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HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI thank all noble Lords who contributed for their engaging and, I thought, in general, very constructive contributions to the debate today. Many noble Lords made excellent points,…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNon-UK Residents: Property Ownership RegisterThe noble Lord puts his finger on the button as always. We are very keen to introduce it, and any influence he can bring to bear on the Public Bill Committee, or indeed the Prime…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNon-UK Residents: Property Ownership RegisterWhen the register is implemented there will be considerable incentives to comply and penalties for not complying. I am sure that Companies House and the Land Registry would be…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNon-UK Residents: Property Ownership RegisterThe UK’s overseas territories and Crown dependencies have all now committed to introduce publicly accessible registers of who ultimately owns companies registered there by 2023,…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNon-UK Residents: Property Ownership RegisterI realise the Liberal Democrats are obsessed with the EU, but this has nothing to do with it. The two events are totally separate. We could implement ROBO whether or not we were…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillThat the Bill be read a second time.02 Nov 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021. Relevant document: 13th Report…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021My Lords, in moving that the draft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021 be approved, I will speak also to the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDCompetition Act 1998 (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusions) (Revocations) Order 2021My Lords, I thank all those who have contributed to the debate. I especially thank the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, who came along to discuss the subject I thought we were coming here…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021. Relevant…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am grateful to both noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate. I will endeavour to respond to the points that were made; first, to those made by the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDClimate Change: Global TemperaturesI can see that the noble Lord has the House with him on that one. Even putting aside his scepticism about the accuracy of the IPCC report, surely even he would agree that, given…27 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change: Global TemperaturesNo, I do not accept that, because the UK, even after the recent reduction, still has one of the largest international climate finance facilities in the world. Again, on…27 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change: Global TemperaturesI can reassure my noble and learned friend on that basis. Heat pumps are a mature heating technology and currently the market-leading low-carbon option. I am also delighted to…27 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change: Global TemperaturesAs the noble Lord is probably well aware, under the heat and buildings strategy, another of the Chancellor’s announcements last week, we have allocated hundreds of millions of…27 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change: Global TemperaturesThe Committee on Climate Change has made it clear that we still need fossil fuels for the transition. I remind the noble Baroness that the UK is responsible for only 1% of…27 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change: Global TemperaturesThe IPCC report reaffirms the importance of net zero. On 19 October, we launched the net-zero strategy, supporting up to 440,000 jobs and leveraging up to £90 billion in private…27 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change: Global TemperaturesOf course I always take the noble Baroness’s comments back to the department for discussion, as she well knows. I think that she is being a little unfair with her comments and I…27 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change: Global TemperaturesI refer the noble Lord to the answer that I just gave to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. Many communities in the United Kingdom rely on air travel for international and internal…27 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change: Global TemperaturesSome noble Members opposite have obviously listened to a different Budget from the one that was actually announced. We have £1 billion-worth of funding for carbon capture, usage…27 Oct 2021