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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jun 2021
Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Australia

"My Lords, how extraordinary that there should be this opposition to a trade deal with Australia—a country with which we enjoyed the closest commercial relations before the artificial diversion of our trade by the phased imposition of European tariffs and non-tariff barriers in the 1970s. It is a country to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jun 2021
Agricultural Exports from Australia: Tariffs

"My Lords, we do not reduce tariffs on imported food as a favour to Australia, we do so as a favour to ourselves—which may incidentally happen to benefit some Australian exporters. Will my noble friend the Minister confirm that reducing the cost of food makes everybody better off, especially people …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 27 Apr 2021
Turkey: Free Trade Agreement

"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, on bringing this important Motion before us. His argument that Turkey was the demandeur because we run a trade deficit with it strikes me as one that was answered by his countryman Adam Smith 245 years ago in that …..."
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Written Question
Working Hours: EU Law
Friday 9th April 2021

Asked by: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of applying the EU’s Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC).

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

In 2014, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills conducted a review of the impact on the UK labour market of the UK Working Time Regulations. These Working Time Regulations implemented the EU Working Time Directive into UK law. The report is attached, but can also be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-time-regulations-impact-on-uk-labour-market

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Mar 2021
Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2021

"My Lords, looking around I see lots of former Members of the European Parliament. I think there are half a dozen speaking in this debate, including my noble friend the Minister, and until a moment ago another was on the Woolsack or perched on the steps of the Throne as …..."
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