Lord Lilley: To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with EU counterparts at the level of the Joint Committee to fulfil paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol which states that the Joint Committee “shall adopt appropriate recommendations with a view to avoiding controls at the ports and airports [...] The post Northern Ireland Protocol: Immigration Controls appeared first on Rt Hon Lord Lilley.| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
For the Attorney General to admit that British judges have been wrong, and Parliament should advise them, is sheer heresy. The post Its biggest champion Lord Hermer has just demolished the case for the ECHR appeared first on Rt Hon Lord Lilley.| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
Lord Lilley: Can the Minister confirm that the value of goods exported by the EU to us that will be relieved of any liability to SPS checks is five times the value of the goods that we export to the EU? So this deal is five times as valuable to the EU as it is| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
Lord Lilley: Does the Minister accept that the Government’s proposal, spelled out in its immigration White Paper, to legislate to tell the courts how to interpret the European Convention on Human Rights as it affects immigrants destroys the whole rationale for the ECHR? That rationale is based on the belief that only judges—unaffected by political| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
Lord Lilley: To ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield on 27 June (HL 8452), whether the analysis by the National Energy System Operator drew directly on (1) information published in audited accounts of special purpose vehicles (SPVs), (2) Gordon Hughes’ analysis of 247 SPVs for wind projects [...] The post Renewable Energy: Costs appeared first on Rt Hon Lord Lilley.| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
This report demonstrates that the ECHR has created constitutional problems for Britain from the start. The post Leaving ECHR may be the only way to avoid politicising judiciary, warns Lord Lilley appeared first on Rt Hon Lord Lilley.| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
The idea that Churchill supported the European convention is endlessly pushed. But it’s totally false. The post Only ECHR withdrawal can save Britain appeared first on Rt Hon Lord Lilley.| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
Lord Lilley: To ask His Majesty’s Government whether exports of live animals (1) from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland and (2) from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland require an Intra Trade Animal Health Certificate. Baroness Hayman of Ullock: As has long been the case, such certification is required for export of [...] The post Livestock: Northern Ireland appeared first on Rt Hon Lord Lilley.| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
Lord Lilley: To ask His Majesty’s Government whether, as part of the EU–UK Reset Agreement, they have (1) committed to linking the UK to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme 2 (ETS2), (2) agreed to discuss linking the UK to the ETS2 without commitment, or (3) decided not to link the UK to the ETS2. Lord [...] The post EU Emissions Trading Scheme appeared first on Rt Hon Lord Lilley.| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
Lord Lilley: To ask His Majesty’s Government what proportion of consignments of products of animal origin are subject to sanitary and phytosanitary checks (1) when entering the UK and (2) when exported from the UK to the EU, and what these checks entail. Baroness Hayman of Ullock: Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks on products of [...] The post Animal Products: Disease Control appeared first on Rt Hon Lord Lilley.| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
Lord Lilley: To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report published on 3 March by Gordon Hughes and Net Zero Watch, Will Net Zero Reduce Electricity Costs in 2030, in particular with regard to the impact of imports of electricity from the continent on UK wholesale electricity prices. Lord Wilson [...] The post Electricity: Prices appeared first on Rt Hon Lord Lilley.| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
Lord Lilley: To ask His Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has analysed the accounts of special purpose vehicles for (1) offshore wind farms, and (2) solar energy farms, to calculate the cost of such ventures; and if so, whether they will publish the results. Lord Wilson of Sedgefield: The [...] The post Solar Power and Wind Power: Subsidiary Companies appeared first on Rt Hon Lord Lilley.| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
Lord Lilley: My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale. I hope he will not mind me saying that, through the expertise he has brought to this debate, he has illustrated how the hereditary system brings a comparatively youthful expertise of a non-partisan nature into our midst—one which will| Rt Hon Lord Lilley
