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HANSARDFuel PovertyMy Lords, I will see whether those figures are available and if they are, I will make them available to the noble Baroness. In my original Answer, I was trying to address the…04 Apr 2019HANSARDFuel PovertyThe noble Lord is right: it is for local authorities to do that, but he will also remember that we brought forward further regulations this year, which he and I debated in this…04 Apr 2019HANSARDFuel PovertyI suspect it is a benefit of which a large number of Members of this House are in receipt—I see one or two indicating that they are not. I note what my noble friend said. It is a…04 Apr 2019HANSARDElectricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019My Lords, the capacity market is a key element of the Government’s strategy for maintaining the security of electricity supplies in Great Britain. Britain’s current security of…03 Apr 2019HANSARDElectricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am satisfied but I will consider carefully what the noble Lord has said and look again at the Written Answer to which he referred, which I sent to him last week. If I…03 Apr 2019HANSARDElectricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, for his support for this instrument, and I look forward to that support in a few minutes when I conclude my words. At the same…03 Apr 2019HANSARDElectricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 28 February be approved. Relevant document: 20th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Sub-Committee A )03 Apr 2019HANSARDClimateMy Lords, I first thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for securing this debate, which has been of high quality, even if all speakers have been limited to a mere three minutes…02 Apr 2019HANSARDEmployment: AutomationMy Lords, I could go on at length about what the Government are doing in terms of funding for new training, starting with the £506 million we have offered for maths, digital and…01 Apr 2019HANSARDEmployment: AutomationMy Lords, my noble friend is quite right: they found new jobs, better jobs, more highly skilled jobs and, probably, more interesting jobs.01 Apr 2019HANSARDEmployment: AutomationMy noble friend is an optimist, as the House will be aware. He is a rational optimist—if I may give a little plug for his book—but he is quite right to mention that there have…01 Apr 2019HANSARDEmployment: AutomationMy Lords, I am glad that the noble Lord recognises that there are very positive sides to developments in this field. As he will know, the World Economic Forum estimates that,…01 Apr 2019HANSARDEmployment: AutomationMy Lords, the work of the ONS demonstrates the significant transitional challenge posed by automation but overlooks the considerable opportunity for the creation of new, highly…01 Apr 2019HANSARDEmployment: AutomationMy Lords, I do not quite take the almost semi-Stalinist approach that the noble Baroness is putting forward. What I am saying is that society will change as a result of these…01 Apr 2019HANSARDEmployment: AutomationMy Lords, the point I was making is that it is not just government that will lead on changes here but the employers themselves. If we take some of those boring jobs, such as…01 Apr 2019HANSARDEmployment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 December 2018 be approved. Relevant document: 12th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Sub-Committee A…28 Mar 2019HANSARDAgency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 December 2018 be approved. S pecial attention drawn to the instrument by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 46th…28 Mar 2019HANSARDConduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 December 2018 be approved. Relevant document: 16th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Sub-Committee B)28 Mar 2019HANSARDEmployment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken for their generally fairly positive response to the regulations. I will start by correcting myself, and trying to assist the…28 Mar 2019HANSARDEmployment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019My Lords, as well as the Employment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019, I will also speak to the Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and the Conduct of…28 Mar 2019