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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jun 2021
Environment Bill

"My Lords, I begin by declaring my interest as the owner of a smallholding with a few sheep and poultry, albeit in France and outside the purview of this Bill.

This Bill is profoundly conservative in two senses of the word. First, it is Conservative with a large “C”, because …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2020
Food: Chicken and Beef

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they give to British travellers to the United States of America on the risks of eating (1) chicken which has been subject to a pathogen reduction treatment, and (2) hormone-fed beef...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2020
Food: Chicken and Beef

"Is not the real reason for not issuing a health warning that American chicken and beef pose no health risks? Indeed, there are fewer salmonella and campylobacter cases in America than in Europe. Has this scare not been concocted by anti-Americans who want to sabotage a potential UK-US trade deal? …..."
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Written Question
USA: Beef and Poultry Meat
Thursday 2nd July 2020

Asked by: Lord Lilley (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice the Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides to UK travellers on the potential risks posed by eating anti-pathogen washed chicken or hormone fed beef in the United States.

Answered by Baroness Sugg

The UK Government does not offer advice on this specific matter to British travellers.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2016
EU Membership: Economic Benefits

"It is a great pleasure—a nostalgic pleasure—to follow the right hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr Clegg). He reiterated the fears he first enunciated in relation to our leaving the exchange rate mechanism, and those fears proved to be wrong. He next enunciated those fears in relation to our not …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2016
EU Membership: Economic Benefits

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Trade deals take place because they are in the mutual interests of both parties; they are not military conflicts. They take place between two parties, like trade itself.

A very plausible but incorrect argument is that trade agreements always take a long time. When …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2016
EU Membership: Economic Benefits

"They probably want trade deals with whoever they can negotiate sensible ones with, if they are sensible. They will not say that it is either/or; they will want a trade deal with us, because we are the fifth biggest economy in the world, and they will probably also want a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2016
EU Membership: Economic Benefits

"Switzerland moved its banking centres to London post big bang and before the single market. I negotiated the second banking directive, which introduced passporting for banks. I was very proud of it, and subsequently wanted to make a speech saying what a wonderful thing it was, and how wonderful the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2016
EU Membership: Economic Benefits

"That is a very good point that I was going to come on to. It takes quite a long time for the EU to negotiate a trade deal with Canada, for example, because each country has tariffs against the other, and different product specifications and so on. Each has to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2016
EU Membership: Economic Benefits

"I am afraid the hon. Gentleman has burned his boats.

Another myth, which I am afraid has been proffered by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary, is that we will need to renegotiate trade agreements with all the countries with which the EU currently has trade agreements. That is …..."
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