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HANSARDEmployment RightsThis builds on my answer to the previous question. Since 2015, the Government have ordered employers to repay more than £100 million to a million workers. Over the course of…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 RightsThis is a complicated area of employment law. We want to give employers flexibility to manage their business without producing undue effects on workers. Sometimes, sadly, it is…10 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 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 2021HANSARDContracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 202110 Jun 2021HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021First, let me thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. As I said before, the Government are committed to delivering their carbon budget and net-zero targets.…08 Jun 2021HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021My Lords, I beg to move that these regulations, which were laid before the House on 28 April 2021, be approved. Before I begin, let me provide a brief overview of ecodesign and…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021First, I thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate. It is not often that I come along with charging instruments to have people complain that we are not…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021My Lords, I beg to move that these regulations, which were laid before the House on 21 April 2021, be approved. I will refer to them as the fees regulations. As the environmental…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021.08 Jun 2021HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021. Relevant document: 1st Report from the Secondary…08 Jun 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsThe noble Baroness will be aware that I cannot give any commitments on taxation because that is a matter for the Chancellor. However, there are some excellent examples of electric…07 Jun 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsWe are closely engaging with young people. The Youth Climate Action Team is closely working with many young people’s groups on this agenda.07 Jun 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsIndeed, my noble friend is right that COP is an important milestone, but that this work—this strategy and policy—will go on for many years until we achieve our net-zero target in…07 Jun 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, leading up to COP 26, we will publish a comprehensive net-zero strategy setting out the Government’s vision for transitioning to a net-zero economy, making the most of…07 Jun 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsThe noble Baroness is right that we need to involve all members of society in this. We have done a lot in this space. Since 2019, we are funding or running 13 deliberative…07 Jun 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsThe noble Baroness is right that this will indeed be a challenge. If she will be patient, we are planning to publish our heat and buildings strategy in due course. That will set…07 Jun 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsI do not recognise the figures given by the noble Baroness. It will be an expensive change, but I do not think that it will cost that much per home. However, she is right in…07 Jun 2021