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HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am pleased to introduce this instrument, which was laid before this House on 21 June. Subject to approval, these regulations will continue the Government’s reform of…06 Sept 2021HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 8 June be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 5 July .12 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesI ask the noble Baroness to allow me to go back to the department to talk about her outsourcing points. I would be very surprised if we outsourced to people who were not up to the…05 Jul 2021HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021My Lords, the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021 were laid before this House on 8 June. I am pleased to introduce this…05 Jul 2021HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021.05 Jul 2021HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021My Lords, I sincerely thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Janke and Lady Sherlock, for their positive and direct questions on these regulations. I…05 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesI will need to look to my noble friend Lady Vere, sitting to my left, to get some information about transport and Covid reporting there; she will like me for that. Given the…05 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesThe HSE has been really busy and proactive during the pandemic in three key areas: regulating, by targeting businesses and organisations, to prevent workplace transmission;…05 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesThere have been cuts to the budget in the past. That has been rectified and an increased budget has been put in place, as has an increased resourcing budget. As of the end of…05 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesI am pleased to say that the Health and Safety Executive has had additional funding throughout the year along with enormous staff increases. This will continue to be worked on,…05 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesThe Health and Safety Executive guidance, with advice from the Government Legal Department, does not exclude the reporting of cases of workers whose job involves dealing with the…05 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesRIDDOR provides an important source of intelligence about occupational exposure to coronavirus in the workplace but is not the only source of intelligence that the HSE relies on.…05 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesGiven the complex system in which transmission of the virus occurs, it is extremely difficult to accurately identify the actual transmission point for any individual, and no one…05 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Work-related CasesRIDDOR requires responsible persons, usually employers in relation to employees, to report certain Covid-19 cases to the relevant enforcing authority. Over 33,000 cases have been…05 Jul 2021HANSARDScotland Act 2016 (Social Security) (Consequential Provision) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 May be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 22 June .24 Jun 2021HANSARDChild Maintenance ServiceMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for his question, which has led to this important, albeit short, debate. I also thank all noble Lords who have participated and made…24 Jun 2021HANSARDScotland Act 2016 (Social Security) (Consequential Provision) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2021I thank all noble Lords for their contributions today. I shall deal with some of the points that noble Lords have raised. In answer to the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, and to some…22 Jun 2021HANSARDScotland Act 2016 (Social Security) (Consequential Provision) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Scotland Act 2016 (Social Security) (Consequential Provision) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2021.22 Jun 2021HANSARDScotland Act 2016 (Social Security) (Consequential Provision) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am pleased to introduce this instrument, which was laid before the House on 17 May 2021. Subject to approval, the regulations will make some necessary legislative…22 Jun 2021HANSARDArmed Forces: Transition to Civilian LifeAn important point is that when people leave the Armed Forces, they have really good skills that are very attractive to employers in both the public and private sectors, and work…15 Jun 2021