European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

My Lords, the Committee is indebted to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, for hi...

My Lords, I too support the noble and learned Lord’s amendment, and I entirely agree with his app...

My Lords, I too thank my noble and learned friend Lord Hope of Craighead for introducing this set...

My Lords, I too support the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, and I too will reserve my remarks ...

My Lords, this debate will be an easy one for the Minister to respond to. I entirely agree with w...

My Lords, I do not agree that these are simply technical amendments. The issues arise from Clause...

My Lords, I regret that I was unable to speak at Second Reading. I promise that I shall not make ...

My Lords, first, I both echo and reaffirm what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, said: there...

I do not understand the expression “sub-delegation” that the Minister uses. Does she suggest that...

It is merely a generic description of the power to exercise delegated power-making by regulation,...

May I pursue the intervention made by the noble Lord, Lord Thomas? “Delegated” is not an appropri...

I accept the distinction drawn by the noble and learned Lord. I am trying to address the amendmen...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her remarks. The use of the expression “sub-delegatio...

Moved by

Lord Hope of Craighead

268: Schedule 2, page 18, line 39, at end insert—

My Lords, this is the first of another group of amendments, all of which are in my name. Amendmen...

My Lords, again I am grateful to my noble and learned friend for the way in which he has introduc...

My Lords, I want to reinforce the important points made by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope,...

Your Lordships should appreciate that the devolved Administrations can make law but have been con...

My Lords, I want to add to what my noble friend just said by making reference to the politics of ...

My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, for tabling these amendments. They would...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her very helpful reply. Perhaps this is an example of...

Moved by

Lord Hope of Craighead

274: Schedule 2, page 21, line 29, leave out “and ret...

My Lords, this is the first amendment in a very much larger group, not all of which is composed o...

I have been listening very carefully. Can the noble and learned Lord explain again, in simple ter...

In a sense, retained EU law is simply repeating what is to be found in EU law. The point is that ...

I understand that—these debates are very useful. However, I am getting worried: as the noble and ...

Oh!

No, it is a serious matter. Surely there are areas that are dealt with now by the European Union ...

If the noble Lord will forgive me, I was suggesting that we deal with that issue when we look at ...

My Lords, I will strike a different note as I put forward what are perhaps the substantive argume...

Hear, hear.

Indeed—the very point that the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, was making earlier; I agree. Given the c...

My Lords, I had not intended to speak in this debate because in many respects government Amendmen...

My Lords, I cannot allow the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, to continue with his heresy that the Gover...

No, I have it absolutely right. I know that that is precisely what it is. I have said that on pre...

My Lords, I am obliged for all the contributions at this stage of the debate. I appreciate, as do...

My Lords—

I am going to elaborate on what happens to the competences in Europe. I wonder whether the noble ...

But I wanted to challenge what the Minister just said. The competences were not actually removed ...

With respect, pursuant to our international treaty obligations, we bound ourselves at the level o...

Before the Minister moves on to the detail of those competences, I want to challenge the analysis...

I do not entirely agree with the noble Lord’s analysis but for the present purposes I am not sure...

Will the noble and learned Lord give way?

No, perhaps I can finish this point. I am just trying to explain why in these 24 areas it has bee...

I just wanted to intervene on this very point about pesticides. The Minister will be aware that t...

As regards agricultural support, that is another subspecies of agriculture. I am dealing with tho...

The Minister is making a very strong case for how a single market can operate effectively. Does h...

That is not what is in contemplation, and that is why I am trying to explain the Government’s thi...

I will not take this opportunity to contest some of the points that have been made about, for exa...

I wholly reject the implication that we are suggesting that any of the devolved Administrations a...

Before the noble and learned Lord sits down, may I just tempt him? He has given a very clear expo...

I am not going to rehearse the rhetoric that has been used by some members of the Scottish Govern...

The Minister used a phrase—which is used also either in the Explanatory Note or in a letter, I ca...

I note that comment. The noble Baroness will appreciate that the amendment to Clause 11, which I ...

Does the Minister not realise that the Labour Government in Cardiff feel as strongly as the SNP G...

No. With great respect—

My Lords—

One moment. I am terribly sorry, Archbishop, but I must reply to that. This does not give England...

The point I was going to make is exactly the same. As I have listened to the debate, it seems to ...

I am not going to indulge in party politics at this stage; I do not think that that is necessary....

The noble and learned Lord has distinguished between “consult” and “consent”, and has described c...

Consultation has been going on in the Joint Ministerial Committees on a regular basis since Octob...

I was the Minister who negotiated the memorandum of understanding. I think I am the only Minister...

In so far as they are carried forward by primary legislation—and I rather anticipate that that wi...

As I understand what the Minister is saying, ultimately everything has to be settled by primary l...

With great respect, I do not think the noble Lord, Lord Thomas, has understood what I said. It is...

Before the Minister does, how long will this ring-fence last? I believe the Barnett formula was t...

It will last until we have managed to implement all of the framework agreement. That will be a fi...

My Lords, this debate has ranged a good deal wider than was necessary for the Minister to deal wi...

I just remind the noble and learned Lord that I said that when we come to Clause 11, we will move...

I am grateful for that. Not every one of my amendments is a Clause 11 point—there are other point...

I am content to indicate that we will look at these points.

On that basis, I am happy to beg leave to withdraw Amendment 274.

Moved by

Lord Hope of Craighead

282: Schedule 2, page 25, line 15, at end insert—

My Lords, this is the last of my little groups of amendments. I will also speak to Amendments 284...

Please continue. We have said all that we need to say.

Thank you very much.

I want to explain to the Minister that the point is a very simple one ...

My Lords, I will respond briefly, without repeating what I said on the immediately preceding grou...

I am glad we have not provoked a longer debate on this group of amendments. There is a reason for...

My Lords, I beg to move that the House be now resumed.

The Question is that the House be now resumed. As many as are of that opinion will say Content.