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HANSARDShipments of Radioactive Substances (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, this new instrument is being made under powers set out in Section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. It is being made to address specific inoperabilities…26 Feb 2019HANSARDCarriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019I will try Corridors of Power as well as The New Men . The one thing I will not do, because it is beyond what I should ask of my officials, who are absolutely wonderful and have…26 Feb 2019HANSARDCarriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019I would prefer to write in greater detail to the noble Lord on that. We are bringing in this limit of 500—for the first time, I think I am right in saying—but obviously, in…26 Feb 2019HANSARDCarriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019The final point that needed to be dealt with was that from the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, about emergency workers suffering from cumulative spikes. Any facility suffering…26 Feb 2019HANSARDElectricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, as I made clear, these are pretty technical regulations that are designed purely for no deal. We laid a package of five instruments to resolve those inoperabilities…26 Feb 2019HANSARDElectricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I will also speak to the other four statutory instruments listed on the Order Paper. As we approach EU exit, the department is working to ensure that our energy…26 Feb 2019HANSARDElectricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Relevant document: 16th Report from the Secondary Legislation…26 Feb 2019HANSARDElectricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Relevant document: 16th Report from the…26 Feb 2019HANSARDElectricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Relevant document:…26 Feb 2019HANSARDElectricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019We use electricity at different times and, therefore, when we have a surplus, we can export it to them and vice versa. I cannot see that that will not continue to happen and bring…26 Feb 2019HANSARDEnergy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018That the Grand Committee do consider the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018. Relevant document: 10 th Report from the…26 Feb 2019HANSARDElectricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Relevant document: 16th Report from…26 Feb 2019HANSARDEnergy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018I apologise to the noble Lord; I am afraid I had not jotted that down. I will write to him in due course and give him an answer on that point. Other than that, I think I have…26 Feb 2019HANSARDEnergy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018The noble Lord would like a higher figure than the one we came to after considerable consultation—the increase from the £2,500 we originally proposed to £3,500, which is what…26 Feb 2019HANSARDEnergy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018I fully accept the noble Lord’s point that the unscrupulous—we are talking about a relatively small number of very small landlords—could seek exemption by getting quotes from…26 Feb 2019HANSARDEnergy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018Again, I note what the noble Lord says; I imagine landlords up and down the country will be listening to his words. We had to make a decision based on a number of factors, but…26 Feb 2019HANSARDShipments of Radioactive Substances (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I cannot give the noble Lord any precise figures at this stage, but I can make it clear that they will continue to be adequately resourced for whatever they need to do. I commend…26 Feb 2019HANSARDShipments of Radioactive Substances (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My honourable friend is always correct, but, as the noble Lord knows, even Homer nods, and he might not have been quite as correct as he normally is on every occasion. As I said,…26 Feb 2019HANSARDShipments of Radioactive Substances (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I think the less said about last Saturday the better, but that is another matter. I shall start, because of last Saturday, by dealing with the noble Lord’s question, which is…26 Feb 2019HANSARDShipments of Radioactive Substances (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Grantchester, Lord Fox and the noble Lord, Lord Jones, of Wales, as we shall now refer to him, if he is happy—I am sure he will be—with…26 Feb 2019