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HANSARDHorizon Europe: UK ParticipationThe noble Viscount needs to take that message to the EU. The Government stand ready to implement the agreement that we freely entered into; it is the EU that is refusing to do so.…31 Jan 2023HANSARDHorizon Europe: UK ParticipationIf the House will listen, I am prepared to spend as much time as needed on this. From financial services regulation to gene editing and gene modifications, animal rights…31 Jan 2023HANSARDHorizon Europe: UK ParticipationI think the Commission has been very clear in intimating that the issue is linked to the Northern Ireland protocol, but, as I have said, this is a separate issue. They are…31 Jan 2023HANSARDVulnerable Households: Energy CostsOfgem does not need to persuade the Government to do that. We already have decarbonisation of the grid as one of our prime objectives. The noble Lord is right that we still rely…31 Jan 2023HANSARDVulnerable Households: Energy CostsI am sorry if the noble Lord thinks I am spouting gobbledegook but let me try to explain it to him. Many of the suppliers have hedged their supplies over the longer term, so they…31 Jan 2023HANSARDVulnerable Households: Energy CostsI am interested to see the noble Lord’s figures on that. Various amounts of support are being imposed by different Governments, at different levels and in different ways, so there…31 Jan 2023HANSARDVulnerable Households: Energy CostsThere were a lot of questions there. The issue around social tariffs is that the warm home discount was introduced in the first place to replace various social tariffs on offer…31 Jan 2023HANSARDHorizon Europe: UK ParticipationI always stand ready to receive advice from the noble Lord about how we can meaningfully enter into negotiations with someone who does not want to meaningfully enter into…31 Jan 2023HANSARDHorizon Europe: UK ParticipationI do not know how long the noble Lord has got, but there are huge amounts of benefits. I could talk about all the trade agreements we have entered into or the newfound regulatory…31 Jan 2023HANSARDHorizon Europe: UK ParticipationThe noble Viscount is getting ahead of himself. The Government have been pushing the EU to implement our association to EU programmes, including Horizon Europe, but the EU has…31 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 26th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023My Lords, the Energy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 were laid before the House on 11 January 2023.…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023My Lords, I beg to move that the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023, which were laid before the House on 11 January, be approved. The EBRS regulations…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Energy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023. Relevant document:…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023I thank the noble Lords, Lord Teverson and Lord Lennie, for their comments. I guess they do not disagree with the principle, but nevertheless had some notable questions which I…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023I again thank the noble Lords, Lord Teverson and Lord Lennie, for their contributions. As both noble Lords have said, the EBRS Great Britain and Northern Ireland regulations are…30 Jan 2023HANSARDManufacturing Post BrexitI know that the noble Lord is passionate in his views on this, but I am afraid that I just do not agree with him that nationalising the car industry is the way forward. The noble…26 Jan 2023HANSARDManufacturing Post BrexitMy noble friend makes an important point, and I know that he is very expert in this area. The Government are taking steps to increase our international competitiveness, by…26 Jan 2023HANSARDNet ZeroMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, for securing this important debate today, and to the excellent contributions that we heard from all parts of the House…26 Jan 2023HANSARDManufacturing Post BrexitMy Lords, following the UK’s departure from the European Union, the Government are focused on transforming our industrial heartlands by attracting inward investment,…26 Jan 2023