European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

My Lords, Clauses 27(2)(c) and 27(6) of the Bill amend Section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawa...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Ludford and Lady Hayter, for their amendments and th...

Could the Minister answer my question and assure us that there will be no further extension of th...

We certainly have no current plans to extend it any further.

The Minister gave an example of telecoms legislation, which will change. Why can such deficiencie...

Of course it may be possible to continue to use that power but until we see how the legislation w...

I was not talking about the length of the time of the powers but about extending the scope. Amend...

It is certainly the view of our legal advisers that we would potentially need the new, widened po...

I have probably made it fairly clear that I do not find the Minister’s assurances terribly convin...

Moved by

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

27: After Clause 30, insert the following ne...

My Lords, Amendment 27 stands in my name and that of the noble Lords, Lord Wallace, Lord Hannay a...

My Lords, I spoke at Second Reading about the dropping of Clause 31, which was in the October 201...

My Lords, my name is also on Amendments 27 and 28, and I wish to add my support for them. The Con...

My Lords, to respond to the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, on Lords reform, I remind him t...

My Lords, I assure the noble Lord that I am strongly in favour of reforming the House of Lords. I...

Yes, and the noble Lord should be very pleased with himself that he has done much to make the ide...

My Lords, as one of those who sponsored this amendment, I will make a few brief points. Its subje...

My Lords, I support the amendment moved by my noble friend Lady Hayter. I particularly support th...

My Lords, I will comment on the views of the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, about the European Parliame...

I never claimed that. I claimed that the Parliament was so fully informed that it had a grasp of ...

As far as I understood, the noble Lord said that the European Parliament had much more say in dic...

My Lords, I very much agree with the points made a moment ago by the noble Lord, Lord Liddle. In ...

My Lords, I support the amendment. I would adopt many of the arguments put forward by my co-spons...

Surely all that can possibly happen in the House of Commons is that the Government make Statement...

It would impose an obligation. I bow to my noble friend’s knowledge of the workings of the House ...

The majority in the House of Commons only counts if there is a vote. There are no votes on Statem...

That still does not seem to me to obviate the need for full information to be given to both House...

My Lords, I say to the noble Lord, Lord Bowness, that I have nothing but good will towards him de...

The noble Lord, Lord Howarth, finds the amendment positively undesirable. I think it is quite dif...

It was desperate expedient. The Government had no option, given the parliamentary arithmetic.

That is the point I wanted to touch on. I thank the noble Lord. I have gone through the Conservat...

Can I put it to the noble Lord that he was not actually arguing to what this amendment provides? ...

Given the majority in the House of Commons, it is not a terribly high hurdle. In a way, this is a...

My Lords, I am pleased to follow my noble friend Lord Kerr.

This is all about power. The Go...

Is the noble Lord arguing that there will be no reporting by the Government to Parliament on the ...

I am not arguing that. I am worried that the Government’s powerful position, and their glee and j...

My Lords, I should like to briefly follow that very powerful speech by my noble friend Lord Wilso...

My Lords, I support Amendments 27 and 28, and I would have put my name to Amendment 40 had I seen...

My Lords, I think that the context has changed. When the Benn amendment went through, it was susp...

My Lords, I wish to support Amendment 27, and at this stage in proceedings I will be brief. I fou...

My Lords, I am going to make a rather cynical contribution to the debate. The debate has brought ...

I would like to point out two matters. First, in new Clause 13D(2)(b) and (c) in Amendment 28, th...

Amendments 27 and 28 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and Amendment 40 in the name...

Just in the interests of clarity, is it not true that the European Commission acts on a mandate f...

Yes, it is. I am not quite sure what point the noble Lord is making. It usually acts on a mandate...

If I can help the Minister, the point that my friend the noble Lord, Lord Bowness, was making is ...

As the noble Lord is well aware, it is the role of the Commission to do the negotiating. It will ...

There is a meeting every fortnight of officials from member states that monitors what the Europea...

There is not a direct analogy between the position of the UK and that of the EU. The UK is one me...

Does the Minister agree that he did not actually cover the negotiations but covered only why that...

The noble Baroness makes my point very well. The reason why I did not was because there had been ...

I am sorry to interrupt the Minister. I should have said a big “thank you” for the time he spent ...

I did not cover that specifically. The noble Lord quoted the document—I have it in front of me—an...

I think the Minister referred earlier to anything that is agreed being preceded by the CRaG proce...

I did not hear the first part of the question, but if the noble Lord was asking me whether I agre...

My Lords, there are two parts to what we have been talking about. One is about the mandate and th...

Does the noble Baroness not accept that the Opposition has Opposition day debates as well, which ...

I do, absolutely, but I was referring particularly to experts. I will try not to offend my collea...

My Lords, Clause 33 amends the withdrawal Bill to debar any Minister from agreeing to an extensio...

My Lords, just before the noble Lord sits down, I quickly ask him something on a point of informa...

No, because it does not require the period to be extended at all. If the Prime Minister is correc...

My Lords, I associate myself with the remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Newby, and indeed with...

My Lords, I will not repeat the arguments that I put to the House at Second Reading in support of...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, in his arguments against Amendment 27, said that it woul...

My Lords, can I ask my noble friend a question? If he were negotiating any sort of agreement and ...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Newby, made an unanswerable case. Human beings have been conductin...

My Lords, at Second Reading I mentioned my “I told you so” speech that I have already prepared fo...

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Newby, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, my noble friend Lor...

Would my noble friend tell the House whether he thinks there are any negotiating advantages that ...

It definitely concentrates the minds of both parties. As I said, it has been explicitly agreed in...

I am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but what has worried me in listening to this debate is what...

No. As I have just said, we very much hope that both sides will be able to reach an agreement. Bo...

My Lords, the Minister has in a sense just given the game away. They “hope” to reach an agreement...

My Lords, I will argue that Clause 37 should not stand part of this Bill. I think I have had thre...

My Lords, my name is on the amendment because I regard it as the most important matter of honour ...

My Lords, I too have my name to this amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Dubs, has been very measured...

My Lords, I am pleased to support this amendment, to which my friend the right reverend Prelate t...

My Lords, we should be ashamed, listening to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, reading out what a ...

My Lords, the compassion in the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, makes it extremely difficult...

My Lords—

I will give way. I will have difficulty, as I cannot hear, as noble Lords know. Somebody will hav...

Will the noble Baroness give way?

If noble Lords will forgive me, I will ask someone to interpret for me, because I was born deaf a...

I have been to Calais and met unaccompanied children: on one occasion my noble friend Lady Bennet...

Lack of a jurisdiction is not quite the case. They have not lost their own jurisdiction, unless t...

My Lords, I have sat and listened to the debate on the Bill in this House, which has been wise—an...

My Lords, I think my credentials in legislation for children are fairly long and fairly clear—or ...

My Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Dubs. Unlike him, I have not had any explanation from th...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to support my noble friend Lord Dubs in this matter. For me, this is a...

My Lords, I cannot believe we are here again. It is like déjà vu, or a bad dream. I thought we ha...

The Dublin III arrangements will continue until the end of this year. The Government’s purpose is...

I thank the noble and learned Lord. The Government say that they will, but the question is when. ...

There is no guarantee that anything is going to happen particularly, but Dublin III is in and the...

If, as the noble and learned Lord said, nothing is going to change, let us leave things be.

I have just a small point. I understand that under Dublin III “specified family members” refers n...

My Lords, I rise to explain why Clause 37 should not stand part of the Bill. There is very little...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate and, in particular, the nobl...

That is a bit perplexing. If the guarantee is already in law, what is this clause about?

The noble Lord hits the nail on the head, because one might ask what Section 17 was about in the ...

As long as the Minister does not suppose that I do not fully support the spirit of the amendment ...

No, I was not making that inference. I was trying to point out both consistency and inconsistency...

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Could she be clearer about this correspondence with...

The reason we have not had a reply is probably, as the noble Lord pointed out, to do with the fac...

I am not quite clear on how it ties the Government’s hands. If we leave what is now on the statut...

The fact that the Home Secretary wrote to the Commission underlines our commitment, as does the f...

If the Government say, as they did on Monday night, in terms, that that amendment will not do bec...

I would find it offensive if the Government saw children as bargaining chips. I do not think that...

Before the Minister moves on, I do not understand the answer to the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, althou...

I am not sure that I can give that undertaking but I will certainly request it. I will also come ...

My Lords, perhaps I may say a few brief words. I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken pa...

Moved by

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride

30: After Clause 37, insert the following new ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Ludford and Lady Jones, and the noble Viscount, Lord...

Perhaps I might make a brief interjection. Following on from yesterday’s discussion on immigratio...

My Lords, my noble friend Lady Jones was absolutely delighted to sign this amendment. I know that...

My Lords, I am grateful to the three speakers that we have had in this debate on Amendment 30: th...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lords who have taken part in this very short debate, and I thank the ...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

31: After Clause 37, insert the following new C...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords who have added their names in support of this amendmen...

My Lords, I was very happy to add my name to this amendment because the whole question of environ...

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 31, to which I have also added my name. I fully support th...

My Lords, from comments I have made on other matters, your Lordships’ House will know that democr...

My Lords, I rise to support this cross-party amendment in its entirety, but particularly to cover...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, and other noble Lords fo...

I am grateful for everything the Minister has said. I did ask—I do not know whether he specifical...

The environment Bill has not been published yet, but it will not be long. I am not in a position ...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in support of our amendment. I should say at th...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

32: After Clause 37, insert the following new Cl...

My Lords, Amendment 32 is in my name and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, for her suppor...

My Lords, I support this amendment, of which I am a co-signatory. I very much agree with what the...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, for this amendment,...

I am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but the fact is that the CJU has condemned our regime under...

As the noble Baroness understands very well, the adequacy discussions will be broader than strict...

Before the Minister sits down, I hope that she can respond to one section of what I was asking ab...

Yes, I can confirm that.

My Lords, I thank the noble Lords who have contributed to this short but good debate. It was a ro...

Moved by

Lord Paddick

33: After Clause 37, insert the following new Clause—

“Im...

My Lords, Amendment 33 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Ludford.

At Second Re...

My Lords, I had not intended to speak on this amendment but, on further reflection, I thought tha...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for moving Amendment 33, which has provi...

I thank noble Lords for their comments. I support them in drawing my and the Government’s attenti...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Warner, for his support and his perspective, from his expe...

Moved by

Lord Fox

34: After Clause 37, insert the following new Clause—

“Mobili...

I thank my noble friend Lady Ludford and the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, for their support.