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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am not sure that is directly relevant to the subject matter of the Bill. I thought I had in fact made the point that imputation of motive and intent is a political…18 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 October be approved. Relevant document: 31st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am grateful to those who have spoken in the debate, which I will try to sum up briefly. As the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, indicated, because of the quite proper…18 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank all those noble Lords who have spoken in the debate, and for their general welcome for these regulations. I will obviously try to answer at least some of the…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. Relevant document: 31st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, procurement by the Government and public sector bodies represents a significant part of the UK economy. It is essential to the day-to-day running of government and…16 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsMy Lords, as I said earlier, the Government certainly take extremely seriously the need to ensure the security of this trade. I agree with the noble Lord that the protocol obliges…12 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsMy Lords, I very much agree with what my noble friend said. I underline his last remarks: it is astonishing that Keir Starmer required the Labour Party in this House to vote…12 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsThe noble Baroness makes an important point. The UK Government recognise, of course, the unique position of authorised traders, such as supermarkets, with stable supply chains and…12 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsMy Lords, I will write to the noble Lord on his very specific point about labelling. Of course, I acknowledge that there are ongoing discussions in the joint committee, and that…12 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsMy Lords, I remind the noble Lord that the principle of unfettered access, and its legislative underpinning, was one of the key components of the re-formation of the Northern…12 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsMy Lords, I will not follow the noble Lord into international diplomacy. What I will say is what I said with some force to the House on Monday: this Government are absolutely…12 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsMy Lords, work is under way, as noble Lords have raised before, in seeking to recruit vets and, in other areas of this policy, customs agents. That work is ongoing. We are hopeful…12 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsMy Lords, we have been unequivocal in our commitment to unfettered access for Northern Ireland goods moving to the rest of the UK market. We are delivering on that commitment in…12 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsMy Lords, I gave an assurance on supermarkets and food supplies in an earlier answer. The Government are constantly, on a daily basis, monitoring and considering the maintenance…12 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsMy Lords, there is one way: support for the Belfast/Good Friday agreement. I trust very much that when the unfettered access provisions come back to this House, the Labour Party…12 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I too begin by humbly paying my own tribute to Lord Sacks. His reflective witness to faith was, and will remain, an inspiration to very many people he never knew. As…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I strongly agree on the principle of trust between all parties in a negotiation. It is not always there in every negotiation, but this is more than a negotiation; it is…02 Nov 2020HANSARDHome Secretary: Allegations of BullyingMy Lords, I can certainly confirm that the process is independent, but I can only repeat that, to protect the interests of all involved, the Government do not comment on the…02 Nov 2020HANSARDHome Secretary: Allegations of BullyingMy Lords, I am sorry to disappoint my noble friend so far as the timing is concerned. However, it is not possible to comment on an ongoing process. What I can say in relation to…02 Nov 2020