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HANSARDTrade BillThe noble Baroness said that the Government did not intend to rely on Pepper v Hart to deal with any issues that arise from the Trade Bill, which is very welcome indeed. Do the…20 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I think the whole House—and indeed the country—should be very grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, and the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, for having raised…20 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Article 50 Period Extension ProcedureMy Lords, the Government have had two and a half years to resolve this matter. They have spectacularly failed to do so, in such a way that we have now become a byword throughout…18 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Attorney General’s legal opinion on the Joint Instrument and Unilateral DeclarationJust to deal with “egregious” first, surely the word derives from the Latin “e grege”—12 Mar 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Attorney General’s legal opinion on the Joint Instrument and Unilateral DeclarationMy Lords, I apologise for my slip. The word “egregious” derives from the Latin “e grege”—outside the flock; in other words, it means abnormal, out of the ordinary. “Shocking” is…12 Mar 2019 Bills sponsored (1)