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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Randall, and agree with much of what he said. I support the amendments in this group, including the lead amendment, and…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a delight to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bourne, with whom I served in the National Assembly 20 years ago and who has done a good hard day’s work for Wales. We do…18 Nov 2020HANSARDChild TraffickingMy Lords, can the Minister publish and place in the Library a copy of the analysis that she has just given? She indicated that the situation is very different from the figure of…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness and I very much agree with her comments on working more locally. I want to raise three points with the Minister in the…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCarbon EmissionsMy Lords, Anglesey is known as “Energy Island”, not just because of the Wylfa nuclear site but because of the potential of wind power and tidal power around its coast. Will the…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Economic SupportMy Lords, when the Government put England into a new lockdown, it was announced that the furlough scheme would be extended for England. When the Prime Minister was challenged…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion with ScotlandMy Lords, elections to the Scottish Parliament will indeed take place in six months’ time. Can the Minister confirm that if a majority of Members of that Parliament are elected on…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff. As she has made so many of the points that I intended to address, I shall not repeat them and I…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Servants: Public ProcurementMy Lords, the Minister accepts that the public procurement system has to be whiter than white, I am sure, but does he accept that the registration of interests is as much to…29 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, on transparency, and I look forward to coming to those points later. I am pleased to speak to this group of amendments, and…28 Oct 2020HANSARDClean Growth FundMy Lords, when the Clean Growth Fund was launched, the scheme was said to be open to all UK-based companies. Can the Minister confirm that it is indeed open to SMEs in Wales, for…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, the Minister cited the example of pesticides, a subject on which there will almost certainly be unanimity. But on matters such as subsidy control, where there may be a…26 Oct 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: ReductionMy Lords, in the event of land occupied by the Sennybridge training centre becoming superfluous to requirements, will the Government bear in mind how the residents of 54 farms on…22 Oct 2020HANSARDEU: Visa-free Short-term Travel MobilityMy Lords, I draw attention to my registered interests. Does the Minister accept that performing musicians need the facility to travel at short notice to work in other parts of our…21 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I warmly agree with the words of the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, on her fine maiden speech. I particularly welcome her Welsh…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I was about to enthuse about the Government going in the right direction, but the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, have made me hesitate a little and…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillIt is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and I appreciate the very great contribution he is making to our Committee’s work, as do many other colleagues. I am so…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, is the noble Baroness aware that in Wales large areas are closed down for all but essential travel, so that, for example, people along the north Wales coast between…14 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 26, which was moved by the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, on Tuesday and to which I have my name. I will also speak to Amendment 27, which carries my…08 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillMy Lords, I am delighted to support the noble Lord on this amendment and to introduce my own amendment, which is linked to it. The noble Lord spoke with passion on this matter in…08 Oct 2020