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HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise for interrupting and delaying the Committee, but I did say that we would use our powers to identify products and sectors that require action and that this…11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I think I did say that we wanted to have a look at that and will come to him on it.11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, we are still but just over five months in office. Clearly, we have to think very carefully about the actions we are going to take. What I seek to demonstrate to the…11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I very much remember the debate because we worked closely on it. We will look into this and get back to the noble Baroness with a detailed explanation of the issues so that…11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]It will only be the letter, I am afraid.11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I can assure him of that.11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Foster, for introducing the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Fox, which seeks, as he said, to introduce a list of bodies that can be…11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, that was a very interesting debate, and I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for her amendments. She spoke tellingly about the impacts the products to…11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, it falls to me to respond to this amendment. Unlike the noble Baroness, I think this is a very serious matter. Of course, the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, has a track record…11 Dec 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord and the noble Baroness, but I disagree with her. From the debates we have already had, there is a recognition that what businesses need…11 Dec 2024HANSARDPrivate Low-carbon Investment: Green Finance Institute ReportMy Lords, I cannot really respond better than by saying that my noble friend answered the point thoroughly. We at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero keep a close eye…09 Dec 2024HANSARDPrivate Low-carbon Investment: Green Finance Institute ReportI agree with the premise of the challenge that we face. We responded positively, as do I, to the proposals made by the Green Finance Institute, which is why we are working on this…09 Dec 2024HANSARDPrivate Low-carbon Investment: Green Finance Institute ReportMy Lords, one of the issues is that home owners did not really understand what they were signing up to. In California, for instance, the state enacted a preservation and consumer…09 Dec 2024HANSARDPrivate Low-carbon Investment: Green Finance Institute ReportMy Lords, the noble Baroness is right to raise new homes but part of the issue we have is that we have the oldest housing stock in Europe and a third of our housing was built…09 Dec 2024HANSARDPrivate Low-carbon Investment: Green Finance Institute ReportMy Lords, that is an interesting question. Clearly, one issue about taking forward such a scheme is that one does not want to make it difficult for people to sell their homes.…09 Dec 2024HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024That the draft Order and Regulations laid before the House on 21 and 28 October be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 2 December .09 Dec 2024HANSARDPrivate Low-carbon Investment: Green Finance Institute ReportMy Lords, I very much take the noble Lord’s suggestions. We have seen a big expansion in solar; we could see more. I agree with him about industrial sites, but we also need…09 Dec 2024HANSARDPrivate Low-carbon Investment: Green Finance Institute ReportMy Lords, this is the third time the noble Baroness has asked me this question in the last two weeks. I am afraid that we have not moved on from that position. On the warm homes…09 Dec 2024HANSARDPrivate Low-carbon Investment: Green Finance Institute ReportMy Lords, we recognise the important role that private finance can play in helping us to achieve our decarbonisation ambitions. My officials have met the Green Finance Institute…09 Dec 2024HANSARDPrivate Low-carbon Investment: Green Finance Institute ReportMy Lords, the noble Lord is absolutely right that this is an important area of policy. We reckon that buildings account for 31% of total UK emissions, and heating is 75% of that…09 Dec 2024