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HANSARDSmall Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 November 2021 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 9 March.14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, for this amendment. I acknowledge that she has a very impressive record of championing the whistleblowers’ cause. Indeed, as a number of…14 Mar 2022HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022That the draft Order laid before the House on 6 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 9 March.14 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillSorry; I misunderstood. It is right and proper that the Government review the whistleblowing framework once we have had sufficient time to build the necessary evidence of the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDGenetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I had to send a note via the doorkeeper to wake up the noble Lord.14 Mar 2022HANSARDGenetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I am sorry, but the noble Lord was fast asleep for the entire duration of the Minister’s speech. He really should not participate in this debate, having failed to take advantage…14 Mar 2022HANSARDGenetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now adjourn for a short period during pleasure to await the resumption of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill. Noble…14 Mar 2022HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022My Lords, I beg to move that the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022, which was laid before the House on 9 March 2022, be approved. The UK…09 Mar 2022HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022I thank the noble Lord for his kind comments and his contribution to this debate. I take his points about the consultation. I wondered why we had had so few responses, but it is a…09 Mar 2022HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022.09 Mar 2022HANSARDSmall Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I beg to move that the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code etc. (Amendment) Regulations, which were laid before the House on 30 November…09 Mar 2022HANSARDSmall Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021.09 Mar 2022HANSARDSomerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022I was just sending a text. Although the noble Lord was nearly four minutes late, as the only representative from Somerset here, I ask that he be allowed to speak.09 Mar 2022HANSARDSmall Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for those perceptive comments. I too am a big fan of pubs. We have a free house in the next village that gets a lot of our custom. The points…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI am told that Section 67 of the 2008 Act already provides for this, because the totality of the investment would be taken together. If it is over the threshold, it will be caught.08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, before we begin, I understand that the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, is unfortunately unwell and therefore unable to join us here today. I wish him a speedy recovery and…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI am sure that this is upmost in the minds of the Secretary of State and the Energy Minister. The Prime Minister has also made statements to this effect, and it is very much on…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI take the noble Baroness’s point. Indeed, the Bill has been drafted in a technology-agnostic way to cover all forms of energy infrastructure.08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 3, 17, 20, 42, 44 and 45, laid by the noble Lords, Lord Oates, Lord Teverson, Lord Wigley and Lord Vaux, and the noble Baroness, Lady…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillAll I can say is that all these issues will be negotiated up front in the agreement that we make with the potential operator of a new nuclear site.08 Mar 2022