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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Mar 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"I have received no requests to speak after the Minister; accordingly, I call the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Mar 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 53. Anyone wishing to press this or anything else in the group to a Division must make that clear in the debate.

Amendment 53..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Mar 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 66A. Anyone wishing to press this amendment to a Division must make that clear in debate.

Clause 71: Homelessness: victims of domestic abuse

Amendment 66A..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 10 Mar 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"I call the noble Baroness, Lady Burt of Solihull. We are having connection difficulties. I call the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark...."
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Written Question
Lugano Convention
Thursday 1st November 2018

Asked by: Earl of Kinnoull (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) Switzerland, (2) Norway, and (3) Iceland concerning the UK's accession to the Lugano Convention after Brexit.

Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)

We have made clear our intention to continue the UK’s participation in the Lugano Convention after our exit from the EU, in order to maintain our existing civil judicial cooperation with Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. We expect our continued participation in this Convention to form part of the wider agreement on civil judicial cooperation we will reach with the EU.

Throughout our Exit discussions, the EU has been clear that the UK’s continued participation in the Lugano Convention is a ‘future state’ issue, which can only be negotiated once we have concluded the Withdrawal Agreement. We remain confident of reaching agreement on the Withdrawal Agreement which will secure our continued participation in the Convention to the end of the Implementation Period. This will provide time until the end of 2020 to enable the UK, the EU and all the other parties to the convention to come to an agreement on a legally secure permanent transition for the UK.

We have met with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway to make clear our desire to continue to participate in the Lugano Convention once we have left the EU.


Written Question
Lugano Convention
Thursday 1st November 2018

Asked by: Earl of Kinnoull (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the White Paper, The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published 12 September, what steps they have taken to accede to the Lugano Convention.

Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)

We have made clear our intention to continue the UK’s participation in the Lugano Convention after our exit from the EU, in order to maintain our existing civil judicial cooperation with Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. We expect our continued participation in this Convention to form part of the wider agreement on civil judicial cooperation we will reach with the EU.

Throughout our Exit discussions, the EU has been clear that the UK’s continued participation in the Lugano Convention is a ‘future state’ issue, which can only be negotiated once we have concluded the Withdrawal Agreement. We remain confident of reaching agreement on the Withdrawal Agreement which will secure our continued participation in the Convention to the end of the Implementation Period. This will provide time until the end of 2020 to enable the UK, the EU and all the other parties to the convention to come to an agreement on a legally secure permanent transition for the UK.

We have met with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway to make clear our desire to continue to participate in the Lugano Convention once we have left the EU.


Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 11 Sep 2015
Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Earl on bringing the Bill to the House, the second in his suite of “neighbourly matters” legislation—the first being, as he said, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, of which more in a second. I welcome the very clear reasoning that he has just …..."
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