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HANSARDCarbon 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 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 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 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 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe noble Baroness says that these regulations will be imposed by whoever feels like it. They will be imposed by this Parliament because we are consulting on minimum service…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 FlaringPeople are always quoting various scientists at me, and for one opinion there are others. I am confident in the figures that the UK uses for our emissions.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 am not quite sure what the noble Lord is saying. Is he saying that he wants us to introduce minimum service levels in all those sectors as well? If he does, I will take that…09 Mar 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWe will take on board all of the requests for additional services to be included. Of course, we have considered the effects of existing legislation as well, but there is, apart…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 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) 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 am sorry if the noble Lord is disappointed. I answered the questions that were asked of me and most of them were about rail services. That is what we have issued the…09 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thank all three speakers. I first thank my noble friend Lord Hodgson; I know he takes this subject extremely seriously, as do I. It was a pleasure, albeit a gruelling…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thank the speakers. We have finally reached the last grouping, which is a source of considerable relief. Amendments 139 and 140, tabled and ably moved by my noble friend Lord…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill08 Mar 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentThe noble Baroness is dogged in her support for onshore wind and makes an important point. She will know that it is now eligible for CfDs and we are looking at how we can ensure…07 Mar 2023