Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and International Trade)
Labour Peer
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My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 10 and Amendments 20 to 35 in this group, which are consequential to it. As the UK Government have prerogative powers to negotiate international agreements, Parliament has limited scope to make substantial changes to such an agreement, not least as it has already been formally signed, and opportunities to block ratification are therefore limited. As a...
In all the meetings and information provided in various forms throughout the process—and I accept that there was a lot—was any opportunity given for anyone to say no to any of it?
My Lords, that was a long one. We have been here for half an hour listening to the response on what is essentially a fairly simple set of amendments about impact assessments and reviews. I start with the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, who brought up the behaviour of his right honourable friend George Eustice. I am quite grateful to George Eustice, because he wrote my speech for me when he was...
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Entered the House of Lords on 27 October 2014
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