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Trade Bill

Debate on bills on Tuesday, 8 September 2020, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel. The answering members were Lord Grantchester and Lord Stevenson of Balmacara.
Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Grand Committee.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

805 cc672-752 

Session

2019-21

Legislative stage

Second reading

Procedure

Hybrid proceedings

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
Trade Bill 2019-21. Brought from the Commons.
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Bills
House of Lords
Trade Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
Thursday, 27 August 2020
Research briefings

Proceeding contributions

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel | 805 cc673-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great honour to open this debate and indeed to address this House for the first...

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | 805 cc675-680 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, first, I congratulate the noble Lord on his maiden speech. He has had to wait a long ti...


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Baroness Kramer | 805 cc680-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I join in the welcome to the noble Lord, Lord Grimstone; he brings great experience to ...

Viscount Waverley | 805 cc681-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this self-styled continuity Trade Bill is a building block. However, in its current for...

Lord Astor of Hever | 805 cc682-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome my noble friend the Minister to the Dispatch Box for his first Bill and congr...

Lord Adonis | 805 cc683-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I strongly welcome the Minister to the House and I entirely endorse the three principle...

Lord Oates | 805 cc684-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on his maiden speech and first time at the Dispatch Box. In...

Lord Risby | 805 cc685-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it gives me the greatest pleasure to welcome my noble friend Lord Grimstone to today’s ...

Bishop of Blackburn | 805 cc686-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am extremely grateful for the warmth of the welcome that I have received in my Introd...

Lord Alton of Liverpool | 805 cc687-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the House has heard a thoughtful and exemplary maiden speech from the right reverend Pr...

Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 805 cc688-690 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I also congratulate the Minister and the right reverend Prelate on their maiden speeche...

Lord Balfe | 805 c690 (Link to this contribution)

I also congratulate the Minister and the right reverend Prelate on their maiden speeches, which g...

Baroness Boycott | 805 cc690-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to hear two maiden speeches. I particularly appreciate the spee...

Baroness Quin | 805 cc691-2 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the Minister on his appointment and on his willingness to take on—and even bravery...

Lord Clement-Jones | 805 cc692-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I add my own welcome and congratulations to the Minister and to the right reverend Prel...

Lord Wigley | 805 cc693-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I salute the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, in covering so many issues so quickly, and...

Baroness Altmann | 805 cc694-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I warmly welcome my noble friend to his position on the Front Bench and commend him on ...

Lord Whitty | 805 cc695-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome the Minister to his place in the House. I also welcome his maiden speech and ...

Lord Bilimoria | 805 cc696-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the UK is one of the greatest trading nations in the world. It is an open economy and o...

Lord Shipley | 805 c697 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome both maiden speeches this afternoon. I understand the need for the Bill to en...

Lord Naseby | 805 cc697-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we have heard two excellent maiden speeches this afternoon, from my noble friend on the...

Lord Berkeley | 805 c699 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to introduce the House in this debate to the Luxembou...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 805 cc699-700 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I commend the maiden speeches of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Blackburn and...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 805 cc700-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is exciting to be on the speakers’ list twice—once physically and once virtually—but...

Lord Duncan of Springbank | 805 c701 (Link to this contribution)

The next speaker is the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg. I am sorry but we cannot hear him at all. We m...

Baroness Chakrabarti | 805 cc701-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I believe I am unmuted. What an excellent debate. I join the welcome from across the Ho...

Baroness Sheehan | 805 cc702-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I start by welcoming the maiden speeches of the Minister and the right reverend Prelate...

Lord Duncan of Springbank | 805 c703 (Link to this contribution)

We will attempt to return to the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg.

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Lord Freyberg | 805 cc703-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I add my congratulations to the two maiden speakers. I have spoken before about the nee...

Lord Lilley | 805 cc704-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend and the right reverend Prelate on their excellent maiden...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 805 cc705-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too would like to welcome the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Blackburn, who is ...

Lord Hain | 805 cc706-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I also welcome the maiden speeches by the Minister and the right reverend Prelate.

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Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 805 c707 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I also congratulate the Minister and the right revered Prelate the Bishop of Blackburn ...

Earl of Devon | 805 cc707-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am no trade export but, as a Californian IP litigator, a Devon farmer and father to a...

Lord Borwick | 805 cc708-710 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, first, I declare my interests in trading companies, as listed in the register.

Wh...

Baroness Donaghy | 805 c710 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord the Minister on his maiden speech, as I do the right reve...

Lord McNally | 805 cc710-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome the speech by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Blackburn, not least b...

Baroness Hooper | 805 cc711-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I add my good wishes and congratulations to the Minister and the right reverend Prelate...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 805 c712 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, congratulations are due to the Minister and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Bl...

Lord Rooker | 805 cc712-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too welcome the maiden speeches of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Blackburn...

Lord Chidgey | 805 cc713-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the Minister and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Blackburn on t...

Lord Taylor of Warwick | 805 cc714-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome the Minister; I am sure he will continue to bring much experience and experti...

Earl of Lindsay | 805 cc715-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend the Minister and the right reverend Prelate on their...

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale | 805 cc716-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too welcome the noble Lord, Lord Grimstone, to his place and welcome his maiden speec...

Baroness Featherstone | 805 cc717-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate both maiden speakers on their excellent maiden speeches.

The Gover...

Lord Hope of Craighead | 805 cc718-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, following the points made by the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, my interest in this import...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 805 c719 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop o...

Baroness Tonge | 805 cc719-720 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Grimstone, and the right reverend Prelate the Bisho...

Baroness Redfern | 805 cc720-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too congratulate the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord Grimstone, and the right reverend...

Lord Wood of Anfield | 805 cc721-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too offer my congratulations and very best wishes to the new Minister. It is slightly...

Baroness Coussins | 805 cc722-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have two points. The first concerns the human rights clause in trade agreements. Our ...

Lord Sheikh | 805 cc723-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on his appointment and excellent maiden spe...

Baroness Bryan of Partick | 805 cc724-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I add my congratulations to both maiden speeches made today. The Bill, along with legis...

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth | 805 cc725-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bryan, who speaks with great ...

Baroness Kidron | 805 cc726-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we are to be an independent trading nation, but while the terms upon which that happens...

Lord Haskel | 805 cc727-8 (Link to this contribution)

Like other noble Lords, I am concerned about parliamentary scrutiny of trade agreements. As I see...

Baroness Blower | 805 c728 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is always interesting to hear maiden speeches and I particularly enjoyed the speech ...

Baroness Noakes | 805 cc728-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am pleased to support the Trade Bill today and to welcome my noble friend the Ministe...

Lord Hendy | 805 cc729-730 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I offer my congratulations on the two maiden speeches today and thank the right reveren...

Viscount Trenchard | 805 cc730-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend Lord Grimstone of Boscobel and the right reverend Pr...

Baroness Henig | 805 cc731-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I too welcome the Minister and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Blackburn to th...

Baroness Morris of Bolton | 805 c732 (Link to this contribution)

As the noble Earl, Lord Shrewsbury, has withdrawn, I call the noble Lord, Lord Judd.

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Lord Judd | 805 cc732-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the Bill is central to the kind of role that we want for Britain in the world. Of cours...

Lord Holmes of Richmond | 805 cc733-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I begin by congratulating my noble friend Lord Grimstone, the Minister, on his excellen...

Earl of Caithness | 805 cc734-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the UK is a world leader in setting ambitious climate and environmental targets, as wel...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 805 cc735-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, there is a tradition in the House of Lords that maiden speeches are received only with ...

Lord Trimble | 805 c736 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in addressing the House at this stage of the evening I shall try to keep things as tigh...

Lord Inglewood | 805 cc736-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I must begin like other Members of your Lordships’ House by congratulating the Minister...

Lord Lansley | 805 cc737-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, so many speeches, so much good material—I have often wanted to hear more. I am sure tha...

Baroness Hayman | 805 cc738-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as the final Back-Bench speaker after a wide range of fascinating contributions, not le...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 805 cc739-742 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, with neat symmetry, it is two years to the week that we again have a trade Bill before ...

Lord Grantchester | 805 cc741-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it could not be a more crucial time as the House begins its long Autumn session and the...

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel | 805 cc743-750 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am extremely grateful for the kind words that have been expressed across the House ab...

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | 805 c746 (Link to this contribution)

May I make a point that might help the discussion?

Viscount Younger of Leckie | 805 c746 (Link to this contribution)

I regret that, under the current arrangements of the House, no interventions are permitted.

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel | 805 cc746-751 (Link to this contribution)

I will be very happy to discuss that point with the noble Lord afterwards, if it would be of assi...

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