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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I will first speak to Amendments 15 and 16, tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Stevenson, and my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe. I thank them for…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillTo answer the second question from the noble Baroness, we could well be. I think I have said, in other respects, when we do finally leave the EU after the transition period,…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I start by thanking all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. There have been some heartfelt speeches, with not a little similarity to those made during the…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillAbsolutely. That is a very fair question from the noble Lord. As he will expect, I do not have a timeline, so the best thing for me to do is to look at his question and write to…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillThat the debate on Amendment 17 be adjourned.01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillI believe I should respond to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, if I may. The noble Lord makes a very fair point. It is fair to say that this is, just by dint of the coincidence of…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillI thank my noble friend for that. I am not sure that I can be drawn to talk about tomatoes. The best thing I could do, particularly for the points on the US, is to write to her…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, we have a change of rider as I leap into the saddle. I turn to Amendments 8 and 19 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Berkeley and Lord Bradshaw, and my noble friend…29 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims Payment SchemeMy noble friend is right; they have been waiting for far too long. I reiterate—again—that the funding is there, and it always was there. The delay was entirely up to the parties…24 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims Payment SchemeI believe my noble friend is alluding to the guidance we have published recently. The guidance will support the independent board, whose job it is to decide on what payments are…24 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims Payment SchemeThe noble Lord raises a very important point about timing, and the Justice Minister said recently, as the noble Lord may know, that it is anticipated that the scheme could be open…24 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims Payment SchemeI remember that I answered a Question in June, and I made the point that every effort was being made by the Secretary of State to get the parties together to make progress on this…24 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims Payment SchemeMy Lords, it is clear, through engagement with victims and survivors, that the hurt and suffering caused by decades of terrible violence have had a profound and deep-rooted impact…24 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims Payment SchemeMy Lords, the Executive committed to delivering such a scheme six years ago, and the UK Government have provided generous financial support to the Northern Ireland Executive. The…24 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims Payment SchemeAbsolutely, the noble Baroness makes a very good point. That is why it is up to the Northern Ireland Executive to move forward as fast as they can to honour the payments that…24 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims Payment SchemeI remember the tragic story of Tim Parry. I remember it very clearly; we all do. I will need to write to the noble Lord about that, but I see no reason at all to say that things…24 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims Payment SchemeAs I said earlier, we believe that the funding is adequate, and the funding of the scheme, as I say, comes from the block grant. Of course, I should make the point that we are not…24 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Victims Payment SchemeI think this must be the third or fourth question on this matter; I believe I have answered that. The funding is there, and there are other ways in which this goes forward, but…24 Sept 2020HANSARDCivil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020I am sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness. Could she conclude her remarks?23 Sept 2020HANSARDBrexit: Road, Rail and Maritime Transport (EUC Report)Could the noble Lord unmute, please?21 Sept 2020