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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillLet us wait to see what happens, but the Government are committed to the Bill. As I said, it had a big majority in the elected House, so I hope noble Lords think carefully before…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI do not agree with the noble Lord’s characterisation. If they wish, it is perfectly possible for them, before the sunset date, to renew that legislation. The extension mechanism…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillCan somebody remind me what Amendment 43 is, please? I thought it was in my notes.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think I referred to that in an earlier part of my speech. I addressed Amendments 42 and 43, but it all comes back to this central point of the so-called accidental sunsetting…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI know that the noble Baroness feels passionately about labour regulations. We had an extensive debate about this in the first grouping, on labour law. I am happy to go through…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am afraid that the noble Lord is talking nonsense, as he often does, on this regulation.02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI just explained that point in my earlier answer. The noble Baroness can look at Hansard and come back to me if she is not satisfied with that explanation. To go back to the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillCan I explain this point please, and then I will take the intervention from the noble Lord? We are satisfied that departments know the law for which they are responsible. They do…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillUltimately, this is a political point. The most successful economies in the world are those which have relatively low levels of regulation. The noble Lord and I may have a…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI will address the noble Lord’s point at the end of my remarks, after I have moved the government amendments. I think I had got to the new clause tabled as Amendment 45. The new…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillNo, I do not accept that, because the vast majority of the rule that would be allowed to sunset is now legally inoperable and not working. My noble friend Lord Benyon gave some…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillOkay, let the noble Lord raise his point.28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThey are not short remarks. They are nothing to do with the amendments in question. The noble Lord, Lord Hendy, has just spoken for about 10 minutes on issues that are totally…28 Feb 2023HANSARDNuclear Regulated Asset Base Model (Revenue Collection) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 December 2022 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 22 February28 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendThe noble Lord will have to have a little patience and wait for the Chancellor’s spending announcement. As I have said before, there has been no lack of government commitment in…28 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendAs the noble Baroness is aware, we have two potential trial villages at the moment. We will make a decision later this year on which one will be selected, assuming that we get the…28 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendI can answer my noble friend directly: we have done lots of research on these matters. I will give him a couple of examples of existing offers. British Gas has a starting price…28 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendI thank the noble Lord for a question not at all related to heat pumps. He makes a valid point: the price cap has been reduced in line with the reduction of wholesale prices. At…28 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendThe noble Lord makes a very good point. Performance will vary depending on the temperature outside. It is also worth saying that heat pumps have been installed extensively across…28 Feb 2023