Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Thursday, 16 January 2020, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Bethell.

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

Lords committee stage third day. New clause, after clause 37, debated and withdrawn. Part 1 of 2.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 801 cc827-841
Session: 2019-21
Department: Home Office
Legislative stage: Committee stage
Procedure: New clauses
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-21. Brought from the Commons.
Thursday, 9 January 2020
Bills
House of Lords; Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee first report.
Thursday, 9 January 2020
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords; European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. Constitution Committee (HL) first report.
Monday, 13 January 2020
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords; European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
Thursday, 16 January 2020
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2020-0044
Monday, 20 January 2020
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Hamwee | 801 c827 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Hamwee
37: After Clause 37, insert the following new Clause—
...; Baroness Hamwee | 801 cc828-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this amendment is in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Miller of Chilthorne Dome...; Lord Shipley | 801 cc829-830 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I strongly support the amendment. Around 1.2 million British pensioners live abroad. Ju...; Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 801 cc830-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I put my name to this amendment and I remind noble Lords of my interests in that I spen...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 801 cc831-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have not yet spoken on the Bill, preferring to leave it to the experts —of whom there...; Baroness Altmann | 801 cc832-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall speak particularly to the pensions aspect of Amendment 37, and I draw the House...; Lord Teverson | 801 cc833-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I very much support Amendment 37, tabled by my noble friends, but I want to talk to Ame...; Baroness Buscombe | 801 c834 (Link to this contribution)
Before the noble Lord sits down, can he tell me: do you have to pay tax in any EU country in orde...; Lord Teverson | 801 c834 (Link to this contribution)
Well, at the moment, you are automatically a European citizen if you are a national citizen of on...; Baroness Buscombe | 801 c834 (Link to this contribution)
So the answer is that you do not necessarily have to pay tax in any EU country in order to obtain...; Lord Teverson | 801 c834 (Link to this contribution)
No, it just stays as it is.; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 801 c834 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, on shining a light on this particular difficult p...; Lord Whitty | 801 c834 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I had not intended to speak on this amendment: indeed, I did not speak at Second Readin...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 801 c835 (Link to this contribution)
Does the noble Lord agree that the slogan, “Get Brexit Done” is completely wrong? What is happeni...; Lord Whitty | 801 c835 (Link to this contribution)
That is absolutely true and I believe that it is gradually being realised by large sections of Br...; Lord Kerr of Kinlochard | 801 cc835-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and I use that ...; Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 801 c836 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare an interest—unfortunately, it is not a house in France or Italy. My uncle, Ne...; Lord Bethell | 801 cc837-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am enormously grateful for the opportunity to respond to the noble Baronesses, Lady H...; Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | 801 c838 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister said that UK pensions will be uprated “while they have the right to reside in that s...; Lord Bethell | 801 c838 (Link to this contribution)
Those parts of the pension that are already in the bag, as it were, will continue to be uprated, ...; Lord Shipley | 801 c839 (Link to this contribution)
Can the Minister clarify something that I think he said? He referred to UK citizens who are not y...; Lord Bethell | 801 c839 (Link to this contribution)
I am not sure that I completely understand the question. If they have qualified for the UK state ...; Lord Shipley | 801 c839 (Link to this contribution)
My question was whether, if someone who is currently working and then retires, receives the UK st...; Lord Bethell | 801 cc839-840 (Link to this contribution)
That is a question of sufficient complexity that I am reluctant to commit to an answer at the Dis...; Baroness Hamwee | 801 cc840-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I knew that once we got going on this subject it would reel in Members from the across ...
Subjects: British nationals abroad Health services Pension rights Reciprocal arrangements Social security State retirement pensions Uprating Brexit UK relations with EU
Legislation: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-21
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

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