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HANSARDChemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I think I can say confidently that in our discussions with the HSE it has said that it is confident that it could carry out this—albeit laborious—assessment as our…21 Mar 2019HANSARDChemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I ask the noble Lord to bear with me in case my officials can reassure me on both those points: I would not like to take a punt, as it were, before we close this debate. I thank…21 Mar 2019HANSARDChemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 February be approved. Relevant document: 15th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Sub-Committee B ).21 Mar 2019HANSARDChemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, this draft statutory instrument was laid before Parliament on 18 February and was approved in another place on 13 March 2019. The Government’s priority is to reach a…21 Mar 2019HANSARDChemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Fox and Lord McKenzie, for their pertinent questions on this instrument, which is extremely important for the chemicals industry. In…21 Mar 2019HANSARDChemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That is a yes. The noble Lords, Lord Fox and Lord McKenzie, asked about data. In a no-deal scenario, following EU exit it is not expected that the UK would be granted any…21 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019I thank my noble friend for that. It is a very important point because, as we know, life expectancy is extending. The reality is that there are so many people out there,…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019Yes, I noted somewhere in my papers and will say now that of course it is right that we look at every way to incentivise the second earner to go back into the workplace; that is…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019Because of the issue of affordability, we have to make some difficult choices. I will not pretend that we are not constantly looking at this; indeed, the Secretary of State for…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019My Lords, the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 was supported by a number of impact assessments that considered the whole picture of the Government’s welfare reforms. Any estimate…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019My Lords, no; I can answer that very simply. We do not think that the benefits are too high, but we feel strongly that we have to focus them where the need is greatest. I hope…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Coordination (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this excellent debate and for the searching questions, if I may say so. I am particularly grateful to the noble Baroness,…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Coordination (Regulation (EC) No 987/2009) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January be approved.05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Coordination (Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, EEA Agreement and Swiss Agreement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January be approved.05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Coordination (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January be approved.05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Coordination (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have supported the presentation of these four statutory instruments, and I will also speak to the remaining three. These regulations were…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019My Lords, what the noble Lord just referenced goes to the heart of what we are trying to achieve. The reality is that we are providing support in every which way to help people…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019I am not able to share that figure with the noble Lord, but I believe so strongly that what we are doing in introducing and developing universal credit with bespoke and universal…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019That the draft Order laid before the House on 30 January be approved.05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Security Coordination (Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January be approved.05 Mar 2019