Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 15 Jun 2021
Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
"I thank the Minister for his introduction, but I am afraid the main question I would like to put to him—to which I fear I cannot expect a reply—is whether all those arch- Brexiteers really did all that campaigning just to spend time on a sunny summer afternoon on SIs …..."Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Jun 2021
Constitution Inquiry
"I do not know whether the Minister has read the Haggard and Kaufman book, Backsliding: Democratic Regress in the Contemporary World, but I wonder whether he shares its concern that without care and protection, our democratic strengths and constitution can be undermined by the lack of parliamentary, legal and …..."Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 7th June 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many overseas electors are (1) on electoral rolls in the United Kingdom, (2) apply for a postal vote, and (3) voted in the 2019 general election.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
There were 233,000 overseas electors registered in Great Britain for the 2019 general election. The Government does not hold data on the number of overseas electors who submitted a postal vote application or how many voted.
The Office for National Statistics also publishes electoral statistic bulletins with some information on overseas electors. This can be found here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration/bulletins/electoralstatisticsforuk/previousReleases.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 27 May 2021
UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Regions and Industrial Sectors
"The Minister and the Prime Minister seem to claim that they did not know quite what the protocol would imply and how tricky it would be to make it work. In front of our European committee last week, the Minister confessed that he was a bit surprised about how disruptive …..."Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 27 May 2021
UK–EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Meetings of Bodies
"My Lords, the multi-layered governance structure mentioned by the noble Earl is not the only thing that needs to be set up under the TCA. The civil society forum and the domestic advisory group are vital channels into Government, and the partnership council decisions. The UK cannot by itself set …..."Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 25th May 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the EU about the establishment of the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, as provided for in the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and what has been the outcome of any such discussions.
Answered by Lord Frost
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides for a Civil Society Forum - composed of a balanced representation of UK and EU business and civil society groups - to discuss the implementation of aspects of the Agreement.
We are in contact with the EU about the operational guidelines for the conduct of this Forum and will work to facilitate its first meeting this year.
We will, of course, continue to engage with business and civil society in the usual way, including on issues relating to TCA implementation.
As for the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, it is a matter for Parliament to consider the potential shape of the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, within the framework set out in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Written Question
Tuesday 25th May 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish the Civil Society Forum as provided for in the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Answered by Lord Frost
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides for a Civil Society Forum - composed of a balanced representation of UK and EU business and civil society groups - to discuss the implementation of aspects of the Agreement.
We are in contact with the EU about the operational guidelines for the conduct of this Forum and will work to facilitate its first meeting this year.
We will, of course, continue to engage with business and civil society in the usual way, including on issues relating to TCA implementation.
As for the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, it is a matter for Parliament to consider the potential shape of the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, within the framework set out in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 May 2021
Ministerial Code and Register of Ministers’ Interests
"My Lords, when I became a magistrate, I had never speeded or gone through a red light and I had kept to the Highway Code. Similarly, when I ran organisations, I ensured that I was beyond reproach in keeping to any codes or rules of good behaviour because it is …..."Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 May 2021
UK Policy Implementation for Wales and Scotland
"My Lords, although we absolutely accept that we must get over Covid and move towards an economic recovery, surely there is another urgency: the very future of the union. The Cabinet Secretary said that that was
“at the forefront of policy making in Whitehall”.
Surely this summit must also look …..."Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 29 Apr 2021
UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement
"To ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) what progress Her Majesty’s Government have made towards making arrangements for the (1) scrutiny, and (2) implementation, of (a) the United Kingdom and European Union Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and (b) the Partnership Council...."Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town - View Speech
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