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HANSARDIntegrated ReviewMy Lords, it is 53 years since the British Government announced our withdrawal of forces from east of Suez, and we well know that our current Prime Minister wants nothing better…23 Nov 2020HANSARDCanada-UK Trade DealMy Lords, in August 2018, the Canadian Prime Minister said that the Canadians would be ready to start negotiations on what he thought would be a very easy roll-on agreement the…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCanada-UK Trade DealTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the comments by the Prime Minister of Canada on 11 November about the United Kingdom’s prospects of a trade deal…17 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I think that I have six minutes.16 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I was particularly struck by the award of one of the first test and trace contracts to a multinational company with its headquarters in Miami to manage a service that…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, this is the third version of a public procurement EU transition SI since January 2019. Later this afternoon, we will be dealing with the third version of a parallel exit…16 Nov 2020HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, this is the third SI on this topic that has come before Parliament since the beginning of 2019. My colleagues have been dealing with similar revisions to already revised…16 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsMy Lords, we are all aware of the extensive movement of animals across the internal Irish border and across the Irish Sea, and the extensive movement also of milk and milk…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCommon Rules for Exports (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, after hearing Conservatives and Ukippers preach year after year about the unnecessary bureaucracy of European regulations, it is sad that we now have a Government…10 Nov 2020HANSARDHome Secretary: Allegations of BullyingMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Young, in response to a previous answer from the Minister, said that the code is an honour code, implying that it is up to the Minister concerned to…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingCharities are there to serve the public benefit, and I would have thought that that would require a duty of transparency, not simply one that the Government might politely ask.…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of requiring greater transparency in sources of funding for charities based in the United Kingdom.29 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeMy Lords, the Government are set on a Canada-style agreement. Have they studied the Canadian network of agreements with the United States, its close neighbour, which cover border…21 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, some of the language of the Bill brings back distant memories from over 35 years ago. Proponents of free trade and open markets, including Margaret Thatcher as Prime…19 Oct 2020HANSARDHistoric StatuesMy Lords, is this not exactly an area where national government should resist interfering too strongly? Most of the statues in Bradford are of local people—Samuel Lister, Titus…19 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I cannot understand why the Government continue to insist on this reduction in the variation of size between constituencies. The original justification was the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, has argued, the amendment reflects a constitutional principle. In an effective democracy, in which the power of…08 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodMy Lords, I am not sure whether to sympathise with the Minister for having to defend a Statement with which he cannot entirely agree, to admire his loyalty in following each step…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU: Future RelationshipMy Lords, I hope you can hear me. Good. In his opening speech, the Minister talked about the Government’s well-established position on state aid. I am puzzled by that and I hope…23 Sept 2020HANSARDDevolution in EnglandMy Lords, I understand devolution to mean the transfer of powers, competences and finance. Decentralisation of tasks under central direction with conditional funding seems to me…22 Sept 2020