European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

My Lords, the most significant actor in forecasting the development of the UK economy is, of cour...

My Lords, I shall say only a few words because of the lateness of the hour, but I support this am...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies, in his absence for this amendment and thank the no...

But this will surely be one of the most important debates and most important votes ever held in t...

Surely the OBR is up to its ears in political debate. It produces the document on which Parliamen...

The noble Lord identifies the important characteristic of the OBR, which is its statutory indepen...

I have the most recent report from the OBR here. It seems to me that the time point is irrelevant...

On the contrary, as I made clear in my initial comments, the Government expect the OBR to include...

This is a crucial point. It decides whether or not Parliament is in a position to make an informe...

I must apologise; I am clearly explaining this very poorly. I am trying to indicate to your Lords...

My Lords, I have to admit to be stunningly underwhelmed by that response. It seems to me that the...

Moved by

Lord Sharkey

200: After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—

“St...

My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Hansard Society, whose work on delegated legislat...

There is a good deal to be said for the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, when one...

My Lords, I am sorry I missed the beginning of the speech of my noble friend Lord Sharkey as a re...

My Lords, for the reasons that have already been given, I also support this amendment.

My Lords, that was even shorter than my speech. The Government have to accept that they have to c...

My Lords, I first thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, for tabling this amendment so that we can h...

As I listened to the noble Lord, I could not help thinking that we were talking entirely at cross...

Moved by

The Earl of Clancarty

204: After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—<...

My Lords, Amendment 204 seeks to maintain the rights of, and opportunities for, young people to c...

My Lords, I warmly endorse this amendment to which I have put my name. The feeling of dismay and ...

My Lords, I support this amendment. My eldest grandson is about to leave university. He is incand...

My Lords, I regret to say that I shall introduce a bit of controversy into the proceedings at 22....

Why does the noble Lord think, then, that young people are so overwhelmingly in favour of staying...

Because they are by nature conservative, of course, and that is what it was: no change, like the ...

The referendum was won on the basis of controlling immigration by using posters that had 5 millio...

I support this amendment in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, to which I have added my ...

Does the noble Baroness think that the same people who formed this group were the same angry peop...

I do not think so, because this new group has just been formed in the last couple of months or pe...

My Lords, the noble Lord should be rather careful about drawing comparisons between the EU as a p...

My Lords, if I may take over from where the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, left off, of cours...

The noble Lord has tempted me. As it happens, I am. So is my 18 year-old daughter. She has just t...

If knowing anything about issues was a criteria for voting, we would need the noble Lord sitting ...

My Lords, I should welcome the long-term political suicide of the party opposite in its failure t...

Much as I like all three countries that the noble Lord just referred to, the facts are that I hav...

My Lords, I rejoice in the success of the noble Lord’s family, though I do not think it takes awa...

It takes away the noble Lord’s point.

I do not think so. The point I am making is that the party opposite’s visceral hatred of the EU a...

My Lords, in addressing Amendment 204 moved by the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, at the risk of rep...

If the noble Lord will forgive me, will the Government continue to take into account the importan...

Of course we will take into account the wishes of young people to move freely, just as we will ta...

I thank the Minister for that reply, which I interpret to mean he is still reflecting. This has b...

Moved by

Lord Dubs

208: After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—

“Maint...

My Lords, there are at present two legal paths for unaccompanied child refugees in Europe to come...

Moved by

Lord Dubs

208A: After Clause 9, in subsection (2), leave out “before making ...

My Lords, I should explain that this amendment to my Amendment 208 is a technicality. I have been...

My Lords, I rise to support the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lord Dubs, the noble Barones...

My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Dubs. My purpose in adding ...

My Lords, I have added my name to this amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Bassam, spoke powerfully a...

My Lords, at this very late hour I say that I agree with everything that other noble Lords have s...

My Lords, I rise to speak to this amendment, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Dubs. Our exit from th...

My Lords, I would like to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, for that speech—not just for the...

My Lords, I believe that the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, was absolutely right to say that respec...

My Lords, it is a great shame that there is not more of a consensus between the two—or three—part...

I thank noble Lords who have contributed to this evening’s debate, particularly the noble Lord, L...

My Lords, I am very grateful for the first half of what the Minister said, but slightly less cert...