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HANSARDEnergy Prices (Domestic Supply) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 31 October 2022. They are quite narrow and define the terms “Northern Ireland domestic electricity supply” and “Northern…16 Nov 2022HANSARDPrescribed Persons (Reports on Disclosures of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord for his support. This is entirely uncontroversial and there are no questions, so I commend the regulations to the House.15 Nov 2022HANSARDPrescribed Persons (Reports on Disclosures of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 October be approved.15 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order 2022My Lords, this order was laid before the House on 19 October. It will amend the Climate Change Act 2008, expanding the definition of greenhouse gases under the Act to include…15 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order 2022That the draft Order laid before the House on 19 October be approved.15 Nov 2022HANSARDPrescribed Persons (Reports on Disclosures of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 17 October 2022. The changes made by the statutory instrument before the House today are necessary as a result of changes…15 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order 2022First, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. The points raised demonstrate the need for the Government to continue to press ahead with our world-leading…15 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceI can give the noble Lord that assurance. We have been engaging extensively with the City of London financial services firms in the development of the related legislation that…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceI am happy to agree with the noble Lord. The CBI was one of the organisations that my right honourable friend the Business Secretary met only last week.14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceThe noble Lord is wrong. There is consistent policy from the Government. In a whole range of areas of policy, life continues as it did. There are of course unique challenges…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceMy noble friend makes an important point. We had a lot of experience of this in the European Parliament, as a lot of businesses would lobby for regulation that was favourable to…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceI thank the noble Lord for his helpful question. The message we seek to convey is that the City of London is an important component of the UK financial infrastructure. It makes an…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceMy Lords, departments meet regularly to ensure that government communications with business are clear and consistent. BEIS’s primary way of engaging with business is through…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceI am happy to give the noble Lord the commitment he seeks. Nuclear power will be an important component of our energy infrastructure and it is also important that we continue to…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceI assure my noble friend that communication is very much on track. The first meeting that the new Business Secretary had following his appointment was with the “big five” business…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceI agree with the noble Lord on the importance of our world-class business and professional services in the City of London. Perhaps he can have a word with his noble friend about…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceThe short answer to the noble Baroness’s question is no. I have no idea what she is talking about or indeed where she has got the figures from. The last figures that I saw showed…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceI thank my noble friend for her question. I know that she takes the subject of R&D spend passionately and I agree with her, but we will have to wait for the decisions that the…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceOf course we need action. I agree with the noble Lord on that, and we will hear the Chancellor’s latest proposals on Thursday. It is a difficult issue that needs resolving, but…14 Nov 2022HANSARDGovernment Departments: Communication with Industry and CommerceThe noble Lord is wrong, as he is on so many of these matters. Of course, proper regulation is important, and we will shortly be considering the economic crime Bill, to clamp down…14 Nov 2022