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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Mar 2022
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

"My Lords, there have been many excellent speeches this evening from people who have pointed out deficiencies in the legislation. I sincerely hope that the Government, over the weekend and before Committee, will listen to what has been said and make running repairs as required. If ever there was a …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 07 Feb 2022
Subsidy Control Bill

"My Lords, the issue of state aid goes beyond even the points that have already been made, because there is theoretically a possibility of reach-back into Great Britain depending on whether a product was subsidised before it left Great Britain and was part of, or added to, another product of …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 07 Feb 2022
Subsidy Control Bill

"Before the noble Lord sits down, the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, said that this is a probing amendment, so we all may have issues with the phraseology but that is not the point. Never mind subsidiaries, which I can understand; if a product is supplied to a company in Northern …..."
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Written Question
Aerospace Industry: Manufacturing Industries
Wednesday 31st March 2021

Asked by: Lord Empey (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)

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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the financial support they provided to the aerospace sector during the COVID-19 pandemic was allocated to aerospace manufacturers in the UK.

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

The Government has put in place substantial cross-economy support measures to help the UK economy through this pandemic.

Due to the nature of these support measures, it is not possible to set out in full the proportion provided to the aerospace sector. However, we are able to confirm that UK aerospace manufacturers and their aviation customers, over the next 3 years, will benefit from £8 billion in export guarantees and have utilised up to £2.6 billion in Covid Corporate Financing Facility support. The Aerospace sector will also continue to be supported by the £150 million per annum Aerospace Technology Institute research and development programme and the £125 million Future Flight research and development programme.

These figures do not include other measures such as the Job Retention Scheme which, we know, the aerospace sector will also have benefited from.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Mar 2021
National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2021

"My Lords, as a number of speakers have said, it is clear that this year is obviously not the year in which decisive steps can be taken on the issues that we are discussing today. So many people are still struggling, particularly with food and accommodation costs. The LPC recognised …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 27 Nov 2020
Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK (NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

"The noble Lord, Lord Moylan, made some interesting points at the end of his contribution. The Minister, during his introduction, referred to the UK being a sovereign independent nation once again. However, how can someone from Northern Ireland feel part of that sovereign independent nation when, for several weeks and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"My Lords, the starting point for this group of amendments is, I suppose, that not one of the devolved Administrations has given its consent to this legislation. That is an unfortunate place to be.

However, I welcome the changes that my noble friend the Minister has introduced so far. Listening …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"Briefly, my Lords, a question has been raised in the House on a number of occasions: why are Welsh and Scottish Ministers referred to, but a Northern Ireland department is referred to? The reason is that, since 1921, power is devolved in Northern Ireland to the department, not to the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"My Lords, I raise an issue that has already been referred to by the noble Lord, Lord Hain, pertaining to Amendment 22. It came to my attention two weeks ago, and I suspect that many Members are not aware of it, but we need to make ourselves aware very quickly. …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 16 Nov 2020
Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

"In this Committee last week we discussed the Common Rules for Exports (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which deal with the Government’s ability to prevent the export of particular products in an emergency—such as PPE products being sent out of the UK. In his opening salvo then, the Minister, the noble …..."
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