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HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022That the draft Order laid before the House on 7 September be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 3 November07 Nov 2022HANSARDEmployers: Fire and RehireThe right reverend Prelate is correct. The best workers’ right is the right to a secure, well-paid job, which is why I am delighted that we have delivered record low levels of…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEmployers: Fire and RehireMy Lords, the Government have been clear that threats of dismissal and re-engagement should not be used as a negotiation tactic. We have asked the Advisory, Conciliation and…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change: Behaviour ChangeMy Lords, the Government recognise that our net-zero target will require people to make changes in how we do things, such as the way that we travel or heat our homes. We want to…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change: Behaviour ChangeThe noble Lord makes a good point: providing the skills necessary for all the future green jobs is extremely important, and we are taking action on that. We have launched a number…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change: Behaviour ChangeI think my noble friend is wrong. If he looked at the pages on GOV.UK, he would find tailored advice for his property linked to its EPC, if one exists. Perhaps he needs to spruce…03 Nov 2022HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022My Lords, I beg to move that the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No.3) Order 2022, which was laid before the House on 7 September 2022, be approved. The…03 Nov 2022HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022Do you have pictures for us?03 Nov 2022HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022.03 Nov 2022HANSARDEmployers: Fire and RehireThe noble Baroness has queued up my noble friend Lord Parkinson for his return; we are all looking forward to his contribution. There are difficulties in the employment tribunal…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change: Behaviour ChangeI cannot give the noble Baroness a precise date but we do a lot of work on skills. I outlined some of the skills strategies that we have adopted to the noble Lord but it is also,…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEmployers: Fire and RehireI am sure my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe has heard what the noble Lord said. I am not going to give any commitments on her behalf. It is important to point out that only a…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEmployers: Fire and RehireI answered the question from the noble Lord, Lord Fox. I cannot be absolutely precise on a timescale with the noble Lord; he will understand that. But we want to bring it forward…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEmployers: Fire and RehireThe noble Lord has answered his own question. The position remains that we will bring forward an employment rights Bill when parliamentary time allows. I point out that the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change: Behaviour ChangeI will certainly ask my DfT colleagues to update the noble Baroness on where we are with the new Great British Railways body, but much of the chaos and cancellations we have seen…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change: Behaviour ChangeThe noble Lord has made the point and I am sure the watching millions will be fascinated to know of his support for the game industry.03 Nov 2022HANSARDEmployers: Fire and RehireNo, of course I am not. That is why we have one of the best employment law frameworks in the world. We have one of the lowest levels of unemployment. We have one of the highest…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEmployers: Fire and RehireI am sure the noble Lord will not be surprised to know that we will not be supporting his Private Member’s Bill. Let me say that dismissal and re-engagement should only be…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEmployers: Fire and RehireIn his excellent way, the noble Lord makes a good point. I am sure it will give all of us, including the Prime Minister, cause for reflection.03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change: Behaviour ChangeThe effects of climate change are of course different in different parts of the world. We need to work with developing countries, which we are doing through our extensive…03 Nov 2022