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HANSARDEnergy 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 RightsI do not think that those answers are contradictory at all. It is always nice to go further in these matters. We keep all of these employment rights issues under review. As I have…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by acknowledging the record temperatures that we have been experiencing over recent days. I hope your Lordships remain cool while in the Chamber—which is…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.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 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 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 2022HANSARDConduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate—which, I have to say, was a bit shorter than I expected. I will start with the amendment tabled by the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022That the draft Order and Regulations laid before the House on 22 June be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 12 July. Relevant document: 7th Report from the Secondary…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I will also speak to the Liability of Trade Unions in Proceedings in Tort (Increase of Limits on Damages) Order 2022, which was laid before the House on 24 June 2022.…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 27 June be approved. Relevant documents: 7th and 9th Reports from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyMy noble friend is tempting me to say what is understood and is not understood by the Treasury, which is perhaps a road I should not go down. Of course, the point is right. The…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyMy Lords, the Government understand the pressures people are facing with high global energy prices and are providing support for the cost of living totalling £37 billion this…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyThe noble Baroness is of course right, and the answer to the question is yes, we recognise this maybe unlikely risk, which is nevertheless a risk. That is why I indicated in the…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyThis has of course been a source of considerable debate in the current leadership contest. I am sure that the new Prime Minister and the new or existing Chancellor will want to…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyThe noble Lord makes an important point and I completely agree about the importance of nuclear and Sizewell C. Negotiations are continuing; I think it unlikely that there will be…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyI am not a member of that committee, so I am afraid that I cannot answer that question.14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyI am afraid that I simply do not agree with the noble Lord. A number of aspects of his question were wrong. The Government are not handing money over to energy companies: the…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyThe noble Viscount makes a good point. The Prime Minister and my noble friend Lord Grimstone visited the UAE and Saudi Arabia on 15 and 16 March. They met leaders of both…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyThe noble Baroness is asking for some detailed statistics which I do not have to hand, but I will certainly write to her about that. There is a considerable uplift in the building…14 Jul 2022