"My Lords, I speak as a signatory of Amendment 189 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser. I am strongly in favour of it for reasons that I will explain briefly.
"I am the son of a general practitioner who, by the way, was not any old general practitioner. Even the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada, knows that the skills of general practitioners are not uniform and vary a good deal—as I say that I see that her surprise is falling, after …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My answer to that is that they jolly well should be. I do not see at all that that is a point against the argument I am making. I would say exactly what I am saying in relation to any specialism. It is a very simple point: do I want …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as part of a consultancy that provides geopolitics analysis to the Government of Qatar. Does the Minister agree that the continuity of fuel supplies may involve negotiations with those who have de facto control of the Strait of Hormuz rather than with those whom …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, has pulled out of the debate because she has a Motion in the Chamber.
It is a great privilege to chair the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee, which was appointed in January 2025. In October 2025 we produced our first report—the one we are …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"I apologise for intervening again, but will the Minister agree to meet me to discuss a way in which EUR-Lex change can be incorporated in the one-stop shop, possibly including some very simple ways of using existing techniques to simplify complex legal issues?..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"I was just dealing with some points about the one-stop shop that our colleague the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, had raised. First, the one-stop shop really must emphasise its services to traders in Great Britain who wish to trade with Northern Ireland. It is important that they should …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Northern Ireland after Brexit: Strengthening Northern Ireland’s voice in the context of the Windsor Framework (1st Report, HL Paper 182)...." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"I apologise for interrupting the Minister. Is she saying that something better than EUR-Lex will be part of the one-stop shop, and that legal problems will therefore be solvable through that structure?..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech
"My Lords, I will give a short wind up, because we have had a very full debate and I am very grateful to all those who have spoken. I start, however, by correcting an earlier omission. I failed to thank my noble friend Lord Jay for the work that the …..." Lord Carlile of Berriew - View Speech