My Lords, the ongoing pandemic is clearly having a significant effect on the economic situation in Europe and in the UK. That cannot be removed …
Speech LinkMy Lords, we are committed to and have legislated to ensure unfettered access for Northern Ireland goods moving to the rest of the UK market …
Speech LinkMy Lords, the UK is very much a services-based economy and the success of our services industries in all areas is essential for our future …
Speech LinkMy Lords, the UK’s future economic and political opportunities are maximised by the ability we now have to set laws which suit this country’s needs, …
Speech LinkI very much agree with the thrust of my noble friend’s question. More than 60 trade treaties were rolled over last year, and a number …
Speech LinkMy Lords, I have, of course, read the full and thoughtful report produced by the noble Earl’s committee, which was published on Monday, on this …
Speech LinkMy Lords, I very much agree with the noble Lord that we have great opportunities on the world stage after Brexit. This year the G7 …
Speech LinkI thank my noble friend for his words of support for the operational measures that we took earlier this month. These measures are lawful and …
Speech LinkI too have happy memories of working with the noble Lord in a rather different context a few years ago. Our clear position is that …
Speech LinkMy Lords, our expectation is that the trade and co-operation agreement will be ratified by the end of April. We have agreed to that in …
Speech LinkMy Lords, the European Union has a number of SPS and veterinary agreements with third countries based on equivalence, not dynamic alignment. We continue to …
Speech LinkI have of course had a conversation with the Irish Foreign Minister, as I have with many Ministers around Europe. Our intention is to pursue …
Speech LinkMy Lords, the noble Lord is absolutely correct to say that the future of the protocol depends on the consent of the elected representatives and …
Speech LinkMy Lords, the British people voted to end free movement in 2016 and that was a central part of our approach to the negotiations in …
Speech LinkMy Lords, the people of Northern Ireland must of course have access to a wide availability of medicines and pharmaceutical products, just as in any …
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