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HANSARDGreen InvestmentI assure my noble friend that we are talking to the US about the provisions, but the legislation is the legislation. We all know the history of why it ended up as it did in the US…07 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 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentMy noble friend makes an important point. I know how committed he is to and how hard he works for the principle of international free trade, which we totally support. We want to…07 Mar 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentThe noble Lord is always ingenious at getting defence and ships into every Question. I would need to speak to my Ministry of Defence colleagues for their response to that.07 Mar 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentThe short answer to the noble Lord’s question is yes, in essence. He is right to point to both these actions as potential threats, significantly so in the case of the US. The…07 Mar 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentI think that the noble Lord wants to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper; I hope so, anyway. The Government welcome international action on climate change,…07 Mar 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentI am afraid I do not have that information to hand. I will need to write to my noble friend.07 Mar 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentI do not agree with the noble Lord. There are reasons why the US adopted its policy —investment, which we welcome, into green renewable energy, et cetera. Of course, the US is…07 Mar 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentThe noble Baroness has an advantage on me as I have not seen that report, but we have the North Sea transition plan, which does many of the same things that she talked about. As I…07 Mar 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentThe noble Lord would not expect me to comment on detailed negotiations with particular companies. We have long had a policy of open and free trade, but we have some relatively…07 Mar 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentThe noble Baroness would not expect me to go into detail but we will set out our plans shortly. However, it is important to recognise that the UK has made excellent progress in…07 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt is slightly off the point, but I hope the noble Lord is not trying to argue that the UK Parliament is President in the Council of Ministers.06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillOh, she is! I apologise to the noble Baroness. She was sat somewhere else earlier. My point is that devolved Ministers would also have this power and are able to clarify,…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thank all noble Lords who have spoken, and I will do my best to assuage the concerns of the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman. The main objective of this Bill is to end REUL as a…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe will keep the dashboard updated as work progresses. As the noble Lord knows, we had this debate in the first grouping on workers’ rights. We are proud of our record and have…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe reference in that is to the policy intent of the particular piece of retained EU law. The point we are making is that if the abolition of the principles of EU law, the…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThat the House do now resolve itself into Committee. Amendment to the Motion06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am sorry if the noble Baroness believes that. We have debated the principle of the sunset. I accept that she presumably has a different position from mine, but I have stated the…06 Mar 2023