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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank everyone who has contributed to this short debate. Addressing the amendments in turn, I will start with Amendment 8, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Liddell,…05 Sept 2022HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: High Court RulingMy noble friend makes some important points. Of course, our contribution to global emissions is relatively small, but this is very much a global problem. As a leading…21 Jul 2022HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: High Court RulingMy noble friend is absolutely right; I am sure he noticed the granting of planning permission to the Sizewell C reactor yesterday. We are supporting Rolls-Royce to the tune of…21 Jul 2022HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: High Court RulingI thank the noble Baroness for her questions. I do not share her pessimism about the jet fuel initiative. It is very important that we deliver low-carbon jet fuel. After all, we…21 Jul 2022HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: High Court RulingI think the noble Lord is wrong in his first statements; we have so far met, or indeed exceeded, all our carbon budgets and we are on track to meet the latest one. This is a…21 Jul 2022HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: High Court RulingMy noble friend can be assured that we will do that. We make a relatively small contribution. We need to set the lead, but this is the epitome of an international problem, and all…21 Jul 2022HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: High Court RulingMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat the Answer to an Urgent Question in the other place given by my right honourable friend Greg Hands MP: “Over the past…21 Jul 2022HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: High Court RulingI would need to look at the details of the noble Lord’s amendment before giving him an answer. As the Climate Change Committee recognises, the net zero strategy is a comprehensive…21 Jul 2022HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: High Court RulingI thank my noble friend for his recommendation for my holiday reading. I am not certain yet I will get a holiday, but if I do, I am sure his committee’s report will make…21 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment RightsAs I said, the best right that workers can have is the right to a secure and well-paid job, which is what we are providing. I have also outlined during previous debates that we…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]It is produced by private sector companies under regulation, and there are interconnectors connecting us to the continent. I am sure that the noble Baroness would want us to…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]First, let me thank all noble Lords for their contributions to what I think has been an excellent, important and constructive debate. I will attempt to answer as many of the…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment RightsWe keep all these matters under review but I do not think there are any specific plans to change those thresholds at the moment. It is very important that, before any strike…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment RightsI am afraid that those figures are not available to me, but I am very happy to write to the noble Lord.19 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment RightsMy noble friend did a good job of working with the trade unions, and of course we are willing to talk to and work with all those who are willing and prepared to work with us.19 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment RightsI could not disagree more with the noble Lord. Given his record it is understandable, but the noble Lord is obsessed with trade unions, which, as I keep reminding him, represent…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment RightsMy Lords, the UK has one of the best workers’ rights records in the world. As a result of government action, there are now more employees on the payroll than ever before, and the…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment RightsI have some sympathy with the points that my noble friend has made, but, if he will forgive me, I will leave this for the Chancellor to sort out.19 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment RightsWe have said that we will legislate when parliamentary time allows. Many of the proposals are being taken forward in Private Members’ Bills that the Government support, and some…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment RightsThe noble Baroness makes some valid points. We are very proud of our record on workers’ rights. It is about getting the balance right between a flexible economy and allowing…19 Jul 2022