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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Jan 2020
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"My Lords, I will concentrate on the practical effects of this Bill for the sovereignty of Parliament. That principle is recognised in Clause 38 in rather defensive terms. It is said to “subsist notwithstanding” the mass of

“directly applicable or directly effective EU law”

that, by virtue of earlier clauses …..."
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Written Question
European Economic Area and European Free Trade Association
Tuesday 5th November 2019

Asked by: Lord Anderson of Ipswich (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 17 January (HL12669) and  the Written Statement by Lord Callanan on 20 December 2018 (HLWS1187), whether (1) the text of the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement has been amended since 20 December 2018, and (2) the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement has been signed by the UK; if so, when; whether the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement is subject to section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010; and whether a copy of the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement has been laid before Parliament by a Minister of the Crown within the meaning of section 20(1)(a) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Sat 19 Oct 2019
Brexit

"My Lords, I congratulate the Prime Minister and his negotiating team on concluding a revised deal that many said he never wanted and many said he could never achieve.

The deal presents the House of Commons with a difficult decision. In its favour is the powerful point that to approve …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Oct 2019
Brexit

"My Lords, it is a little hard to take note of something—the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union—that may or may not happen. It is harder still to predict how it will turn out, a task that I happily leave to the large number of your Lordships whose political antennae …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Oct 2019
Brexit

"Before the Minister sits down, may I thank him for the clarification he has given? He has not simply said that the Government will obey the law, which we have heard before. He said two other things that were perhaps of significance: first, that the Government would obey the Benn …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 Sep 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill

"My Lords, as foreshadowed by its strange nickname—the surrender Bill—this Bill seems fated to be pigeonholed in the public debate as a remainer instrument that would need to be instantly repealed in the event of a Conservative victory at what we must assume to be the forthcoming general election. Of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Brexit: Appointment of Joint Committee

"My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord.

Two weeks ago, YouGov asked almost 1,700 people about the consequences of a no-deal Brexit. The answers revealed a gulf that is striking even by current standards. Of those who voted remain, 71% anticipated serious damage to the economy …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 04 Apr 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill

"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Deech. I have great respect for her, not least because she was until recently chair of the Bar Standards Board. If we do not always agree on matters of constitutional law or indeed attitudes to Europe, and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 27 Feb 2019
Further Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union

"My Lords, as the last speaker before the winding up speeches, I should have liked to offer your Lordships a peroration, but could not hope to equal the force or the humanity of the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, and the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, who have spoken so …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 17 Oct 2018
Brexit: Dispute Resolution and Enforcement (European Union Committee Report)

"My Lords, I declare an interest. I am a member of the Bar Council Brexit working group, though I do not speak on its behalf. I have also been a barrister for 30 years, appearing regularly for individuals, businesses and the Government before the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

…..."
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