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HANSARDFeed-in Tariffs (Closure, etc.) Order 2018I am afraid that the noble Lord heard incorrectly and I apologise if that was what was understood from my description of what will happen. The consultation closes tomorrow; we…04 Mar 2019HANSARDPrivatised Probation SystemThe noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, is correct that this is not an easy gig, but I believe that probation can have a positive future. In the past we have opened up probation to…04 Mar 2019HANSARDPrivatised Probation SystemI will take the noble Lord’s comment on the chin. It is important that we look at prepared reports, then compare policy and future policy in putting into effect the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDPrivatised Probation SystemI do not accept that. The situation was complex. We set the scheme up and we have learned lessons from the first-generation contracts. It would not be right to prejudge the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDPrivatised Probation SystemI thank my noble friend Lord Cormack for his comments. He will be unsurprised to learn that I disagree with him. I do not see this as an opting-out of crime and punishment.…04 Mar 2019HANSARDFeed-in Tariffs (Closure, etc.) Order 2018My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for securing this timely and important debate on the future of small-scale low-carbon generation. I also thank the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDPrivatised Probation SystemI thank the noble Lord, Lord Dholakia, for his comments. The NAO report made a number of very long-standing criticisms, of which we were, of course, already aware. We have taken…04 Mar 2019HANSARDPrivatised Probation SystemMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat in the form of a Statement an Answer given in the other place by my honourable friend the Minister of State at the Ministry…04 Mar 2019HANSARDFertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 20 February .28 Feb 2019HANSARDInternational Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I would not want to confirm that 100%, but I hope very much that that is the case. I will investigate exactly what happens in the supply chain in order to find out whether we know…27 Feb 2019HANSARDOzone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, this instrument corrects deficiencies in retained EU law so that the UK can continue controlling the use of ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse…27 Feb 2019HANSARDOzone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.27 Feb 2019HANSARDOzone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank my noble friend for that comment—I was going to say that anyway. That would be part of the consultation process with the Environment Agency. It seems like a very good…27 Feb 2019HANSARDInternational Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, the primary aim of this instrument is to amend EU and domestic legislation on waste shipments to enable their continued operability. The technical changes contained in…27 Feb 2019HANSARDOzone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Yes it can.27 Feb 2019HANSARDOzone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank all noble Lords who took part in what has turned out to be a very interesting and I hope fairly straightforward debate. I have the answers to nearly all of the questions,…27 Feb 2019HANSARDInternational Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank noble Lords for their contributions, especially the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, whose approach to this SI has been particularly forensic—I hope that he will do many more. I…27 Feb 2019HANSARDInternational Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Relevant document: 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation…27 Feb 2019HANSARDOzone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I apologise to the noble Lord; he asked about that and I forgot to answer. The department has contacted every single supplier across the EU in this process, so we have a strong…27 Feb 2019HANSARDFertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.20 Feb 2019