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HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillIs the noble Baroness about to conclude her remarks?05 Jan 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillThe noble Lord is over the time limit.30 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, therefore, with the leave of the House, I beg to move that the repeat of the Statement on Covid-19 be postponed until after consideration of the United Kingdom Internal…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I start by giving my sincere thanks on behalf of the House to the technical staff for—how should I put it?—rebooting the House successfully. We remain indebted to them…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, Amendment 14 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Oates and Lord Purvis, alongside the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, seeks to prevent the Government from signing…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillPerhaps I can help my noble friend. The Minister is happy with what he has said, and I urge my noble friend to draw her remarks to a close.07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, we have had a very long debate, and it is now my job to address the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Alton. I have listened very carefully to the speech of…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will now address Amendment 11, tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Freyberg, Lord Patel and Lord Fox, alongside the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton. This amendment would…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I turn to Amendments 2 and 3, tabled by my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering, which seek to restrict the Clause 2 power so that it can only be used to implement…07 Dec 2020HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (Democratic Consent Process) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 2 November be approved. Relevant document: 34th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…03 Dec 2020HANSARDPatrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentThe rule of law is indeed fundamental. I take note of the points made by the noble Baroness about the Finucane murder. The decision that has been made was taken following very…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPatrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentI am certainly aware of that element in the statement from the PSNI. Perhaps I may say two things. First, we are adamant that the way forward is to allow the PSNI review process…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPatrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentI hear what the noble Baroness says. I reiterate what the Secretary of State said on Monday, which is that, with so much history of all the reviews that have taken place since the…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPatrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentI am not able to give a timing for the historical unit. The noble Baroness has raised a number of questions and I have taken on board her views about the decision that has been…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPatrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentI agree that the Finucane murder was particularly dreadful and high profile. We should never forget it, but it would be wrong to make comparisons with other dreadful crimes that…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPatrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentMy Lords, I echo the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith: I am very sorry to hear today that the former Justice of the Supreme Court, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Kerr,…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPatrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentI acknowledge the experience of my noble friend and all the time he has spent dealing with Northern Irish matters. I assure the House that this decision has been taken following…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPatrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentI have said it before and I will say it again: collusion is totally unacceptable, and this was made clear by David Cameron back in 2012. We believe that the way forward is to…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPatrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentIndeed. The noble Lord read out, powerfully, a list of not only those who were caught up in the Troubles but those who were murdered. This is exactly what we want to do in looking…02 Dec 2020HANSARDProtocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (Democratic Consent Process) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, these regulations have a straightforward aim: to reflect in domestic law the consent mechanism set out in Article 18 of the Ireland/Northern Ireland protocol and the UK…01 Dec 2020