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HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsThe noble Lord is quite right that we need to involve local authorities and we are doing that. Indeed, local authorities are one of our key partners in many of our strategies,…07 Jun 2021HANSARDNet-Zero Carbon EmissionsThese are matters to be decided in the future, but we will not be able to power all transport by electric means. Certainly, some will be, but heavy articulated lorries, trains and…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 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 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 2021HANSARDClimate Change: TargetsMy Lords, as I made clear to the House just a few weeks ago, climate change remains one of the most pressing issues of our time. While we of course presently find ourselves in the…27 May 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesThe level playing field in the context of the TCA refers to horizontal regulations governing business. In areas of competition, labour and environmental and climate law, our…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesMy Lords, the Government are committed to supporting SME owners from all parts of the UK. My colleague, Minister Scully, recently formed an SME action group, which meets regularly…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesThe noble Lord makes a good point. This is a complicated area. We are upgrading existing GOV.UK guidance on the immigration systems of EU and EFTA member states to help businesses…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesAs my noble friend is aware, legal services are subject to separate international agreements. The details of how that will apply across member states are complicated, so it is…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Office UpdateI have given the noble Baroness an answer about the Post Office pursuing private prosecutions. I reiterate that it has no special powers in this regard: the power to bring private…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesI agree with the noble Lord, and we are doing exactly that to support SMEs. The Government have announced a £20 million SME Brexit support fund. We have also established a network…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesAs the noble Lord is aware, having raised this a number of times, we are working closely with the music industry to help musicians adjust to the new trading relationship.…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesAs I said to the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, the UK’s proposals on input from the sector were repeatedly rejected by the EU and the EU’s proposals would not have addressed many…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesThe noble Baroness makes some very good points, and I know that she has raised this point about the provision of services before. Regarding the creation of the creative export…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesI understand the noble Lord’s concerns but we have reached a balanced deal with the EU similar to the EU’s agreements with Canada and Japan, and the TCA is the basis of our…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Office UpdateIt is for the Post Office to determine the next steps, but Ministers are closely following the situation. We are keen for it to act as speedily as possible and get on with the…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Brexit: Small Service BusinessesOf course; we are more than interested and keen to ease burdens as much as possible. It requires a willing partner on the EU side to engage in constructive discussions, but we…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Office UpdateLet me again pay tribute to the work that the noble Lord has done, both in the other place and here, in seeking to draw attention to this scandal. He was well ahead of many people…24 May 2021HANSARDPost Office UpdateI agree with the noble Lord and understand his impatience. The Government are keen to ensure that postmasters whose convictions are overturned are fairly compensated. But I am…24 May 2021