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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe will get to that debate on those technical amendments later.23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI totally understand the point the noble Baroness is making. I have looked at this—indeed, I was the Minster responsible until very recently for the Regulatory Policy Committee,…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am going to make this point and then I will allow the noble Lord to intervene. Our high standards were never dependent on our membership of the European Union. We provide…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI will let the noble Lord come back in a moment, but let me make a little progress—I might answer some of his points, you never know. Let us not pretend that it is all perfect. I…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I thank everybody who has contributed. I suppose we had to have the debate in principle at some stage, and we have had it on Clause 1. I will attempt to provide some…23 Feb 2023HANSARDMethane EmissionsI do know the answers to the noble Baroness’s questions, she will be shocked to know. In answer to her first question, I say that the UK is signed up to, and helping to implement,…22 Feb 2023HANSARDMethane EmissionsThe noble Lord is right that we need to do better venting and flaring; it is a priority. We set out our commitment to the World Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 initiative, as…22 Feb 2023HANSARDMethane EmissionsMy Lords, the UK has adopted early and ambitious measures to tackle methane emissions. Between 1990 and 2020, UK methane emissions dropped by 62%, more than any other OECD…22 Feb 2023HANSARDNuclear Regulated Asset Base Model (Revenue Collection) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Nuclear Regulated Asset Base Model (Revenue Collection) Regulations 2023.22 Feb 2023HANSARDNuclear Regulated Asset Base Model (Revenue Collection) Regulations 2023I thank the noble Baroness for her questions—and for being the only one to turn up and take an interest in this statutory instrument. Of course, I assure her that we will keep a…22 Feb 2023HANSARDMethane EmissionsI am sure that my noble friend has heard the noble Baroness’s point, and she makes a very salient contribution. It is vital that we implement food waste collection as fast as…22 Feb 2023HANSARDNuclear Regulated Asset Base Model (Revenue Collection) Regulations 2023I beg to move that these draft regulations, which were laid before the House on 15 December 2022, be considered. The Government recently took the historic step of investing in the…22 Feb 2023HANSARDMethane EmissionsNo, we are not saying that we have done our bit; we are saying that we have an extremely good record that is, as I said, much better than many of our industrialised partners,…22 Feb 2023HANSARDMethane EmissionsI know that the farming sector has a good record, but of course ruminant livestock are one of the largest causes of farm emissions and one of the largest emitters in this country.…22 Feb 2023HANSARDMethane EmissionsOf course we will want to make sure that the information and published figures are as accurate as possible, but I think the noble Baroness does us a little bit of a disservice. We…22 Feb 2023HANSARDMethane EmissionsIt would indeed be good for the Government to do something about it—and, indeed, we are. We have an excellent insulation programme; we are spending something like £6.6 billion…22 Feb 2023HANSARDMethane EmissionsThe explosion in the Nord Stream pipeline was truly shocking, with large quantities of gas released. I do not think that any investigations have yet shown who is responsible for…22 Feb 2023HANSARDMethane EmissionsOf course, we have received Chris Skidmore’s excellent report only recently, and we are studying its conclusions and recommendations in detail and will respond shortly. As I said,…22 Feb 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, the public expect the essential services that they pay for to be there when they need them. This Bill aims to maintain a reasonable balance between the ability of…21 Feb 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions on what is, in the Government’s view, a very important Bill. There is clearly a wealth of expertise on this topic across…21 Feb 2023