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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI was hoping that others would take on the strain. I spoke at Second Reading, and I have tried to come to this really representing the settled views of the committees of this…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEuropean Political CommunityMy Lords, it was certainly a significant meeting. I want to ask the Minister two things: first, when will the Government set out to Parliament their aims and principles underlying…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I ask the Minister a more technical question about the interrelationship between the trade and co-operation agreement and the withdrawal agreement. The European Affairs…31 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, recently, the work of the European Affairs Committee has been heavily overshadowed by the Northern Ireland protocol. While work on the protocol itself is carried out by…11 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise with my European Affairs Committee hat on. I see these as enabling amendments for the storage of energy. The first Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, which took…07 Sept 2022HANSARDScottish Parliament: Independence ReferendumMy Lords, there are four voters on the register at home in Perthshire and I kept the election communications that came through the door in May last year: two booklets from the SNP…20 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is participating remotely and I invite her to speak now.18 Jul 2022HANSARDHorizon EuropeThe sorry state of affairs is, of course, the result of the impasse over the Northern Ireland protocol. Can the noble Lord the Minister assure us on two fronts—first, that the…07 Jul 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]My Lords, I hope the procedural gods will forgive me for allowing that, but I think it was very important to get those things on to the record, and I stand by my decision.22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is participating remotely, and I invite her to respond now.22 Jun 2022HANSARDFood SecurityMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The Minister has rightly referenced the importance of a good balance between vital food production, carbon capture and…13 Jun 2022HANSARDUkrainian Asylum Seekers and RefugeesMy Lords, one possible result of the Ukraine family scheme is the delivery of a physical biometric residence permit to the successful applicant in the post. This is a free process…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTouring Hauliers: Arts OrganisationsMy Lords, I back up what the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, was saying about a good body of opinion among the MEPs that we met at the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly last week,…18 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy Lords, what assessment have the Government made of the collateral effects of other EU-UK matters that are under discussion and dispatch? This was strongly evidenced by the…17 May 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilMy Lords, the Horizon programme is actually very complex. It would not be completely easy for us to begin the programme, say, 18 months late, without some element of further…27 Apr 2022HANSARDUK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership ArrangementMy Lords, Section 25 of the CRaG Act defines the meaning of “treaty” and says that it is a “written agreement … between States”, as long as it is “binding under international…25 Apr 2022HANSARDJoint Comprehensive Plan of ActionMy Lords, that completes the business before the Grand Committee this afternoon and the Committee stands adjourned.07 Apr 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelMy Lords, there is a way of ameliorating the problem. Under the trade and co-operation agreement, there is a specialised committee on SPS measures. It has so far met only once, in…23 Mar 2022HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, referred to our letter. Our letter came after an evidence session, when it was clear that it was mutually harmful to science communities of…09 Mar 2022HANSARDTrade Talks with India, Greenland and IsraelMy Lords, Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union deals with all agreements between the EU and third countries. It says: “The European Parliament shall…09 Mar 2022