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HANSARDCustoms Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this latest statutory instrument from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Having dealt with the issue of imports three weeks…10 Dec 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, I too attended the Zoom session on this issue. I thank the Minister and those present for organising it. I can see that NDAs were necessary in the consultation stage,…08 Dec 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for raising these issues. I take his point about the safety of the public and protesters, and I hope that he will get appropriate assurances from…08 Dec 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, I have a lot of sympathy with the noble Earl, Lord Lytton. It seems that the 1996 Act covers these issues, and I am very suspicious of why HS2 needs such a significant…08 Dec 2020HANSARDSpending Review 2020My Lords, this has been an excellent debate, with a range of thoughtful contributions. While we have had several Treasury Statements in recent months, there has not been an…03 Dec 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, I have little to say on these amendments, other than to make a general comment on the subject of burial grounds and so on. It seems to me that the intent in HS2 Phase 2a…30 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, I have tried to consider this amendment not as a debate over whether the route should go ahead, but on its merits. I found it difficult to understand, but it seemed that…30 Nov 2020HANSARDWales: Customs SitesMy Lords, at all stages of the Brexit process we have urged the Government to formalise their engagement with the devolved Administrations, for example by putting the Joint…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCustoms Safety, Security and Economic Operators Registration and Identification (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument and to other noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I also express my thanks to the…19 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I can only agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, because I too would value a letter that gives some explanation. I have always been rather curious about party…12 Nov 2020HANSARDFuture of Financial ServicesMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for dealing with the second Treasury Statement in as many days. This Statement is billed as a prelude to the Financial Services Bill, which…11 Nov 2020HANSARDEconomy UpdateMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for presenting this Statement. It is the latest in a series of announcements and, while there are aspects that we very much welcome, it is…10 Nov 2020HANSARDBank Recovery and Resolution (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, to this exclusive club that hacks through Treasury statutory instruments. I am sure she has been briefed that this is but a…10 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, in general, we view the amendment favourably. It seems to have two points to it. The first is to try to secure some continuity, as spelled out by the noble Baroness,…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I have to admit that I barely understand this debate. I did my best to research it and it seemed to be about giving the promoter considerable flexibility to exercise…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate. My amendment was tabled to make sure that these important issues are fully debated. I have been rewarded, in the sense that we have…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, I generally support this amendment, which is really about tone. The noble Baroness, Lady Jones, and my noble friend Lord Adonis have touched on the question of the…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) BillMy Lords, the position that we take on HS2 is unambiguously to support it, therefore I am not seeking to find devices to slow it down or otherwise damage its future. However, I…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Economic SupportMy Lords, the announcement that the Self-employment Income Support Scheme grant will increase to 80% for November is welcome. However, the Chancellor still has not moved on the…04 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateMy Lords, as ever, I am grateful to the Minister for presenting this Statement. When we last discussed the economic update from the Chancellor on 28 September, he was rather…27 Oct 2020