Would my noble friend be good enough to accept that trade is like Gaul—divided into three parts? You have direct trade between, say, India and the United Kingdom, trade between the EU and the United Kingdom, and re-export. All those will need different solutions, unlike the ideas put forward by the two parties opposite.
My Lords, noble Lords and business are demanding clarity, as my noble friend well knows. Will he accept that there will be no clarity until there is a positive interaction with the European Council and other European authorities?
My Lords, does my noble friend recall that the Interpretation Act states that the male embraces the female? Do the Government intend to revisit that Act?
My Lords, I have never been a self-respecting MP, nor am I ever likely to be one. The amendment would leave us in total limbo. The noble Lord, Lord Lisvane, in introducing it, made reference to the phrase: “A Minister of the Crown may by regulations make”. He needs, in this amendment, to change the emphasis on the reason for which he does it. Unfortunately, the amendment would leave out...
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My Lords, we all know that this country is short of housing, especially affordable housing. Many years ago, there was a campaign to live above the shop. Is it not time for a campaign to live in the shop?
My Lords, I remember when the replacement ratio—the number of children per couple to maintain a stable population—was 2.7. What is it now, and has this had any bearing on the decision that we are discussing?
My Lords, this has turned into a clause stand part debate by any other name and I have been listening to it very carefully. The second amendment in this group would remove the words in Clause 9(2), “(including modifying this Act)”. This is rather curious because I know that many of your Lordships voted against Brexit in the referendum and in their heart of hearts still believe and hope...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to decide on the merger of Taunton Deane and West Somerset District Councils.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to replace or extend their stroke strategy.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, under the provisions of the Deregulation Bill, rights of way officers have a duty to persuade objectors to a footpath deregulation order agreed by a county council to correct an error in the definitive footpath map in order to prevent an appeal to the Secretary of State.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which are the oldest three Acts on the statute book; and what is the reason for their retention in each case.
To Ask Her Majesty's Government what public intervention subsidy is given to home generators of electricity by (a) photo voltaic cells, (b) water wheels, and (c) wind generators; and what is the maximum kilowattage allowed to be generated in each case.
To ask Her Majesty's Government for how long an individual has to claim jobseeker's allowance before taking up a full-time training course while claiming benefits.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which section of the Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Act 1991 prevents a planning inspector from considering evidence on the impact on the environment when determining a definitive map and public path order through a site of special scientific interest.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the reply by Baroness Andrews on 18 October (Official Report, col. 783) regarding a decision on the planning appeal concerning the proposed Caythorpe gas storage facility, whether any Minister has received the inspector's report; which Minister or Ministers will make a decision on the report; and when a final decision is expected to be taken.
