Written Question
Tuesday 15th January 2019
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any ministerial directions have been issued since 1 January 2018 in respect of preparing for a no deal Brexit; if so what were those directions; and in each case, who was the minister responsible.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Since 1 January 2018, DExEU ministers have issued no ministerial directions in respect of preparing for a no deal Brexit.
Written Question
Tuesday 15th January 2019
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts for no deal Brexit preparations have been awarded to (1) McKinsey, (2) Boston Consulting Group, (3) Bain and Company, (4) PwC, (5) KPMG, and (6) EY since 1 January 2018; what was the value of each of any such contracts; and which departments have been responsible for issuing any such contracts.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Department has not awarded any contracts to the firms in question where the sole purpose of the engagement was no deal planning.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Jan 2019
Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration
"My Lords, it looks like Brexit is effectively over, thanks to the mature good sense of the British people and the British Parliament. The question now is: what next?
First, we need to end Brexit democratically. If the Prime Minister has any qualities of leadership, she will call a referendum …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jan 2019
Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration
"I tried to shorten it for you...."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 25 Oct 2018
Brexit: People’s Vote
"My Lords, I wish to set out the key issues for the conduct of the second referendum as I see them. In this, I take a different view on some issues from the UCL report on the subject published on 8 October.
First, we will need to secure an extension …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Jul 2018
Brexit: Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement
"The Secretary of State has apparently told the House of Commons this afternoon that the Government are making preparations to stockpile food in the event of no deal. Does the Minister think that that is sensible? Secondly, paragraph 118 of the White Paper states, with no qualification whatever:
“The UK …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Jul 2018
Brexit: Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement
"The Minister has not answered my second question...."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Jul 2018
Brexit: Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement
"Paragraph 118 of the White Paper states:
“The UK will pay its share of the EU’s liabilities as at 31 December 2020”.
Are there any circumstances in which the Government will not honour that commitment?..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 Jul 2018
Brexit: Preparations and Negotiations
"My Lords, I spent most of last week in Northern Ireland, and I was recently also in Dublin. The threat which Brexit poses to the island of Ireland is, despite the complacency of the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, very serious—potentially the most serious failure of British public policy in Ireland …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 Jun 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"My Lords, the amendment we are discussing does not rule out no deal; it lays down what will happen if there is no deal. There is a fundamental difference between the two...."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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