Trade Bill

My Lords, I am bringing forward amendments designed to maintain UK levels of statutory protection...

My Lords, I find myself in unfamiliar territory—I might even say unknown territory—here, because ...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow a fellow campaigner and the sole Green Party represent...

My Lords, perhaps I may make what I hope are reassuring noises about food safety. There has been ...

My Lords, this is the first time I have intervened on this Bill and I do so without any interests...

My Lords, I join the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb and Lady McIntosh of Pickering, ...

My Lords, those who have followed the progress of the Bill in this House will have seen that the ...

My Lords, I would also like to thank the Minister for introducing this amendment and the followin...

My Lords, I would like to add to what the noble Lord has said on human rights. I thank him for br...

My Lords, I turn first to Amendment 3, tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara and...

My Lords, I declare an interest, as recorded in the register. I was very interested in the remark...

I am happy to make it clear that whatever exists now will continue to exist. This really is regar...

Moved by

Baroness Fairhead

2: Clause 2, page 2, line 43, at end insert—

“(4A) I...

Moved by

Baroness Fairhead

5: Clause 2, page 3, line 5, after first “for” insert “civ...

My Lords, this group covers Amendments 5 and 6. I will speak first to government Amendment 5. I w...

The noble Baroness said that the Government did not intend to rely on Pepper v Hart to deal with ...

My Lords, I hope that the statement I made is entirely clear—we accept that Explanatory Notes sho...

I asked a question about Pepper v Hart, not about Explanatory Notes. They are two different issue...

I can confirm that the Government do not intend to use Pepper v Hart in the way that the noble Lo...

My Lords, I first thank the Minister for her positive approach to the issues we raised in debate....

My Lords, I too thank the Minister. She has devoted considerable time and effort to meeting those...

Perhaps I might say a word, because I was the Chief Whip in the Commons when the Pepper v Hart de...

My Lords, I think the whole House—and indeed the country—should be very grateful to the noble and...

My Lords, as I think the only person in the Chamber who participated in Pepper v Hart, it is righ...

As far as I am concerned, the train has left the station. Obviously, I come from a business backg...

My Lords, I do not wish to detain your Lordships unnecessarily, but in a previous life I spent th...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, for reflecting his experience in this debate and ...

Perhaps I might ask the Minister to confirm that, contrary to some of the comments that have been...

I am happy to confirm that that is exactly what I meant. I do not, I believe, have the power to o...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

7: Clause 11, leave out Clause 11 and insert the...

My Lords, I thank those who have supported me in bringing forward this amendment. Its history is ...

My Lords, the Government are grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, who has wor...

I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her kind words and, more importantly, for accepting the a...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

8: After Clause 13, insert the following new Cla...

After Clause 13, Amendment 8, the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Bara—

It is Balmacara. It means “the town from which the Macraes come”—Macrae being my mother’s maiden ...

My Lords, I was interested to hear the clarification of the title of the noble Lord, Lord Stevens...

My Lords, I too welcome the amendment. I apologise for taking so little part in the Bill’s progre...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, for moving Amendment 8 and for our...

Does the Minister accept that the problem as seen from the devolved regimes is that, very often, ...

The word “consultation” is well known and well respected. I would like to pick up on what the nob...

I am very grateful to the Minister for his words and for being so explicit about the conditions u...

Moved by

Baroness Fairhead

My Lords, I request the indulgence of the House to say a few words to express my sincere gratitud...

My Lords, it usually falls to me to embarrass Ministers, not the other way round. I felt myself b...

My Lords, at this awards ceremony I am delighted to be nominated for best supporting actor. I, to...