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HANSARDSpring Forecast StatementMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord St John of Bletso, on his long, stylish and meaningful service to this House. I wish him well in the future, be he in Africa or…17 Mar 2026HANSARDSkills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of LifeMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Aberdare on securing this important debate and on his truly excellent opening speech. I also congratulate the noble Lords, Lord…09 May 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, we do need to stop the abhorrent practices of the criminal gangs and save people dying at sea, and we do need to control our borders. I therefore commend the actions…29 Jan 2024HANSARDBiosecurity and Infectious DiseasesMy Lords, I warmly welcome the Minister and join the House in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Trees, on securing this debate. I draw the attention of the House to my role at…18 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, before I turn to the amendments, I will begin by welcoming my noble friend the Minister to the House most warmly, as this is the first time that I have spoken on the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDEconomic Environment: Growth and JobsMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe on raising this important issue and thank her for her many contributions to UK business over her impressive career. In…11 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS: Future UK Trade DealsI thank the noble Lord, Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe, for tabling this debate as it raises two topics that sit at the heart of our country’s identity and of our future—the National…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTrade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss ConfederationMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for drawing the House’s attention to the UK-Switzerland continuity trade agreement. I add my thanks to him and the committee for…01 May 2019HANSARDTrade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss ConfederationI am happy to deal with that. I was given the wrong information that I had two minutes left in which to sum up. I apologise: I rushed through, rather. We share the text when it is…01 May 2019HANSARDTrade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss ConfederationMy understanding is that there were conversations at official level. After the debate in this House, we made a change and shared the full text of the agreement. For all agreements…01 May 2019HANSARDUK Export Finance: ExpenditureMy Lords, UK Export Finance’s support is available for UK exporters in all sectors and its provision of support is demand-led. UKEF support for energy-related exports in 2015-16…27 Mar 2019HANSARDUK Export Finance: ExpenditureI cannot agree that it is inconsistent. Even the IPCC report states that there is a climate change imperative but that fossil fuels—oil and gas—will continue to be a significant…27 Mar 2019HANSARDUK Export Finance: ExpenditureI can confirm that it is. I think the civil nuclear capability target is around 20%. There are major projects, but there are also opportunities in small modular nuclear reactors.…27 Mar 2019HANSARDUK Export Finance: ExpenditureI can confirm that we reply to demand from these sectors and that we focus on renewables. We have hired renewables experts. We are trying to move towards cleaner forms of fossil…27 Mar 2019HANSARDUK Export Finance: ExpenditureI agree with my noble friend. We have taken the lead on coal-fired power stations. As the House will be aware, we have agreed, on a multilateral basis, only the most extreme…27 Mar 2019HANSARDUK Export Finance: ExpenditureMy Lords, we absolutely have regard to those things. All our projects are rigorously assessed according to the common approaches of the OECD and the Equator Principles—the…27 Mar 2019HANSARDUK Export Finance: ExpenditureMy Lords, this Government are concentrating on building growth based on clean technologies, and our support for offshore wind is one obvious example. In terms of what is…27 Mar 2019HANSARDProtecting Against the Effects of the Extraterritorial Application of Third Country Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 March be approved.26 Mar 2019HANSARDProtecting Against the Effects of the Extraterritorial Application of Third Country Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, EU Council regulation 2271/96, which protects, “against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based…26 Mar 2019HANSARDProtecting Against the Effects of the Extraterritorial Application of Third Country Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank noble Lords for their contributions in this short but useful debate. I hope I have been clear about the Government’s commitment to the continuation of these regulations.…26 Mar 2019