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HANSARDUnited States: Diplomatic RelationsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to conduct their diplomatic relations with the Government of the United States on the basis of sovereign equality.01 Mar 2021HANSARDUnited States: Diplomatic RelationsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Frost, the Prime Minister and others have declared that sovereign equality is a vital principle for becoming global Britain once more. I assume it…01 Mar 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, this Bill will now pass unamended and I welcome that. But we recognise that our debate has touched on wider issues and that we are likely to return to them, in spite of…25 Feb 2021HANSARDMinisterial and other Maternity Allowances BillMy Lords, we on these Benches welcome the Bill and support its proposals. It implements proposals made six years ago by the Women in Parliament APPG. As the Minister told us, the…22 Feb 2021HANSARDThe UK’s Relationship with the Pacific Alliance (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, I welcome this report, with reservations. The UK has neglected relations with Latin American countries since the last war. There have been periodic attempts to increase…01 Feb 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeMy Lords, between 2003 and 2009 there were a number of inquiries into executive prerogative powers by parliamentary committees and the Ministry of Justice, which led to an…28 Jan 2021HANSARDWest Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021My Lords, I would add, on the railway system, that the new trans-Pennine link is as important as the eastern leg of HS2 and is particularly important for Bradford. I remind…26 Jan 2021HANSARDEU Ambassador to the UK: Diplomatic StatusMy Lords, I follow on from the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Robathan. We have talked about the importance of sovereign equality in our relations with the European Union,…25 Jan 2021HANSARDAlexei NavalnyMy Lords, we all recognise that the UK, as a democracy, is far more open to Russian influence than Russia is to British. Does the Minister agree that Russian interference,…21 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union: Visa-free Touring for MusiciansMy Lords, we understand that there are different views as to what actually happened but given that musicians from the continent have been performing in Britain for the past 250…19 Jan 2021HANSARDInternational Soft Power Strategy: Role of BBCTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of the BBC in their international soft power strategy.18 Jan 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I welcome the return of the Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill and hope that it will now rapidly complete its passage into law after the delays that it has…18 Jan 2021HANSARDInternational Soft Power Strategy: Role of BBCMy Lords, what steps are the Government taking to co-ordinate their domestic approach to the BBC with their international soft power strategy? Does the Minister not consider that…18 Jan 2021HANSARDConstitution, Democracy and Human Rights CommissionMy Lords, I wish to repeat what the noble Lord, Lord Young, said in his opening question, which is that any constitutional reform needs to have broad-based support that inspires…14 Jan 2021HANSARDElections: May 2021I hope I can get the Minister to add that local democracy is absolutely part of the foundation to any effective constitutional democracy, which is one of the reasons why we have…14 Jan 2021HANSARDP&O FerriesMy Lords, the Government have said that taking back control is an important dimension to everything they believe in and that levelling up is their next major priority. I am sure…05 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Howarth, that Britain’s democracy presently has many problems with public alienation and that we need democratic renewal. But leaving…30 Dec 2020HANSARDRegional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipMy Lords, is it compatible with Britain’s sovereignty to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership? We have just re-established our sovereignty by sloughing off the multilateral…15 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodMy Lords, references to Australia and Canada deny the geography, which is that we must retain close relations across the board with our neighbours whether we are in the EU or…08 Dec 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, has the Minister read the lecture given by the noble Lord, Lord Evans, to the Institute of Business Ethics on 11 November? The noble Lord commented that “too many in…24 Nov 2020