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HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend. I said to the House earlier that I rather heard that in the opening statements from the side opposite. Our position on fishing has been…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy Lords, I regret that I found it very difficult to follow the noble Baroness’s question because of the quality of the microphone. I think that at some point she asked about…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy noble friend asks an important question. Article 15 of the Northern Ireland protocol establishes a joint consultative working group on implementation of the protocol to serve…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy Lords, we were told by the Front Bench opposite yesterday that the House was sending a signal to the European Union, so I infer that our proceedings are followed closely in…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy Lords, of course it is essential that that point is recognised. I have made a practice, since I had the honour of taking on this brief, of not criticising the actions of any EU…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy Lords, a Written Ministerial Statement was issued. I am sorry if the noble Earl feels that more could and should be said. I always enjoy my engagements with him. The Statement…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU: Visa-free Short-term Travel MobilityMy Lords, I have referred more than once to the Government’s efforts to assist short-term activity in the course of the discussions we are having on mode 4. Obviously, movement…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU: Visa-free Short-term Travel MobilityYet again, as other noble Lords in this short exchange have done, my noble friend raises an important point. In negotiations, we are seeking a reciprocal agreement that would bind…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU: Visa-free Short-term Travel MobilityMy Lords, I assure the noble Lord that the UK authorities will remain eternally vigilant against this bestial criminal activity.21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU: Visa-free Short-term Travel MobilityMy Lords, I simply say to the noble Lord, who represents a party that has been very critical of this Government’s attitude to European nationals, that the position he outlined…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU: Visa-free Short-term Travel MobilityMy Lords, again, that is another specific and important point which is covered under this heading for discussion. I undertake to keep the House and my noble friend informed, in…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU: Visa-free Short-term Travel MobilityMy Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness to her place. She is exactly right; the comment underlines my point that we are seeking to negotiate arrangements which run very much in the…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU: Visa-free Short-term Travel MobilityMy Lords, at the moment we are continuing discussions in this area. I promise to advise the noble Baroness opposite on the specific point that she raises very shortly.21 Oct 2020HANSARDEU: Visa-free Short-term Travel MobilityMy Lords, both sides have committed to providing visa-free arrangements for tourists and short-term business visitors. The EU will grant UK nationals visa-free access for…21 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThat it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses 1 to 10; Schedule 1; Clauses 11 to 17; Schedule 2;…20 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, obviously, I thank all those who have spoken in this long debate and, in particular, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, and my noble friend Lord Sarfraz for…20 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I will most graciously yield—as they say in the US Senate—to the noble Baroness opposite shortly, but I should like to say to the House that we conclude now our work on…15 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillThat the Bill do now pass.15 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to this short debate. Its brevity does not detract in any way from the importance of the points put forward. I am grateful…08 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, there is a short period in the life of a Minister between being thanked by your Lordships for a response and disappointing your Lordships in a response, so I have…08 Oct 2020