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HANSARDMeat: Ritual Slaughter and Religious FreedomMy Lords, the right reverend Prelate makes a relevant point about the general issue and about having a debate. A debate may well be something that we should have, although I find…28 Mar 2019HANSARDMeat: Ritual Slaughter and Religious FreedomMy Lords, I note what my noble friend says and he is absolutely right: the number of mis-stunning incidents in abattoirs is very low, and that has been the case over a period of…28 Mar 2019HANSARDMeat: Ritual Slaughter and Religious FreedomMy Lords, the Government note the judgment that EU law does not authorise the placing of the EU organic production logo on products derived from animals that have been slaughtered…28 Mar 2019HANSARDMeat: Ritual Slaughter and Religious FreedomThe first point I make to the noble Baroness, which I made in my Answer, is that prior to the judgment it was already not possible to buy organic halal or kosher meat from…28 Mar 2019HANSARDMeat: Ritual Slaughter and Religious FreedomMy Lords, my noble friend has already drawn the noble Baroness’s attention to that point. As I have said, this was the pre-existing practice in this country anyway, and there is…28 Mar 2019HANSARDArchitects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 February be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 25 March .27 Mar 2019HANSARDProperty GuardiansI thank the noble Baroness for her interest in this. As far as we can tell, there are 5,000 to 7,000 property guardians—the figure is in that area. It is the case that some…26 Mar 2019HANSARDProperty GuardiansMy Lords, I should be grateful to the noble Lord if we could arrange a meeting at which he can raise some of the matters he has just disclosed. As I said, under the housing health…26 Mar 2019HANSARDProperty GuardiansMy Lords, property guardians have some legal protections and we are working to ensure that local authorities enforce their rights. However, depending on the arrangements in place,…26 Mar 2019HANSARDProperty GuardiansThe noble Lord raises a somewhat different but important point. I quite agree. If I may, I will drop him a line on what we are doing in that general area, copy in noble Lords and…26 Mar 2019HANSARDProperty GuardiansI thank the noble Baroness for introducing this issue. How right she was to raise it in the way she did in October. I am grateful to her for that and our subsequent meetings. She…26 Mar 2019HANSARDProperty GuardiansMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord. I will certainly relay that message to the Secretary of State. I know he will be extremely pleased; we were hoping that the noble Lord…26 Mar 2019HANSARDProperty GuardiansMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord. I met the Property Guardian Providers Association, which might be the organisation to carry this forward. Some 80% of the market are members of…26 Mar 2019HANSARDProperty GuardiansMy Lords, thinking on my feet, it is not a straightforward matter. Rights attach to people as tenants; more limited rights attach to people as licensees. I do not think there is a…26 Mar 2019HANSARDArchitects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It was.25 Mar 2019HANSARDArchitects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, these regulations were laid before both Houses on 18 February 2019. They are part of the Government’s programme of legislation to ensure that if the UK leaves the EU…25 Mar 2019HANSARDArchitects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who responded to the SI. I will seek to deal with the various points they have made. First, the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, rightly emphasised the…25 Mar 2019HANSARDArchitects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.25 Mar 2019HANSARDHousing: Future Homes StandardThe Government will consult later this year on our plans to introduce the future homes standard for new-build homes to be future-proofed with low-carbon heating and world-leading…21 Mar 2019HANSARDHousing: Future Homes StandardMy Lords, first, it is important to note that the energy standard for new homes has improved by more than 30% since 2010, reducing energy bills by £200 per annum per household on…21 Mar 2019