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

"My Lords, some years ago, I sponsored a Private Member’s Bill for a referendum on our membership of the European Union. Little did I know.

This has been an excellent debate. We have had many excellent contributions including two superb maiden speeches. I suspect that, when we get to dealing …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 Sep 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill

"I am very grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. May I apologise for my discourtesy —in his view—in not being able to be here for today’s debate in its entirety? I have attended the debate and have listened to his wise words on the monitor. Sadly, there are …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 Sep 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill

"Could the noble Lord give a little moment? This is important. I have been referred to on the Floor of the House. Will the noble Lord simply accept that these matters should be about policy and politics, not personalities? I hope that he will reflect on the fact that referring …..."
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Written Question
Brexit: Demonstrations
Thursday 9th May 2019

Asked by: Lord Dobbs (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sources of funding for the anti-Brexit demonstrations outside Parliament; and whether any such sources are not based in the UK.

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

It is not the Department’s role to assess the sources of funding for those who choose to hold demonstrations, whether or not that funding originates in the United Kingdom.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 Mar 2019
Brexit: Article 50 Period Extension Procedure

"My Lords, perhaps I might ask my noble friend the Minister—and he is a friend—a gentle but serious question. How can he expect noble Lords from these Benches to support the policy that is now being advocated, which the Government themselves have consistently opposed and repeatedly promised to never bring …..."
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Written Question
Borders: Northern Ireland
Wednesday 13th March 2019

Asked by: Lord Dobbs (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 13 February (HL13385), which characteristics beyond infrastructure in their view constitute a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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

From the outset of the negotiations the Prime Minister has been clear that there should be no return to the borders of the past, and that maintaining an open, seamless border has been the cornerstone for the success of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. That is why the December Joint Report made clear that the UK would avoid a hard border, including any physical infrastructure or related checks and controls.

Last week, the Government published a Written Ministerial Statement noting that joint UK-EU work on alternative arrangements will be an important strand of the next phase of negotiations. In anticipation of this, and to ensure that the UK is ready to move at pace in the next phase, the Government is putting in place the UK’s arrangements to support this work, with a team drawing in all the relevant departments including DExEU, HMT, HMRC, BEIS, DEFRA, Home Office, and the NIO. This will report directly to the UK’s negotiating team.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 Feb 2019
Brexit: Options

"My Lords, will my noble friend the Minister give some thought to the concept of the “hard border”? The more I push the Government for a clear definition, the more it wobbles like jelly, yet this is fundamental to the ongoing discussions. Rather than try to answer on his feet, …..."
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Written Question
Borders: Northern Ireland
Wednesday 13th February 2019

Asked by: Lord Dobbs (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; and whether this definition includes physical infrastructure on the border itself.

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

The Government will stand by its commitment in the Joint Report that there will be no hard border, this includes any physical infrastructure. This will allow people on either side of that border to be able to live their lives as they do now.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Jan 2019
Brexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European Union

"I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. I am fascinated by his allegation—but, as he says, it is a matter of scaremongering in the newspapers. He has spent some time asking people to rebut this allegation. Can he name a single Peer who has been approached by …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Jan 2019
Brexit: Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European Union

"My Lords, I thought this would be a debate reserved for headbangers, but it is a privilege to have followed two such fine and thoughtful speeches from the Back Benches. Of course, all the Front-Bench speeches were scintillating as well.

One of the most powerful memories of my life is …..."
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