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HANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations and Orders laid before the House on 21 and 28 April and 12 and 13 May be approved. Relevant documents: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reports from the Secondary…17 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine ProductionIt is not simply a question of scaling up untapped capacity; producing these vaccines is complicated and technically challenging, and we need the support of big pharma to do it.…17 Jun 2021HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2021First, I thank all noble Lords for their extremely valuable contributions to this debate. This year, we in the UK find ourselves in the privileged position of being the president…15 Jun 2021HANSARDConformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) and Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, first, I thank both noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate. It is clear from what I said initially and from the contributions that this SI will…15 Jun 2021HANSARDConformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) and Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I beg to move that these regulations, which were laid before the House on 12 May 2021, be approved. The statutory instrument we are debating today implements important…15 Jun 2021HANSARDConformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) and Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) and Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.…15 Jun 2021HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2021My Lords, I beg to move that this order, which was laid before the House on 13 May 2021, be approved. The question of how we act on climate change is perhaps one of the most…15 Jun 2021HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2021. Relevant document: 3rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee15 Jun 2021HANSARDEmployment RightsI am afraid I just do not agree with noble Lord. We have an excellent record of workers’ rights in this country. Of course, the best workers’ right of all is the right to a job.…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEmployment RightsI thank the noble Lords, Lord Lennie and Lord Fox, for their comments. To pick up the final question from the noble Lord, Lord Fox, about the Taylor review and workers’ rights, we…10 Jun 2021HANSARDContracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021I thank both noble Lords, the gallant duo, for turning up to debate an important statutory instrument this afternoon. As I set out in my opening speech, decarbonising the power…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEmployment RightsWe are considering all these matters. We keep these matters under review. We are committed to protecting and enhancing workers’ rights. As I said earlier, the Uber Supreme Court…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEmployment RightsThe noble Baroness makes some good points. I agree with her that some of the appalling treatment in places such as Leicester that was highlighted in press articles is…10 Jun 2021HANSARDContracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 202110 Jun 2021HANSARDEmployment RightsAs I said earlier, of course we will provide the appropriate funding in the spending review. I do not know where the noble Baroness has got her figures from, but we have more than…10 Jun 2021HANSARDCarbon Budget Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Carbon Budget Order 2021. Relevant documents: 1st Report of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Special attention drawn to the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDCarbon Budget Order 2021My Lords, I beg to move that this draft order, which was laid before the House on 21 April 2021, be approved. The UK was the first country to enter legally binding long-term…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEmployment RightsI can indeed tell the noble Baroness that Ministers and officials from both my department and from the Department for Work and Pensions, hold regular meetings with counterparts in…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEmployment RightsI thank my noble friend for her question. She is correct that it would not be right for me to comment on the specifics of the case without being in possession of all the facts,…10 Jun 2021HANSARDContracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021My Lords, I beg to move that the draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021, which were laid before the House on 12 May this year, be approved.…10 Jun 2021