EU Withdrawal

I knew the Opposition would approve of that. I know that the noble Baroness will wish to speak to...

Does the Minister agree with what Andrea Leadsom said on the “Today” programme—that it is possibl...

I think that she said “all the necessary legislation”—so yes, I do agree with the comments that s...

Could the noble Lord tell us the difference between the “necessary” legislation and the legislati...

It means that we are confident that we can pass all of the necessary legislation required. I can ...

My Lords, as ever we listen with great interest and expectation to the words of the Minister. Two...

I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way. I am sure that the proposal from Her Majesty’...

My Lords, I think that was more of a speech than an intervention. There is, however, a clear and ...

Could my noble friend ask the Minister to explain whether it is legislation necessary for a no-de...

I am sure that the Minister has heard that, but I think that the Government have had some difficu...

The noble Baroness has been very free with her criticisms of the Government in the last few minut...

My Lords, I do not have much responsibility for the European Commission, but I would hope that we...

My Lords, this is our ninth debate or Statement on the Government’s withdrawal deal. I do not kno...

My Lords, if you were to fly from Edinburgh to London Heathrow early on a Sunday evening—as I use...

My Lords, I agree with a great deal of what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, said in his ex...

My Lords, I am doing my best to follow the noble Lord’s argument. I do not entirely understand wh...

The explanation would take longer than the time I have available. I shall share it with the noble...

I follow a great deal of what the noble Lord said but physical goods still have to cross the bord...

That is a different question. What we are talking about here is whether one is in or out of a cus...

My Lords, it is always good to follow the noble Lord, Lord Howell, because I have known him for m...

My Lords, I have not spoken in a Brexit debate until now because I did not think there was any po...

I am sorry to interrupt the noble Earl, but I draw his attention to a briefing by the House of Co...

I think I have just explained exactly that point. Just because the first deal is unacceptable, do...

My Lords, I regret that I will be unable to follow the noble Earl, because I still believe that l...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wilson of Dinton. I have enormous sympa...

The noble Lady asked what the fuss was about the backstop. Perhaps I may explain in one sentence....

I bow to the noble Baroness’s superior knowledge. However, it has been constantly and consistentl...

Nobody is arguing for a return to what is somewhat confusedly referred to as a “hard border”. The...

Perhaps we need to pursue this further but my understanding is that if there is technology which ...

My Lords, I listened with some interest and considerable agreement to the noble Lord, Lord Wilson...

The noble Lord said that Brussels did not intervene in the negotiations at an earlier phase. The ...

My Lords, as far as I am aware, they are both still in those places. They may be negotiating to g...

My Lords, it is fascinating to follow such a fluent speaker. I do not think that I am qualified t...

The noble Lord refers to things we have not earned. Since he owns 17,000 acres, can he explain ho...

I wish I understood the question. Will the noble Lord repeat it?

We know that part of the animus about the Labour Party on the Benches opposite is their attitude ...

How nice to hear from an old class warrior. Yes, I did go to Eton and, yes, I do have land, or my...

My Lords, I do not know if it has something to do with the algorithm used by the Whips’ Office to...

My Lords, following the longest speech in the debate, I am challenged to make sure that I do not ...

It goes two ways.

Of course it does. We all have to do that, and therefore we have to approach this in a spirit of ...

I go to ERG meetings, which my noble friend does not. It is a very broad church; he might be surp...

I suppose that it is the same sort of broad church as one that is attended only by, say, high Ang...

My Lords, in common with many noble Lords, I had decided to abstain from any further EU withdrawa...

My Lords, this is my third time speaking and my third time doing so after the noble Baroness, Lad...

My Lords, if I can correct the noble Baroness, the credit I gave to the EU was for welcoming the ...

I will cover that particular point in my next paragraph. I will continue because I am not yet con...

My Lords, we all have our historical memories and interpretations of history. In 1990-91, I spent...

I completely understand what the noble Lord is saying and completely agree with him. In the East,...

My recollection of those days, when those brave people in eastern Europe were liberated, is that ...

Absolutely—I have the same recollection.

The point I am trying to make is that people are o...

Oh!

Are noble Lords democrats? Did we have a vote? Did the majority of people vote to leave the Europ...

In a representative democracy, we do not instruct our representatives.

Of course. It is an honour to be here. However, first of all, we need to respect what our Prime M...

When the Government and Parliament of this country delegate a decision to the people, they have t...

We need to try to work together to find a solution and stop bickering and reinventing the facts. ...

My Lords, I follow the noble Baroness, who had the misfortune to follow me in the great Lutyens h...

My Lords, let me again draw attention to my interests in the register and say what a pleasure it ...

I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. He seems to accept that the European Parliament h...

Of course, the European Parliament has that right; it is a co-decision-making body with the Counc...

As it has.

Yes, and it can carry on rejecting it, in which case we will have no deal. However, the European ...

My Lords, it is often forgotten that in May 1940, when we faced our deepest crisis, it was Labour...

My Lords, I cannot comment on the reflections of the noble Lord, Lord Taverne, on the Labour Part...

My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Cope of Berkeley, this is the very first time I have inflicte...

My Lords, over past months we have learned all sorts of names as choices for European Union withd...

My Lords, this afternoon my son was in Parliament with his geography class from school. Next mont...

My Lords, my aim today is to put the case that the time has come for your Lordships’ House to con...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Saatchi, is well known for providing some very interesting ideas. ...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dykes. I was delighted to hear his posi...

It is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft. I have never heard her make a bad...

My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer. I wish to make a s...

Would the noble Viscount like to comment on the recent appointment of the British Cabinet Secreta...

No, because I do not know the details, but I have not heard that it broke any rules. I have not a...

Allow me to correct an error. Mr Juncker regularly appears before the European Parliament where i...

If the noble Lord reads Hansard he will find that I did say that he appears before it—I said “onc...

He does not smirk as much.

Did the noble Lord say from a sedentary position that my noble friend does not smirk as much?

My Lords, I did. Those of us on this side notice, I suppose I should say, the ironic expression w...

I personally think that my noble friend Lord Callanan is extremely patient and polite in this Hou...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Viscount. He does not do frictionless, eith...

May I just point out that I was talking about 2015, long before the referendum? I did read Articl...

Well, that is very good, but I am sorry that the noble Viscount came to the conclusion that he di...

My Lords, I draw attention to my interests as set out in the register.

I am not certain whe...

My Lords, I wrote this speech with the intention of being optimistic and constructive, and I have...

My Lords, I am speaking in the gap, so I will be brief. The Government’s five words that have wor...

My Lords, the UK is now fewer than 50 days away from the due date set by Brexiters for leaving th...

My Lords, considering the lessons of the Brexit debate, the CER’s Charles Grant starts with a dig...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken today, and for the many insightful and...

I do not think it is people claiming Irish roots; they are adhering to Irish roots. The Minister ...

Indeed I will. I have been preparing for today’s debate and sitting in the Chamber, but I will ha...

My Lords—

I will give way to the noble Lord in a second, if he will allow me to finish my paragraph.

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How many parliamentary days does the noble Lord estimate those six or seven Bills that he has jus...

The planning of parliamentary processes and times are matters for the usual channels, in which th...