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Trade Bill

Debate on bills and Committee proceeding on Thursday, 8 October 2020, in the House of Lords.
Lords committee stage fourth day. Clause 2 agreed to. New clause under consideration.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

806 cc205-278GC 

Session

2019-21

Legislative stage

Committee stage

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords Grand Committee
Trade Bill 2019-21. Brought from the Commons.
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Bills
House of Lords
Deposited Paper DEP2020-0596
Monday, 12 October 2020
Deposited papers
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Alderdice | 806 c205GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the hybrid Grand Committee will now begin. Some Members are here in person, respecting ...

Lord Wigley | 806 cc205-8GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 26, which was moved by the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, on Tuesday a...


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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 806 c208GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 26 and 99, to which I have appended my name, and echo many o...

Baroness Suttie | 806 cc208-210GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, and the noble Baroness, ...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 806 cc210-1GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the three noble Lords who have opened our session and ...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 806 cc211-2GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I refer Members to my entry in the register of interests. It is a pleasure to follow th...

Baroness Altmann | 806 cc212-3GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 61 and 62, spoken to so excellently just now by the ...

Lord Hain | 806 cc213-7GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I echo the words in particular of the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, and the noble Baroness, ...

Lord Hope of Craighead | 806 cc217-220GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hain. I find myself in agreement with m...

Lord Alderdice | 806 c220GC (Link to this contribution)

The noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, has withdrawn, so I call the noble Lord, Lord Bruce of Be...

Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 806 cc220-2GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope. The strength of...

Viscount Younger of Leckie | 806 cc221-7GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as I respond to this continuing debate today, I welcome the opportunity to discuss the ...

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | 806 cc227-8GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all speakers, both today and on Tuesday, for a very good debate. I think that e...

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 806 c228GC (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 28. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 806 c228GC (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Purvis of Tweed

28: Clause 2, page 2, line 35, leave out “five” and ins...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 806 cc228-230GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is perhaps the shortest group that we have had on the Bill so far. Not only will M...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 806 c229GC (Link to this contribution)

In principle, I have some sympathy with the amendments. My concern goes to the heart of the minis...

Baroness Kramer | 806 c229GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will be exceedingly brief. My noble friend Lord Purvis of Tweed has made the case and...

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 806 c229GC (Link to this contribution)

The next speaker is the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. I will call him once more; if he does not appear...

Lord Bassam of Brighton | 806 cc229-231GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, Labour supports the amendments in this group. As we heard, Amendment 28 seeks to reinse...

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel | 806 cc231-3GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will now address Amendments 28, 29, 30 and 32, in the names of the noble Lords, Lord ...

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 806 c233GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have received a request to speak after the Minister from the noble Lord, Lord Stevens...

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | 806 c233GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I was delighted to hear from the Minister that a new trade agreement has entered the bo...

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel | 806 c233GC (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord for that question. The arrangements that we have put in place in discussio...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 806 cc233-4GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful for that response to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, because I think the ...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 806 c234GC (Link to this contribution)

My final sentence, almost literally, is to agree with my noble friend Lady Kramer. She was indica...

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 806 c234GC (Link to this contribution)

It is open to the Minister to respond to the question earlier, should he wish to do so. If he doe...

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 806 c234GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 35. I remind noble Lords that anyone ...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 806 cc234-5GC (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Purvis of Tweed

35: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 806 cc235-8GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this group follows on naturally from the previous group and relates to parliamentary ap...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 806 cc238-9GC (Link to this contribution)

I support Amendments 47 and 98, to which I have appended my name, in particular. I thank the nobl...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 806 cc239-240GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, and the noble Baroness, Lad...

Lord Lansley | 806 cc240-2GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. On the points she made abo...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 806 cc242-3GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, on clearly laying out the issues in this gr...

Baroness Smith of Newnham | 806 cc243-4GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 35. One of my noble friends has just sent me a message to say that ...

Baroness Noakes | 806 cc244-5GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is indeed a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, and to be ...

Lord Goldsmith | 806 cc245-7GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is the first time I speak on the Bill; I apologise to noble Lords that I have not ...

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 806 c248GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord McNally, has withdrawn, so I call the noble Baroness, Lady Fairhea...

Baroness Fairhead | 806 cc248-250GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, before I turn to the amendments, I will begin by welcoming my noble friend the Minister...

Bishop of Blackburn | 806 cc250-1GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, having made my maiden speech a week or so ago at Second Reading of the Bill, I am very ...

Lord Inglewood | 806 cc251-2GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I speak in support of all the amendments in this group. This is perhaps a paradox, as t...

Earl of Sandwich | 806 cc252-3GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 35 on parliamentary scrutiny. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord...

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | 806 cc253-6GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all concerned for contributing to this debate, which has been of a very high st...

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel | 806 cc256-7GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the amendments that I will speak to now all relate to the crucial role of parliamentary...

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel | 806 cc257-263GC (Link to this contribution)

It must have been hard enough following my remarks without a break, so I hope that noble Lords do...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 806 c261GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have received three requests to speak after the Minister, from the noble Lord, Lord L...

Lord Lansley | 806 cc261-4GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister but I would like to add one point that arises from w...

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel | 806 c264GC (Link to this contribution)

I thank my noble friend and I will certainly think about it. The comments he makes are perfectly ...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 806 c264GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I realise that I should have declared at the outset that I am on the committee advising...

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel | 806 c264GC (Link to this contribution)

I have noted carefully the noble Baroness’s comments. I am sure that both I and other Committee m...

Lord Grantchester | 806 c264GC (Link to this contribution)

I have one more small point. The Minister’s reply to the question of CRaG and how it applies to c...

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel | 806 c265GC (Link to this contribution)

I thank the noble Lord for his question. I will write to him and place a copy of my reply in the ...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 806 cc265-6GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble colleagues for taking part in this debate and the Minister for giving...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 806 c267GC (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 39. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 806 c267GC (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Purvis of Tweed

39: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 806 cc267-9GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I apologise to the Committee, which is no doubt fed up of hearing my voice. I declare a...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 806 c268GC (Link to this contribution)

We are trying to contact the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, but we have not been able to reach him a...

Baroness Sheehan | 806 cc268-271GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Purvis of Tweed, whose grasp of the par...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 806 cc271-3GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak first to Amendment 97, in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, and th...

Lord Judd | 806 cc273-4GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am glad to see this important clause being proposed as an addition to the Bill. I am ...

Lord Chidgey | 806 cc274-5GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Judd, in debate, because he brin...

Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 806 cc275-6GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, first, I apologise as for various reasons this is the first time I have been able to sp...

Baroness Northover | 806 cc276-7GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am pleased to speak in support of Amendments 39 and 97 in the names of my noble frien...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 806 c277GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, for giving me the opportunity to press th...

Bishop of Blackburn | 806 cc277-8GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, new to the work of the Committee, I am impressed by your Lordships’ stamina during this...

Viscount Younger of Leckie | 806 c278GC (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, with apologies to the remaining speakers, I beg to move that the debate on this amendme...

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 806 c278GC (Link to this contribution)

That concludes the work of the Committee this afternoon. The Committee stands adjourned. I remind...

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