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United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bills on Monday, 26 October 2020, in the House of Lords.
Lords committee stage (first day). Clause 1, amendments 1, 3, 4 debated and withdrawn. Amendment 2 not moved. Clause 1 agreed to. Amendment 5 debated. Sitting suspended. On resuming, debate on amendment 5 continued and amendment withdrawn. Amendment 6, debated and withdrawn. House resumed.
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Reference
807 cc15-122 
Session
2019-21
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Committee stage
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House of Lords chamber
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill. Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee twenty-fourth report.
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Parliamentary committees
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The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Part 5. European Union Committee (HL) fourteenth report.
Monday, 12 October 2020
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Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee twenty-sixth report
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
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United Kingdom Internal Market Bill. Constitution Committee (HL) seventeenth report.
Thursday, 15 October 2020
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Proceeding contributions
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 807 c15 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1: Clause 1, page 1, line 6, after the first...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 807 cc15-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in moving Amendment 1, I welcome that today we are not starting on Part 5 of the Bill, ...


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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted | 807 cc18-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am pleased to support Amendment 2; I was about to do my own version when I discovered...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 807 cc19-20 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendments 1 and 2, to which I have lent my name; they are probing amendments...

Lord Hope of Craighead | 807 cc20-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I want to add a few words in support of Amendment 2. Proportionality and subsidiarity a...

Baroness Noakes | 807 cc21-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I offer a few comments on these amendments. It seems to me that Amendment 1 has the eff...

Lord Morris of Aberavon | 807 c22 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support Amendment 1. There is very little that needs to be said in addition to what m...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 807 cc22-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I agree with the first point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, who said that thi...

Lord Cormack | 807 c24 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in that extraordinary vote on Tuesday last, your Lordships’ House indicated what it fel...

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 807 c26 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, when the Conservative Party came up with its absolutely brilliant slogan about taking b...

Lord Inglewood | 807 cc26-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, now that we are leaving the scope of the single market, the characteristics of the UK i...

Lord Empey | 807 cc27-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, my concern in this group of amendments and, indeed, with the Bill as a whole is that a ...

Lord Naseby | 807 cc28-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is worth reminding ourselves that we are talking about the Committee stage of an int...

Lord Fox | 807 cc29-30 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, if the Ministers shepherding this Bill expected an easy ride, this gives a taste of thi...

Lord Callanan | 807 cc30-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, let me open by thanking noble Lords for their contributions at Second Reading last week...

Lord Alderdice | 807 c32 (Link to this contribution)

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

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 807 c33 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, while I am grateful that the Minister has confirmed to me that a piece of legislation t...

Lord Callanan | 807 c33 (Link to this contribution)

Well, as I have said before to the noble Lord, we remain completely committed to the framework pr...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 807 cc33-5 (Link to this contribution)

I am slightly lost on that, but we will come back to it. I thank the Minister for his response an...

Lord Alderdice | 807 c34 (Link to this contribution)

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 3. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to ...

Lord Hain | 807 c34 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Hain

3: Clause 1, page 1, line 11, at end insert—

“( ) This Part ...

Lord Hain | 807 cc34-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in moving Amendment 3 I wish also to speak to Amendments 157 and 177, standing in my na...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 807 cc39-42 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble and honourable friend Lord Hain, who is instructive...

Baroness Altmann | 807 c41 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have added my name to these amendments, moved so excellently and explained clearly by...

Lord Carlile of Berriew | 807 cc41-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I start by apologising to the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, for speaking over her earli...

Lord Cormack | 807 cc43-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, after that speech from the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, I am tempted to say “Am...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 807 cc44-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Cormack, who has spoken so passionately...

Baroness Suttie | 807 cc45-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, and the noble Baroness, Lady M...

Lord Falconer of Thoroton | 807 cc46-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a privilege to speak in this important debate. I say straightaway that we on thes...

Lord True | 807 cc48-50 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, particularly the noble Lord, Lord Hain, the no...

Lord Hain | 807 cc49-51 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his courtesy and all those who have spoken in support of these...

Lord Haskel | 807 c51 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the group consisting of Amendment 4. I remind noble Lords that anyone wi...

Lord Fox | 807 c51 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Fox

4: Clause 1, leave out Clause 1 and insert the following new Clause...

Lord Fox | 807 cc51-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as I said in winding up at Second Reading, the eight hours of speeches broke the Bill d...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 807 cc54-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I refer to my interests in the register as this is the first time I have had the honour...

Lord Morris of Aberavon | 807 cc55-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I fear I must disagree with the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. I support this amen...

Baroness Randerson | 807 c56 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I regret that I was unable to take part at Second Reading, but that does not mean that ...

Lord Alderdice | 807 c56 (Link to this contribution)

We seem to have a technical problem.

Baroness Randerson | 807 cc56-8 (Link to this contribution)

[Inaudible]—needed at all, certainly at this stage. The earlier parts of the Bill, which deal wit...

Lord Dunlop | 807 cc58-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I want to comment on some of the issues raised by the amendment. It is useful in that, ...

Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 807 cc59-61 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dunlop. That was a thoughtful contributio...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 807 cc60-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend. Amendment 4 was ably moved by my noble frie...

Lord Naseby | 807 c64 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I shall resist the temptation to follow the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, in what he has sai...

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | 807 cc64-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Dunlop, said, this debate is a sort of appetiser for the main c...

Lord Callanan | 807 cc66-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, Amendment 4, tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Fox and Lord Purvis, would prevent the mar...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 807 c68 (Link to this contribution)

I have received three requests to speak after the Minister: from the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, the...

Lord Wigley | 807 c68 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the Minister cited the example of pesticides, a subject on which there will almost cert...

Lord Callanan | 807 c68 (Link to this contribution)

The Bill would legislate for subsidy control becoming a reserved matter. We are committed to cons...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 807 c68 (Link to this contribution)

I have two questions. First, I called for clarity, trying to explain its importance to organisati...

Lord Callanan | 807 c69 (Link to this contribution)

My noble friend is putting me in the very difficult position of choosing which noble Baroness is ...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 807 c69 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I take it as a little chink of victory that the Minister found it difficult to say whet...

Lord Callanan | 807 cc69-70 (Link to this contribution)

The noble Lord asked a number of questions, and I am sure he will be quick to write to me if I do...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 807 c70 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the Minister and may well be writing to him on that basis, as he predicted. Can ...

Lord Callanan | 807 c70 (Link to this contribution)

The purpose of the office for the internal market is to provide advice, reports and monitoring to...

Lord Fox | 807 c70 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I apologise to the Deputy Chairman of Committees for having jumped in so soon. I thank ...

Lord Russell of Liverpool | 807 c70 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 5. I remind noble Lords that anyone w...

Lord Hope of Craighead | 807 c70 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Hope of Craighead

5: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—

Lord Hope of Craighead | 807 cc71-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendments 5, 11 and 53 in this group, which are in my name and, in ...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 807 cc74-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support almost all the amendments in this group—particularly those tabled and introdu...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 807 cc75-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is always somewhat intimidating to follow an introduction such as the one we have ju...

Baroness Humphreys | 807 cc77-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to the amendment to Clause 51 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Finl...

Lord Mackay of Clashfern | 807 c78 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am a very strong supporter of the common framework system, explained so well by my no...

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 807 cc78-80 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am speaking in support of my Amendments 172 and 173, which, in two different ways, as...

Lord Hain | 807 cc80-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend, with whose speech I completely agree. I spe...

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick | 807 cc81-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the Common Frameworks Scrutiny Select Committee, a...

Baroness Altmann | 807 c85 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 175 in this group, led and excellently explained by t...

Baroness Suttie | 807 c86 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 175, which is, once again, a cross-party amendment, t...

Lord Dunlop | 807 cc86-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I support the group of amendments tabled by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope. They...

Baroness Andrews | 807 cc89-91 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dunlop, and indeed to agree with ...

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 807 c91 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the noble Lords, Lord Naseby and Lord Cormack, have withdrawn. I therefore call the nex...

Lord Rooker | 807 cc91-3 (Link to this contribution)

I was attracted to speak to this group of amendments by Amendments 5, 11 and 53, in the name of t...

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 807 cc93-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am delighted to speak to and support the amendments in this group. The debate demonst...

Baroness Noakes | 807 cc94-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it seems that most of the noble Lords who have taken part in this debate have looked at...

Lord Vaux of Harrowden | 807 cc95-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, and for once find myself in...

Duke of Montrose | 807 c97 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure and honour to be able to participate in this very important legi...

Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 807 cc97-100 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I also am a member of the Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee. I would like to give my...

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | 807 cc100-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been an excellent debate, brilliantly introduced by my kinsman, the noble and ...

Lord True | 807 cc101-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it has been a most fascinating debate. I endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, h...

Baroness Morris of Bolton | 807 c105 (Link to this contribution)

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

Lord Bruce of Bennachie | 807 c105 (Link to this contribution)

I shall not detain the Committee for long but the Minister came up with the example of flour. I t...

Lord True | 807 c105 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I should have acknowledged the very thoughtful speeches of the noble Lords, Lord Bruce ...

Lord Hope of Craighead | 807 cc105-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, first, I thank the Minister for his courteous and careful reply. I also thank all noble...

Baroness Morris of Bolton | 807 c107 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 6. I remind noble Lords that anyone w...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 807 c107 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

6: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clau...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 807 cc107-111 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have tabled both the amendments in this group. Amendment 6 is arguably the most impor...

Lord German | 807 cc111-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, these amendments have been prepared by the Welsh Government and have their support; I a...

Baroness Andrews | 807 c113 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I can speak more briefly to this amendment than the one I spoke to earlier, because my ...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 807 cc113-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 6. I have already expressed some concerns about delays and pr...

Lord Hope of Craighead | 807 cc114-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. I found myself in ag...

Earl of Kinnoull | 807 c115 (Link to this contribution)

I call the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris of Aberavon. Do we have Lord Morris of Aberavon? W...

Lord Naseby | 807 cc115-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I apologise to the House. I understand I was on the list for Amendment 5, but I never a...

Earl of Kinnoull | 807 c116 (Link to this contribution)

I call the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris of Aberavon.

Lord Morris of Aberavon | 807 c116 (Link to this contribution)

It has been a most interesting debate. I do not think I have anything to add. I await the Ministe...

Baroness Randerson | 807 cc116-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, the concept of common frameworks is notable for its absence from this Bill, as many nob...

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | 807 c118 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, at the end of the previous group the Minister, the noble Lord, Lord True, kindly said t...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 807 cc118-120 (Link to this contribution)

I hate to disappoint the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, but it falls to me to respond to this deba...

Earl of Kinnoull | 807 c121 (Link to this contribution)

I have received one request to speak after the Minister. I call the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tw...

Lord Purvis of Tweed | 807 c121 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I listened very carefully to what the Minister said about the need for certainty, which...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 807 c121 (Link to this contribution)

I am afraid that the noble Lord has the advantage of me in that I have not seen that bit of the f...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 807 cc121-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am most grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken. I am grateful to the Minister fo...

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