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HANSARDEconomy UpdateI completely understand the point the noble Lord is making and have to apologise; I tried to get an answer in anticipation to this being raised. I do not have one, but I am very…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateIn ensuring that children get decent meals, we have extended free school meals, and we have the holiday support programme that ensures that this is not just during term-time. On…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateI do not think that is necessarily the case because in the specific circumstances that we are talking about, energy companies have benefited not from greater efficiency in their…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateThis Government have invested significant amounts in renewable energy and will continue to do so. As we set out in our energy security strategy, we have a long-term path for both…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateMy Lords, the structure of the French energy market is different from our own. Different interventions are appropriate in different circumstances, but the generosity of the…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateMy Lords, the increase in universal credit was always brought forward as a temporary measure as, through the restrictions needed to deal with the Covid pandemic, large parts of…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateI am not sure that I picked up the noble Lord’s questions there, but he did talk about the potential inflationary impact of this announcement and asked what the Government are…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, for their questions and for their welcome, I think, for the announcement made today. It is an…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateMy Lords, I have remembered the noble Baroness’s second point about increasing benefits next spring in line with September’s CPI inflation. I can confirm that that is the…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateIn terms of the funding, the noble Baroness is absolutely right: the total cost of the package is around £15 billion. It will be part funded by the levy and the rest will be…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateOn the noble Lord’s second point, the Government always welcome new or revisited ideas and I will certainly pass that back to the Treasury. On people who may be working in the…26 May 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to such an interesting and wide-ranging debate. It showed the breadth and depth of the knowledge of this House, but also…24 May 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to open this Second Reading. The UK Infrastructure Bank Bill is the final stage in establishing the UK Infrastructure Bank as an operationally…24 May 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.24 May 2022HANSARDCourt of Justice of the European Union: Comprehensive Sickness InsuranceMy Lords, I do not accept the points made by the noble Baroness. Past decisions in which the comprehensive sickness insurance requirement was relevant were taken by the UK…24 May 2022HANSARDCourt of Justice of the European Union: Comprehensive Sickness InsuranceMy Lords, this is a complex case, and the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union raises many questions regarding residents’ rights and access to benefits…24 May 2022HANSARDCourt of Justice of the European Union: Comprehensive Sickness InsuranceOf course, for the vast majority of EU citizens exercising their freedom of movement rights previously under EU law, comprehensive sickness insurance was not a requirement. It is…24 May 2022HANSARDCourt of Justice of the European Union: Comprehensive Sickness InsuranceMy understanding is that we are not disagreeing with the finding of the court in this case; we are just seeking to ensure that we understand fully its implications, and that is…24 May 2022HANSARDCourt of Justice of the European Union: Comprehensive Sickness InsuranceI am very happy to make that commitment to the noble Lord. I agree with him that there are more details to this case than I have been able to provide today. When we are in a…24 May 2022HANSARDCourt of Justice of the European Union: Comprehensive Sickness InsuranceI reassure the noble Baroness that the Government will indeed want to have the complete picture when it comes to the impact of this judgment and its implications. I am sure that…24 May 2022