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HANSARDDomestic Animals: WelfareWe work with local authorities to make sure that that is happening. There is a standard required and I am pleased that it has been brought in. I am open to any suggestions of…13 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeOil as part of our economy is seen as a transition, and we want to make sure that we move our whole energy production to a renewable and non-carbon basis. The continued use of oil…11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeWe have already introduced requirements for new residential buildings to reduce overheating risks, making them more suitable for the warming climate. We are strengthening the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeWhen I arrived at Defra in 2010, there were five ministerial cars; that has gone down to one, and I travel mostly by the use of an Oyster card.11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeThe noble Baroness does not have to rely on my questionable financial acumen; the Office for Budget Responsibility concluded, before the current gas crisis, that investment in net…11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeNo, I am terribly sorry, but I am afraid that I cannot.11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, the third climate change risk assessment provided climate projections for rises of 2 and 4 degrees centigrade by the end of the century. The upcoming third national…11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeI have no knowledge that we are going to row back on that commitment. It was made by three recent Prime Ministers, and we want to make sure that it continues.11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeI have no knowledge of plans to produce such data, but I will certainly find out from the relevant department and contact the noble Baroness.11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeThat is a spectacular intervention on this subject. Interestingly, at the height of the Trump presidency, the Pentagon put out a piece of work where it referred to climate change…11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeMy experience in talking to members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Royal Society and some of the best experts in the world on this is that there is a very…11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeThis Prime Minister, when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, agreed to the doubling of our international climate finance contribution to £11.6 billion, one of the most generous…11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeThe noble Baroness raises a really important point. What we are doing through our environmental land management schemes and future farming is to try to make farming more resilient…11 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeMy experience of this is that it is not quick enough. The River Thames is the conduit for water for a number of water companies in the south- east and it needs a reservoir in its…11 Jul 2023HANSARDLive Animals: Export BanThere has never been a significant import trade for slaughter or fattening. For example, from 2019 to 2021, only 91 cattle and 14 sheep were imported for slaughter from the…10 Jul 2023HANSARDLive Animals: Export BanI will of course pass on the noble Lord’s words to the business managers, but I totally agree with him that the noble Baroness, Lady Fookes, is wise.10 Jul 2023HANSARDLive Animals: Export BanI sit in awe of my noble friend’s determination, and I want to make sure that there is no wrath in her. I gently remind her that we have a very good record on animal welfare. We…10 Jul 2023HANSARDLive Animals: Export BanThe noble Baroness is absolutely right. We are in negotiations with the French authorities, and we want to make sure that there is a good border control post at Coquelles. That…10 Jul 2023HANSARDLive Animals: Export BanI can assure my noble friend that this is a priority under O ur A ction P lan for A nimal W elfare and that we will bring it forward in this Parliament. We want to make sure that,…10 Jul 2023HANSARDLive Animals: Export BanMy Lords, the Government recognise the long-standing public concern about livestock and horses being exported for slaughter and fattening. We are determined to deliver our…10 Jul 2023