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HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, I will have to take advice on the matter in order to respond to the noble Lord. Options coming out like chaff will have varying effects, as he will know. I repeat that…22 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, again, the sponsor body is independent. It was obliged under the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act, which your Lordships assented to, to prepare a…22 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, I never answer hypothetical questions. On the factual point, as I have said, this is a matter for the exclusive cognisance of both Houses.22 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, giving personal views from this Dispatch Box is probably not the wisest thing. On the timescale, again, the sponsor body is independent. It will conduct its review on…22 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, I think the second part of the noble Lord’s question is germane to the Question that follows; I am not sure if he has a chance to ask a question on that. The…22 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, in the original debates on this subject, my noble friend rightly pointed to the heritage nature of this great Palace of Westminster, which I think we all hold dear.…22 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, as I said in my Answer on this last Monday, the location of Parliament is a matter for Parliament. Both Houses will need to review their sitting arrangements as part of…22 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, the sponsor body is independent: that was the decision of your Lordships’ House and of the other place. The strategic review was announced in May by the sponsor body and…22 Jul 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, the Government have their eye very much on this ball, and we are confident we will reach a place where we can implement the protocol in a pragmatic and proportionate…15 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords and Machinery of Government: Consultation on ChangesMy Lords, the Government have committed to ensuring that the administration of government is less London-centric and to locating more Civil Service roles and public bodies out of…15 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords and Machinery of Government: Consultation on ChangesMy Lords, at risk to my career, I must say that Mr Cummings’s blog is not on my reading list, and I do not normally consult social media in general. However, I say to the noble…15 Jul 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, as I think I said earlier, the specific places for the inland infrastructure are still under discussion, as are the specifics about the site in Kent. However, the…15 Jul 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, as the House knows, the arrangements will be phased in until summer next year. We have announced £470 million to build port and inland infrastructure. As I told the…15 Jul 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, management of the borders is a reserved matter. The procedures laid out here are intended to apply to all ports. As I said, a specific document referring to the…15 Jul 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, significant progress has been and is being made, and some of the dire forecasts for that great industry, which is vital to our future, have not proven justified. So, I…15 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords and Machinery of Government: Consultation on ChangesMy Lords, I said yesterday, in a straight- forward fashion, that the location of this House is ultimately a matter of its exclusive cognisance. The Government are putting forward…15 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords and Machinery of Government: Consultation on ChangesMy Lords, I can only repeat what I said yesterday: that in any decision about the future operation of Parliament, the convenience of parliamentary procedure is obviously one of…15 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords and Machinery of Government: Consultation on ChangesMy Lords, I do not think I am going to be drawn on that one. I think that the Companion says that one is supposed to speak respectfully of the other place. However, I say to my…15 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords and Machinery of Government: Consultation on ChangesMy Lords, I repeat what I said yesterday. Of course, all the factors the noble Lord has mentioned have to be weighed and taken into account in any reflections on the future of our…15 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords and Machinery of Government: Consultation on ChangesMy Lords, I do not believe the Government are acting ultra vires in any way. It is important that all of us—in this House, in the other place and in the political world…15 Jul 2020