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Proceeding contribution from Lord Agnew of Oulton (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 16 January 2020. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill.


European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

I can answer that. The point is that nearly every Peer who joined the debate on this amendment was mourning the leaving of Europe. Many of them just said, “We are very sad to be leaving the EU”, but we have got to get beyond that. In two weeks’ time, we are going to be an outward-facing country looking to the rest of the world. The reason that I mentioned Chevening—I put it into the speech, not officials—is because I had direct experience of it recently. I was sent to the OECD conference on education in Argentina about 18 months’ ago. I met the Education Minister, and it is those sorts of contacts which will help the future of this country. I accept that Chevening is a master’s degree programme and that it is for high-potential future leaders, but it is about the connection between institutions in our country and other countries.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
801 c873 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Aviation Delegated legislation Finance EU law Languages Freight Large goods vehicles Higher education Economic situation EU institutions Ports Railways Parliamentary scrutiny Reciprocal arrangements Sovereignty Transport Safety Shipping Trade agreements Henry VIII clauses European economic area European Chemicals Agency Euratom Free trade Erasmus+ programme Brexit UK relations with EU Driving licences British students abroad
Legislation
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-21
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk