I want to write to Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: My Lords, I just add that because of Brexit, largely, we have an imported food crisis. Of course, such food costs so much more than it used to before Brexit. To suggest, as the Government do, that we should import more food will only add to the difficult situation ordinary people are in. Can the Minister give me an assurance that enough affordable food will be available to all the people here...
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: My Lords, 80% of heavy goods vehicles from the Republic of Ireland use ports in Wales—Pembroke Dock, Fishguard or Holyhead, with the vast majority using Holyhead. With Brexit, big changes came about, and I know that in Dublin they spent €30 million on adapting and modernising the port there. When I phoned Holyhead, I asked a number of people in the area what changes they are seeing. None...
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: ...when their income more or less disappears and all the other help that they get has gone. We must somehow stop poverty itself, as it increases the harshness of the virus. We could of course look at Brexit because, yesterday or the day before, the LSE forecast that the areas worst affected by the exit from Europe will be very hard-pressed, and said that they will have difficulties on top of...
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reconsider their decision not to extend the Brexit transition period.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: ...the Government to do that, but we must avoid increasing the number of vulnerable people. One such increase is unemployment. Even last September, the Governor of the Bank of England said that a hard Brexit could mean half a million more unemployed people. However, it is worse than that: we face not a hard Brexit but an impossible Brexit, an impossible deal. We must do everything we can,...
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the cost of the Brexit negotiations since the result of the EU referendum in 2016.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: ...things be better? If we give up our co-operation with countries such as Italy, Greece and France, will conditions improve? Will the kids have a better life? Will the Minister tell me how? How will Brexit improve the condition of unaccompanied children in Europe? Will things improve in any way, or will Brexit just make matters more difficult? How will Brexit affect the work of the churches,...
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: ...but it could lose 7,000 employees and 400 apprentices could lose the opportunity of an occupation. The supply chain could also suffer. This is because the Government insist on going ahead with Brexit without a fair deal or any deal at all. Why on earth do the Government not realise that their actions could decimate the workforce in Wales again, not only in Airbus but in the agricultural...
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government what guarantees, if any, they have made of the healthcare benefits available to British citizens residing in EU countries post-Brexit.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: ...make to ensure that the UK's 3.7 million diagnosed diabetics will have access to sufficient stockpiles of medication to avoid potential deaths from diabetic ketoacidosis in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure the supply of radiopharmaceuticals in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and what steps they will take to prevent delays in the treatment of patients with serious conditions.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that every prescription for medication can still be redeemed in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: ...type 1 diabetic users of insulin are feeling quite anxious about what will happen? Can she give us a guarantee—a copper-bottomed, simple pledge—that there will be enough insulin available if we Brexit? Can the Government also assure us that every single insulin user will have a legally binding contract from the Government pledging the availability of sufficient insulin for them in the...
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the supply of medicines into the UK will not be disrupted as a result of Brexit; and what is the cost of any such steps.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current financial cost to the UK of delivering Brexit.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the capacity of the companies contracted to provide ferries in the event of a no deal Brexit to deliver necessary freight services; and what assurances they have sought from those companies.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to deploy armed forces to deal with civil disturbances after Brexit.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of providing extra ferries to run a freight service in the event of a no deal Brexit.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants are currently employed primarily to deliver Brexit.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno: My Lords, this is not just about confidence in our nation; it is about our obligation to future generations. Leave means my seven grandchildren and how they will be affected in future years. Brexit means my seven grandchildren, all your Lordships’ grandchildren and all the children in our country. Will it be better for them to have fewer benefits than we have had, or should we think first...