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HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their general support for this order. I will try to answer as many questions as I can, although I feel a letter coming their way. I…23 Mar 2020HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020.23 Mar 2020HANSARDUN Sustainable Development Goal 3My Lords, I believe that I am the second member of the Government Front Bench to attempt to translate themselves into a lookalike of my noble friend Lady Vere this afternoon. I…19 Mar 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Government-Northern Ireland Executive Joint BoardThe noble Baroness is right. I do not have a precise date, but I know that the joint board, which is going to be meeting imminently, will be discussing this very important factor,…16 Mar 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Government-Northern Ireland Executive Joint BoardThe noble Lord makes some very good points. It is critical that we do whatever we can to support the health service in Northern Ireland and that the Executive take the issues…16 Mar 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Government-Northern Ireland Executive Joint BoardMy noble friend is right: after three years of no Assembly, there is much work to be done. The UK Government will work with the restored Executive in fora such as the joint board…16 Mar 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Government-Northern Ireland Executive Joint BoardMy Lords, the UK Government/Northern Ireland Executive joint board will regularly review UK government funding provided under the New Decade, New Approach agreement, and the…16 Mar 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Government-Northern Ireland Executive Joint BoardAs I said earlier, the members of the joint board, which is made up of the Secretary of State, the Deputy Minister and the First Minister, are in touch. They have yet to meet, but…16 Mar 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Government-Northern Ireland Executive Joint BoardMy noble friend is right, and I know he takes an interest in these matters. There is broad agreement that the current approach to legacy issues in Northern Ireland is not working…16 Mar 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Government-Northern Ireland Executive Joint BoardYes, indeed. I can reassure my noble friend that, as well as the joint board, there is an implementation group. These review meetings are particularly important because they…16 Mar 2020HANSARDHS2My Lords, the House may be pleased to know that the time limit for this debate has been extended to 90 minutes. The limit for Back-Bench speeches has increased to 10 minutes, but…11 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingI am sorry to interrupt my noble friend, but the time limit is four minutes and I am afraid that applies to him.05 Mar 2020HANSARDFlybeMy Lords, there will be plenty of time for Back-Bench questions, and I urge noble Lords to keep them short.05 Mar 2020HANSARDUK-US Trade Deal Negotiating ObjectivesI am not entirely sure whether the noble Viscount was referring to the EU; obviously this subject is the US. However, I reassure him that, on the US negotiations, I am laying out…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUK-US Trade Deal Negotiating ObjectivesMy Lords, with permission, I will now repeat a Statement made in the other place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Trade. The Statement is as…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUK-US Trade Deal Negotiating ObjectivesI am sure the whole House will agree when I say that trade barriers and tariffs are a disincentive to business and that we do not want them. We realise that some are now trading…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUK-US Trade Deal Negotiating ObjectivesI thank both noble Lords for their points. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for his broad support for this Statement; perhaps the noble Lord, Lord Fox, did not quite fall…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUK-US Trade Deal Negotiating ObjectivesMy noble friend makes an excellent point. The opportunities for the UK are substantial. I say again that this is a landmark deal that will set the standard for world-leading trade…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUK-US Trade Deal Negotiating ObjectivesI am much more optimistic than the noble Lord. I can perhaps reassure him that we are aware that some reforms are required for the WTO. We very much want to play our part in…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUK-US Trade Deal Negotiating ObjectivesI agree with my noble friend that the Asian market is very important. I mentioned Japan earlier, which he will know is very much on the agenda. There is, of course, more to do in…02 Mar 2020