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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this has been an important discussion about place and joint working, and although the Government are unable to accept my noble friend’s amendments, for reasons I shall…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThe noble Lord is correct that he can speak to Amendment 64 and, in doing so, move it, but he should then choose to withdraw it or test the opinion of the House.03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for raising this issue. I hope in the spirit of collaboration and compromise I am able to provide him with some further clarity and reassurance,…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for bringing this debate before the House today. As mentioned in the debate in Committee, the specific functions described in Amendment 112 are…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it might be worth reminding noble Lords that on Report, noble Lords only speak twice for short questions of elucidation.03 Mar 2022HANSARDCryptocurrenciesHer Majesty’s Treasury and UK authorities have taken a series of actions to support innovation while mitigating risks to stability and market integrity. These include launching a…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness will be able to withdraw her amendment after the Question has been put.02 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestments: Environmental, Social and Governance CriteriaMy Lords, I believe much can be done under existing powers in FCA regulation and the UK’s green taxonomy, but if any legislation is needed, it will be put forward in the usual way.02 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestments: Environmental, Social and Governance CriteriaMy Lords, I do not think we will be taking quite that approach to a legal definition of greenwashing. We will, through the green taxonomy, provide a clear way by which firms are…02 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestments: Environmental, Social and Governance CriteriaYes, I agree with the noble Baroness on that point. I think the approach that the UK has taken to date to this whole area meets that test and will continue to do so.02 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestments: Environmental, Social and Governance CriteriaMy Lords, the Government set up a specific panel to look at those very questions, and I cannot pre-empt the outcome of its work.02 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestments: Environmental, Social and Governance CriteriaThe work that we are doing to green finance and green our economy means that there will be far greater transparency on the impact of firms on climate change and the wider…02 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestments: Environmental, Social and Governance CriteriaThe noble Baroness is absolutely right. We are aware of the huge energy use that can be involved in these currencies. The UK is developing a green taxonomy, which will make us the…02 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestments: Environmental, Social and Governance CriteriaOn the point about co-operation with the United States, I will have to check and write to the noble Lord. On the FCA, in addition to developing this consumer-facing label so that…02 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestments: Environmental, Social and Governance CriteriaThe noble Baroness is absolutely right. That is why the UK is developing an economy-wide regime for ESG disclosure, focusing in the first instance on those requirements related to…02 Mar 2022HANSARDCryptocurrenciesMy Lords, I have indeed read those comments by the Governor of the Bank of England. My noble friend is absolutely right that the situation is dynamic and the market in crypto…02 Mar 2022HANSARDCryptocurrenciesMy Lords, I did take the point that the noble Baroness raised back to the Treasury. As I said in an earlier answer, on blocking Russian transactions, the position is that firms…02 Mar 2022HANSARDCryptocurrenciesMy Lords, profits from trading in and gains from disposing of crypto assets are taxed in the same way and at the same rate as those from other assets, as the noble Lord says.…02 Mar 2022HANSARDCryptocurrenciesMy Lords, I will have to write to my noble friend with the precise answer to that question, but I can say that there were discussions at the G7 yesterday, in part on this issue,…02 Mar 2022