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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, it has been another long and interesting debate and I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part. As some noble Lords have said—I recall the noble Lord, Lord…08 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, the matter before the House is whether the system for England and Wales is sufficient and effective. The contention I put to your Lordships’ House is that it is…08 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate. The House will not object if I say first that I thank and, indeed, congratulate my noble friend Lord Young of…08 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I do not think I need to add anything, except to say that I share my noble friend’s affectionate remembrance of Viscount Whitelaw, whose general election tour I managed…08 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 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, as my noble friend knows, there are continuing discussions in relation to Northern Ireland, but we are taking all available steps to support trade readiness in Northern…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, as far as local deliveries are concerned, the Kent Resilience Forum is putting material in place. I sought to explain that an effort will not be made to stop every…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, I did mention the Welsh ports in an earlier answer. I assure the noble Lord that the interests of those ports are well in mind. I am surprised by what he said he was…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, I cannot comment on the specific financial point, but further details of the port infrastructure fund will be published very shortly.24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, there were a number of observations there, some of which could be characterised as a little wide of the Statement and perhaps a little behind the game—the game being…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodThat is a very important question, and it is important that it is understood. Whether we have a free trade deal must not be confused with the question of tariffs, and the question…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, we negotiate with foreign Governments as appropriate. So far as information is concerned, obviously the noble Viscount will know that minutes of Cabinet Committees are…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, I do not believe that this Government have a jingoistic attitude or one of superiority towards our French partners or any others. My belief, and that of most people who…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, I very much hope that this is not the case. I share the concerns of the noble Baroness for traders of all sizes, obviously, and assure her that the Government are…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, I did not hear that I was asked about customs agents originally, and I apologise to the House; £80 million was set aside for that. Not all that has been drawn down, but…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, again, of course I agree. I have always made it clear from this Dispatch Box that the Government hope very much that we will have a deal—a Canada-style deal—which I…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, I can only repeat the answer that I gave yesterday, which the noble Baroness very kindly read out. The Government believe that the infrastructure and IT systems that are…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodNo, my Lords. We believe that the systems we are putting in place provide the best guarantee that we will avoid the worst case. I cannot promise that there will be no friction,…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, there are a number of questions wrapped up there, and I did not answer the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, on one question. The Government are not blaming anybody. We are…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his support for what the Government are doing. I am grateful for that. So far as the interests of Wales are concerned, obviously the ports of…24 Sept 2020