirety, including all…19 Nov 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsMy Lords, the noble Earl raises an extremely important point. I cannot go into matters that are, as he implies, under active discussion, but we have certainly committed to an…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, in preamble, I say again that I agree with those who would like to see our old proceedings back; as long as I am trusted and have the privilege to answer to this House,…18 Nov 2020