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HANSARDGender EqualityWe are determined that there should be transparency throughout the drive towards hitting the target of 80% of our programmes being focused on such areas. That is why we are…24 Jan 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 8th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…23 Jan 2024HANSARDIran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023I understand the noble Lord’s concerns. I am informed that he need not worry but I want to make sure that he does not worry; I will therefore put it in a letter to him. These…23 Jan 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023I again thank both noble Lords for their interest and support for these measures. I will seek to answer all the questions raised. I will ensure that future letters go to both…23 Jan 2024HANSARDIran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023I entirely accept the noble Lord’s point. I want to give myself the clear comfort that he seeks. It is not the case that a vessel or an individual not allowed into United Kingdom…23 Jan 2024HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionMy Lords, I refer to my interests as set out in the register. This Government are committed to leaving the environment in a better state than we found it. The Office for…23 Jan 2024HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionI thank the noble Duke for his question. The report the OEP produced was for the year up to the end of March last year. In April we published our plan for water, which addresses…23 Jan 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023I am sure that we do have figures, although I do not have them here. I will write to the noble Lord setting out what successes we are having in those negotiations and bilateral…23 Jan 2024HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionThe noble Lord is a weapons-grade guardian of the countryside, and I want to make sure that people like him find it really simple and straight- forward to apply for the…23 Jan 2024HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionWe have a real sense of urgency in the department; it does not just stop at Ministers but goes right down through the agencies that are the delivery bodies for this. We could…23 Jan 2024HANSARDIran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023I thank both noble Lords for their questions and their support for this measure. I want to address the important issues that they raised. The noble Lord, Lord Purvis, asked about…23 Jan 2024HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionI absolutely concur with the noble Lord in that we treat anything that comes from the OEP very seriously. I seek to reassure noble Lords that it is not our position to dismiss it…23 Jan 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 8th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…23 Jan 2024HANSARDIran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 8th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee23 Jan 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023My Lords, these regulations amend the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. These instruments were laid on 14 December 2023 under powers provided by the Sanctions and…23 Jan 2024HANSARDIran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023My Lords, this instrument contains measures to deter the Government of Iran, and groups backed by Iran, from conducting hostile activity against the UK and our partners. It was…23 Jan 2024HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionThe noble Earl probably missed what I said earlier about the fact that this report covers just two months since the announcement last January—a year ago—of the environmental…23 Jan 2024HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionThe noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, raised the issue of peat. The England Peat Action Plan committed us to restoring 35,000 hectares of peat-land by 2025—which is fairly…23 Jan 2024HANSARDEnvironmental Policies: Timeliness and EffectivenessI thank my noble friend. In my absolute belief in what we have achieved over the last decade and a bit, I am absolutely not complacent—none of us is. The OEP’s report is really…22 Jan 2024HANSARDEnvironmental Policies: Timeliness and EffectivenessWhen we came into government, we knew about 10% of the sewage outflows from water companies into rivers. We now know 100%, because we require them to report them. Technology is…22 Jan 2024