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HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsMany of these energy-intensive industries are already freed from the cost of the emissions trading scheme by being issued with free permits but, beyond that, the noble Lord makes…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsOf course, we do have a comprehensive energy policy. Many of the technologies that the noble Lord refers to are difficult and expensive, but we are funding research into a lot of…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsThe noble Lord would be incorrect if he came to that conclusion. HMRC and the Chancellor have taken robust action against tax avoidance and evasion and will continue to do so.…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsWe are taking a range of important steps to decarbonise the electricity system and to provide more homegrown electricity generation as our supplies from the North Sea dwindle. The…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsWe are already investing £20 million in the reform of Companies House to provide many of the services the noble Lord refers to, but many of the reforms also require primary…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsI agree with the noble Lord. It has been a mistake and, indeed, it was a mistake for his party to announce a moratorium from 1997 on any new nuclear development, which lasted for…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsWe always keep these things under review, but I outlined the many steps that we are taking and if necessary, we will look further at what we can do to help.13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsI outlined earlier the support mechanism that we already have in place: the warm home discount, the winter fuel payment, cold weather payments and an additional £500 million…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsThe noble Lord makes an extremely good point. We remain very concerned about the impact of Nord Stream 2 on European energy security and particularly on the interests of Ukraine.…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsIt is absolutely not an intention to kick it into the long grass: it remains a priority, which is why we published the draft Bill, why we invited pre-parliamentary scrutiny and…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsThe Chancellor continues to work with other jurisdictions to expose many of these havens and to increase the tax take. Only recently, the G7 Finance Ministers agreed a minimum…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsAs I just said in the previous answer, we are absolutely not relaxed about this and we are determined to root out any financial chicanery and money laundering where possible.…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsMy Lords, the largest element of gas and electricity bills, which is wholesale costs, has increased significantly. The Government are committed to protecting customers, especially…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsHeating oil and LPG are of course not covered by any of the levies that my noble friend refers to—that is, they are separately controlled. There is a free market in them and they…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsI have not had a chance to meet the noble Baroness’s colleague yet. I was supposed to meet him a couple of weeks ago, but the meeting was cancelled. I look forward to discussing…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsThe noble and learned Lord is tempting me. Gas is traded in international markets, so the biggest factors influencing prices are global trends in supply and demand. Higher…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsSecurity of supply is of course absolutely vital. The UK derives this through its diversity of suppliers and by reducing reliance on any single source. In addition to our…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsIf the noble Baroness means shell companies in British Overseas Territories and others, they are also convinced of the need for transparency and we continue to press them to…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsAs I said, the Financial Action Task Force that we established got the best rating of any country assessed so far in the round of evaluations in countering money laundering. We…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsThe financing of development activity is, of course, a commercial decision and the Government do not intervene in those investments. But, in March 2021, in a co-ordinated effort…13 Oct 2021