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HANSARDStatus of Workers Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, on securing a Second Reading for his Private Member’s Bill. I thank all noble Lords who have contributed. We had contributions…10 Sept 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) (No. 2) Regulations 2021That the Regulations laid before the House on 21 July be approved. Relevant document: 8th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand Committee…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeYes, our assessment is that it is still possible by the end of the century, but only with immediate and significant reductions in global emissions over the next decade and net…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeAs I said in response to the previous question, we have published a number of our strategies. The heat and buildings strategy is to be published shortly; the net-zero strategy…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeAs I said in response to a previous question, I admire the ambition of the noble Lord and his noble friend, but we have already achieved more than the vast majority of countries…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeIndeed. I can agree with the noble Lord on the first part of his question. It has been encouraging to see the number of major businesses that have joined us in the race to net…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeThe right reverend Prelate makes some good points, and of course tackling climate change must be a shared endeavour. Our ambition puts affordability and fairness at the heart of…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeThe noble Lord invites me to indulge in a long debate about the validity or otherwise of the various reports and the IPCC report. Perhaps we could discuss it separately outside.…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeI totally understand the noble Baroness’s point, but of course we have already legislated for the greenhouse-gas emissions, as covered by the Climate Change Act. It is therefore…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeThe noble Baroness raises a valid point, because the effects of climate change include rising sea levels, but they are consolidated, considered and adapted throughout the lifetime…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeWe are certainly committed to action. We have published a number of strategies—the hydrogen strategy and the transport decarbonisation strategy—and the net-zero strategy will be…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeThe Government are deeply concerned about the findings of the IPCC’s latest report, which shows that there is no doubt that human activity has changed the climate. The report is a…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeThat is the £6 billion CO 2 question, in that we will have to wait and see. A tremendous amount of diplomacy is going on. My right honourable friend Alok Sharma, the COP…07 Sept 2021HANSARDClimate ChangeAchieving the targets that we have already set will be difficult enough. I like the noble Baroness’s ambition to go even further and faster, but I think that we will stick with…07 Sept 2021HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningThe noble Lord makes a very good point. Indeed, we are doing just that, with the Faraday challenge and many of our other R&D technologies. We have an extensive programme of…06 Sept 2021HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningThe noble Baroness is quite right: the US is not part of the UNCLOS treaty; a number of other states are also not part of it. Of course we continue to engage with all our friends…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) (No. 2) Regulations 2021First, I thank all noble Lords for their interesting and, as always, valuable contributions to this debate. It is worth reiterating that, since the emergence of Covid-19,…06 Sept 2021HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningIt is important to say that there are no mining projects ongoing at the moment; there is a discussion about possible mining projects in future. Our position is that we need to…06 Sept 2021HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningWe are engaging closely in the process. We will possibly abstain on the final resolution, but we are working closely with our international partners to drive this and ensure…06 Sept 2021HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningThe problem with the noble Baroness’s call is that if we just announce a moratorium, it will have no practical effect—other nations would just get on and negotiate treaties…06 Sept 2021