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HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]I am sorry that I gave that impression, but I do not believe that I did give the impression that the Government would set the fees. There would be a mechanism for oversight, which…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]The firm advice that I had from my officials was that it would.09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friends Lady Noakes and Lord Lansley for Amendments 9 and 18, which bring together two elements of the recognition framework proposed under the Bill.…09 Jun 2021HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [HL]Perhaps I can clarify what I said earlier. The Privy Council is the intermediary between independent regulators and the Government; it is essential to maintaining regulators’…09 Jun 2021HANSARDClean Energy Transition GuidanceThe Mozambique project is one of huge controversy. It was supported by UK Export Finance in July 2020 under previous policies and would not be approved today. It has now…08 Jun 2021HANSARDClean Energy Transition GuidanceThe Government are grateful for the positive response from international partners to this new world-leading UK policy position. We have held productive discussions with…08 Jun 2021HANSARDClean Energy Transition GuidanceThe noble Baroness will understand that the CDC has an independent board, but its policy is fully aligned with the Government’s by excluding fossil fuel investments, except under…08 Jun 2021HANSARDClean Energy Transition GuidanceAs I said, the guidance document was very tightly worded and there is a set of tightly defined criteria that must be met before any support for unabated gas power is approved.…08 Jun 2021HANSARDClean Energy Transition GuidanceI thank the noble Lord for his question and might write to him on some of the detail. I can say that the UK is a leader in ambitious climate action, both domestically, with the…08 Jun 2021HANSARDClean Energy Transition GuidanceSolar and wind are indeed now cheaper than existing coal and gas power plants in most of the world. Investments in fossil fuels will become increasingly risky, including for…08 Jun 2021HANSARDClean Energy Transition GuidanceI know that there are agreements in the policy to review it at certain intervals and I suspect that we will allow these exemptions until the next policy review. But, as I said,…08 Jun 2021HANSARDClean Energy Transition GuidanceI can confirm to my noble friend that there is already a moratorium on fracking in the UK. I have been told that the UK also does not support international fracking. The…08 Jun 2021HANSARDClean Energy Transition GuidanceThere are a number of exemptions from this, one of which is providing support and promoting exports that improve the efficiency, health and safety, and environmental standards of…08 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillLord Sheikh, you need to unmute.07 Jun 2021HANSARDCombined Heat and Power Quality Assurance (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2021I thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this short debate on a very important subject. I start by saying that my response to the noble Lord, Lord Bhatia, will…19 May 2021HANSARDFood and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations 2021My Lords, this instrument is required to address inconsistencies in our food labelling rules arising from the UK’s departure from the EU. It deals with a number of EU exit-related…19 May 2021HANSARDCombined Heat and Power Quality Assurance (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2021 Relevant documents: 51st Report from the Secondary…19 May 2021HANSARDCombined Heat and Power Quality Assurance (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2021My Lords, the combined heat and power quality assurance scheme has been in place since 2001 to certify highly energy-efficient combined heat and power plants across the UK.…19 May 2021HANSARDFood and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations 2021I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate, in particular for the questions they have asked that raise important issues. Some of them I cannot answer today,…19 May 2021HANSARDFood and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Food and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations 2021.19 May 2021