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Trade Bill

Debate on bills on Monday, 22 March 2021, in the House of Commons, led by Greg Hands. The answering member was Emily Thornberry.
Consideration of Lords amendments. Motion insisting on amendments 3C and 3D and disagreeing with Lords amendment 3E. Amendment to agree with Lords amendment disagreed to on division (300 to 318). Main question agreed to on division (319 to 297). Motion that a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their amendments. Agreed to on question. Reasons to be reported and communicated to the Lords.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
691 cc665-687 
Session
2019-21
Legislative stage
Lords amendments
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Trade Bill 2019-21. Lords non-insistence, disagreement and amendment in lieu.
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Bills
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 691 c665 (Link to this contribution)

I must draw the House’s attention to the fact that financial privilege is engaged by Lords amendm...

Greg Hands | 691 cc665-6 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move,

That this House insists on its Amendments Nos. 3C and 3D and disagrees with ...


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Julian Lewis | 691 c666 (Link to this contribution)

I do not pretend to have expertise in this controversy, but I recall that one of the objections m...

Greg Hands | 691 c666 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention, because there are clearly areas of possible c...

Nusrat Ghani | 691 c666 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way and for his comments earlier. However, I am ...

Nusrat Ghani | 691 c666 (Link to this contribution)

Unintentionally, yes; forgive me. The term “quasi-judicial” has a meaning in law. The Alton amend...

Greg Hands | 691 c667 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, but the definition in the amendment of those who ha...

Iain Duncan Smith | 691 c667 (Link to this contribution)

Will my right hon. Friend give way?

Greg Hands | 691 c667 (Link to this contribution)

I am going to make some progress; there is very limited time.

Let me deal with the matter o...

Greg Hands | 691 cc667-8 (Link to this contribution)

I am going to make more progress.

In any case, it is not necessary to set out such provisio...

Greg Hands | 691 c668 (Link to this contribution)

There is very limited time in this debate.

However, we regret that we cannot support the cr...

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 691 c668 (Link to this contribution)

I inform the House that the Speaker has selected the amendment in the name of Nusrat Ghani.

Emily Thornberry | 691 cc668-670 (Link to this contribution)

By my calculations, it has been three years, two months and two weeks since this House first deba...

Iain Duncan Smith | 691 c670 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move amendment (a), to leave out from House to “with” and insert “agrees”.

I rise ...

Tim Loughton | 691 c670 (Link to this contribution)

Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is very difficult to see a position that the Minister wou...

Iain Duncan Smith | 691 cc670-1 (Link to this contribution)

Yes; I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his comments. The problem is that this Lords amendment i...

Drew Hendry | 691 c671 (Link to this contribution)

Madam Deputy Speaker, I notice that the countdown timer is running, but I assume that I get the F...

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 691 c671 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman certainly does. It is a mistake if the countdown timer is running.

Drew Hendry | 691 cc671-3 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

The original intent of the Lords amendment on genocide was...

Liam Fox | 691 c672 (Link to this contribution)

Following that speech, I will return to the subject we are discussing. I thank the shadow Secreta...

Nusrat Ghani | 691 cc672-4 (Link to this contribution)

In this place we should recognise a win, so I am grateful that the Government have accepted the p...

Tim Loughton | 691 c674 (Link to this contribution)

Not only does the Government’s legislation not cater for the Uyghurs at all, but this afternoon’s...

Nusrat Ghani | 691 cc674-5 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. This is why it is so important that we back the gen...

Shabana Mahmood | 691 c675 (Link to this contribution)

I support the motion tabled by the hon. Member for Wealden (Ms Ghani) and very much appreciate th...

Andrea Jenkyns | 691 cc675-6 (Link to this contribution)

I would like start by commending the Department for International Trade for its fantastic work in...

Sarah Olney | 691 cc676-7 (Link to this contribution)

As the shadow Secretary of State for International Trade pointed out earlier, we have had many de...

Robert Neill | 691 c677 (Link to this contribution)

I would have no hesitation in voting against a trade deal with a state that commits genocide, nor...

Robert Neill | 691 c677 (Link to this contribution)

I will give way to the shadow Secretary of State, as I referred to her speech.

Emily Thornberry | 691 c678 (Link to this contribution)

The thing that has always concerned me about the hon. Gentleman’s amendment is that it is for Sel...

Robert Neill | 691 c678 (Link to this contribution)

That would lead the right hon. Lady back into the constitutional problem that was recognised and ...

Robert Neill | 691 c678 (Link to this contribution)

I am sorry, but time presses. I have given way once, and, with respect, it would not be fair on o...

Iain Duncan Smith | 691 c678 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is making a speech that contradicts the Government’s position right now. The Gover...

Robert Neill | 691 c678 (Link to this contribution)

I fear that my right hon. Friend misunderstands—inadvertently, I am sure. My stance is entirely c...

Marie Rimmer | 691 c679 (Link to this contribution)

Genocide is the most horrific act of barbarity that humans are capable of. In 20 years’ time, I p...

Geraint Davies | 691 cc679-680 (Link to this contribution)

Tonight the Government have to decide whether they allow Parliament to intervene in trade deals, ...

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 691 c680 (Link to this contribution)

The last speaker before I call the Minister is Paul Howell.

Paul Howell | 691 cc680-1 (Link to this contribution)

As a member of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, which recently produced ou...

Greg Hands | 691 cc681-2 (Link to this contribution)

This has been a short but good debate. As my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr ...

Nigel Evans | 691 c687 (Link to this contribution)

We are not going to suspend, because the Dispatch Boxes have already been sanitised and are ready...

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