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HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe noble Baroness is getting off the debate. I am very happy to debate these points with her another time, but I think I will stick to the amendments.09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI am sorry if the noble Lord finds this confusing. On the sectors where we have introduced draft regulations—let us take the example quoted by the noble Lord of rail…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI do not think it is irrelevant. We stand completely by the trade and co-operation agreement, but I am not sure how the EU would have a problem with minimum service level…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringThese are complicated technological and economic matters. If it were as simple as the noble Baroness makes out, we would do it, but we are working to do it as quickly as possible.…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringI have checked figures with officials from the last time the noble Baroness asked me that question, and I am confident in the information that I have been given and the UK…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI am happy to give the noble Baroness a letter, but I am not sure there is much doubt about it. Legislation is not dependent on whether the service is subsidised. Some rail…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI thank all noble Lords who have spoken. First, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Collins, that he has me responding to this group. I tried to get the Transport Minister to take…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI appreciate that the noble Baroness has a different opinion on how the money is spent, and with whom. That is an unarguable fact. Perhaps we can save the debate for another…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI accept that the Labour Party does not believe that we have made the case; that is why we are having this debate. We picked the sectors because they were broadly in line with the…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillLet me respond to the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, and then the noble Lord can come back. I will take on board the points of the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, inquire for more…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI thank all three speakers in this debate. Amendments 2, 5, 11 and 12 seek to alter the sectors and services that are within scope of having minimum service levels implemented.…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringThe noble and gallant Lord deserves a longer answer than I have time for. CCUS is emerging technology. We have a huge programme of support and will be making announcements shortly…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringMy noble friend is dogged in his determination to get tidal on the agenda. I agree with him that we need more renewable energy, and we have allocated a number of CfD contracts to…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringI am happy to arrange a briefing with officials for the noble Lord if he would like, but the technical difficulties are, first, technological, in that it requires a lot of new…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringThe short answer is it is not the responsibility of DESNZ but of Defra in terms of environmental protection, but I will pass on the noble Lord’s comments.09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWe do not feel that the Civil Contingencies Act gives us the power to impose minimum service levels in the sectors that we have identified, which is why we are seeking this…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe Act does not cover minimum service levels in those sectors. I do not understand the point that the noble Lord is making. There are no minimum service level Acts in the UK at…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringMy Lords, the Government recognise that eliminating routine methane flaring is a priority. North Sea flaring has halved in the past four years. We have committed to make every…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillClearly, the answer to the noble Lord’s question is that anybody can respond to the consultation. We have issued three draft statutory instruments in three sectors; we are…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringI thank the noble Lord for that question. I am not familiar with that incident, but I will speak to officials when I get back to the department.09 Mar 2023