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HANSARDIrish Border: Checks and Customs ArrangementsThe noble Lord raises a point that we must be very clear in answering. My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has been very clear: there will be no infrastructure, no…01 Oct 2019HANSARDIrish Border: Checks and Customs ArrangementsMy Lords, it is important to stress that this House is not itself negotiating: the UK Government are negotiating with the EU. It is important in that negotiation itself to respect…01 Oct 2019HANSARDInsolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No 2) Regulations 2019My noble friend is right to remind me of a point that I had almost overlooked by gazing at the Benches opposite. No, it should not damage that legislation. In fact, the UK is a…30 Sept 2019HANSARDInsolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No 2) Regulations 2019That is very easy and straightforward to answer. It is the Government’s policy to leave on 31 October, but the laws have been drafted to ensure that, going forward, we will not…30 Sept 2019HANSARDInsolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No 2) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22 July be approved.30 Sept 2019HANSARDInsolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, this has been a short and relatively sweet debate in some respects. There seems to be a recognition that these modest adjustments are necessary, primarily as a…30 Sept 2019HANSARDInsolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No 2) Regulations 2019I had written that down but then forgot to mention it. The noble Lord will be aware that one element of the original regulations was the jurisdictional tests. The modification…30 Sept 2019HANSARDInsolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No 2) Regulations 2019Absolutely—the modification is with us. However, the point is that broadly the tests are part of retained EU law and we have made the adjustments to make sure that they are…30 Sept 2019HANSARDInsolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, these regulations address the consequences of the change in the UK’s departure date from the EU to the insolvency regulations previously approved by Parliament. The…30 Sept 2019HANSARDStatutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounts Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is like I have never been away. Noble Lords will be aware that regulations were laid before Parliament earlier in the year to address deficiencies arising in the fields of…26 Sept 2019HANSARDStatutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounts Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 July be approved. Relevant document: 59th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee26 Sept 2019HANSARDGas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank all noble Lords for their participation in this short but none the less instructive debate. I will begin where the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, left off, to answer some of…26 Sept 2019HANSARDGas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I did not expect such a packed House for my statutory instrument. Let me give your Lordships some background. EU legislation governing our energy markets will be…26 Sept 2019HANSARDGas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Let me be very specific: it is the policy of this Government to remain part of the internal energy market. The policy has not changed—for the same reasons, in truth, that applied…26 Sept 2019HANSARDGas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Government will ensure that the reserves held are adequate for every eventuality. I suspect that the noble Lord is asking a more fundamental question, which is whether that…26 Sept 2019HANSARDInternational Climate ActionThe noble Baroness reminds us again that Brexit seems to consume a lot of the bandwidth. We cannot lose sight of these issues. Long after Brexit is resolved—whichever direction it…26 Sept 2019HANSARDInternational Climate ActionI am probably going to frighten my officials when I say that I suspect the answer is no. I think we need to be investing significantly in the technologies that are available. We…26 Sept 2019HANSARDInternational Climate ActionThe noble Lord is absolutely right: setting a 2050 net zero target is important as a point on the horizon to be reached, but it is the pathways we will take to get there that will…26 Sept 2019HANSARDInternational Climate ActionThat is an interesting point. How much more can we do using the intellectual resources of Members of this House and the other place to engage directly with countries at the…26 Sept 2019HANSARDStatutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounts Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, this is quite an exciting issue when you get into it—more so than I anticipated. I will attempt to tackle each of the questions raised in turn. After that, perhaps I may…26 Sept 2019