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HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillThat the Bill do now pass.23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, first, I thank the House of Lords Public Bill Office and the House clerks for their support and their extremely hard work in ensuring that this emergency Bill could be…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI do not think that I used the word “leaking”. We want the moratorium to be a light-touch procedure with the minimum level of bureaucracy. Of course, it goes without saying that…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill23 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingWe are taking action in a number of areas. We are spending something like £640 million a year under the ECO scheme to support fuel-poor and vulnerable households in precisely the…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingI am happy to have further discussions with the noble Baroness to see exactly what that loophole is, but we remain committed to working with local authorities to take this agenda…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingThe noble Earl makes a very good point. We are committed to working with the planning authorities to help us in our aspiration for green growth and in bringing as many homes as…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingI can confirm that we will do that. The noble Lord makes a very good point. We noted with interest the analysis in the Smart Growth America report that a job in home insulation…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingOf course. I am always willing to have meetings with stakeholders and others about this important area. As I said in response to a previous question, we continue to investigate…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingMy noble friend is entirely right. As the holders of the incoming presidency of COP 26, the Government will continue to press for much greater ambition around the world to reduce…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingI am happy to agree with the noble Lord that fuel poverty is devolved. I have not personally had meetings with members of the Scottish Government or the Welsh Government, but I am…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingWe do not necessarily need to replace every boiler. There are a number of alternative courses of action. One would be to investigate the use of hydrogen as an alternative. Already…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingI note the noble Lord’s impatience but cannot go much further, beyond saying that we aim to get the strategy out this year.22 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingAs always, my noble friend asks a very good and pertinent question, but we continue to believe that the winter fuel payment gives reassurance, particularly to poorer pensioners,…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingWe have a number of schemes which public buildings and others can take advantage of. The noble Baroness raises a very good point. We will continue to insulate and upgrade as many…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEmissions: HousingYes, the Government plan to publish a heat and buildings strategy in due course, which will set out the immediate action that we will take to reduce emissions from buildings,…22 Jun 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemOf course, the Horizon court case occupied a lot of time and effort in both government and the Post Office, and it provided an extensive and, indeed, damning indictment of what…18 Jun 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemFirst, I offer my congratulations to my noble friend on his 50 years of exemplary service, as indeed I do to the Lord Speaker. I can only agree with my noble friend. We need to…18 Jun 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemIt is extremely important that we do not interfere with the proper consideration of these cases through the Criminal Cases Review Commission. I obviously cannot pre-empt what…18 Jun 2020