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HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportI do not agree with the noble Baroness. The transport decarbonisation plan was the first such plan in the world. It sets out how the transport sector will move on a path to net…11 Oct 2021HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportI am sure we would be very happy to take into account the views of Newport Transport. I congratulate it on its commitment to zero-carbon transport. Of course, many other local…11 Oct 2021HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportWe agreed to undertake a review of the extension of the ETS to maritime emissions in the transport decarbonisation plan, and will do so. However, like aviation, this is an…11 Oct 2021HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportAs I said in previous answers, we recognise the urgency of taking swift action on climate change. I repeat: we are moving faster than any other G7 country. I accept that the noble…11 Oct 2021HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportThe noble Lord makes a good point. The ETS already exists for domestic aviation and aviation to the European Economic Area. There is also a separate scheme developed by ICAO,…11 Oct 2021HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportAgain, in this matter we are leading with the funds that we have supplied to developing countries and we have promised. The Prime Minister and the joint president at COP are…11 Oct 2021HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportMy Lords, the UK Emissions Trading Scheme replaced the UK’s participation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on 1 January 2021. The UK ETS applies to energy intensive industries,…11 Oct 2021HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportThe effect on poor people, including in the UK, will be one of the factors that we will need to consider when expanding the ETS. These are important fiscal measures. We will need…11 Oct 2021HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportI recognise the points the noble Lord makes and he will be aware that, in the transport decarbonisation plan, there is a commitment to assess how economic instruments could be…11 Oct 2021HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportI am sure the Chancellor will want to update Parliament in due course on any proposed levies.11 Oct 2021HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportOf course, these matters are never as simple as the noble Baroness makes out. Building on the previous Answer from my noble friend Lord Agnew, I say that it is important to…11 Oct 2021HANSARDEmissions Trading Scheme: TransportI agree with the comments made by my Secretary of State yesterday. There are always ongoing discussions between government departments on a huge range of measures, and I am sure…11 Oct 2021HANSARDNet-zero Carbon Emissions: Behaviour ChangeMy Lords, I want first to express my appreciation to the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone, for her excellent contribution and for securing this debate on this extremely important…16 Sept 2021HANSARDSovereign Defence Capability: Meggitt TakeoverThe noble Lord knows me well, and I would love to engage in debate with him on this issue—because of course he is wrong—but I cannot comment on the specifics of this case. Whether…15 Sept 2021HANSARDSovereign Defence Capability: Meggitt TakeoverI know of the noble Lord’s campaign to raise awareness of the important work and value of private UK companies, but as I mentioned in my Answer to the noble Lord, Lord West, we…15 Sept 2021HANSARDSovereign Defence Capability: Meggitt TakeoverThe answer to the second part of the noble Baroness’s question is yes. On the first part, it is a quasi-judicial process, and the Secretary of State has not taken a decision on…15 Sept 2021HANSARDSovereign Defence Capability: Meggitt TakeoverMy Lords, we welcome trade and investment where it supports UK growth and jobs, and which meets our legal and regulatory requirements while not compromising national security.…15 Sept 2021HANSARDSovereign Defence Capability: Meggitt TakeoverI can indeed reassure my noble friend that the UK’s replacement warhead will be designed and manufactured in the United Kingdom. While work continues with US counterparts to…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Lighting Products) Regulations 2021That the Regulations laid before the House on 1 July and 5 July be approved. Relevant document: 9th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…15 Sept 2021HANSARDSovereign Defence Capability: Meggitt TakeoverThe noble Lord is tempting me down a path down which I cannot go. The United States is a valued trade partner and a large source of inward investment in the UK. UK and US…15 Sept 2021