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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseHear, hear.16 Dec 2020HANSARDCarbon-neutral HomesI draw attention to my interests in the register. Carbon-neutral homes will require a massive expansion of carbon-neutral electricity. How confident is my noble friend in the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodWill my noble friend ignore the pleas of those who want us to cave in and accept every demand of the European Union? Does he recall that Canada is even closer to the United States…08 Dec 2020HANSARDHeat and Building StrategyCan my noble friend confirm that the cost of installing heat pumps—£10,000 per household plus new boilers—will fall disproportionately on low-income households in the colder,…08 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friends Lord Howard of Rising and Lady Neville-Rolfe, whose regret amendment I am minded to support. The Prime Minister has an…01 Dec 2020HANSARDProduct Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK (NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020It is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Empey, and I follow him in the spirit of the issues he has raised. Can the Minister explain how certification and labelling…27 Nov 2020HANSARDComprehensive Economic Partnership (EUC Report)My Lords, I welcome this trade agreement, not only because it secures the benefits of the existing EU-Japan free trade agreement. It goes beyond that, especially in digital and…26 Nov 2020HANSARDCOP 26My Lords, I refer to my interests in the register. Before your Lordships’ House is submerged in a tsunami of uncosted virtue signalling, can the Minister confirm that zero carbon…18 Nov 2020HANSARDGreat Britain and Northern Ireland: Access for GoodsWill my noble friend gently remind the European Union that any obstacles to trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain would be contrary both to Article 6 of the withdrawal…12 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, we have listened to many moving and powerful speeches from right reverend Prelates and noble and learned Lords about the abstract principles raised by this Bill and,…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Office for Statistics Regulation on the transparency of data related to COVID-19, published on 5 November, and…09 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWould the noble and learned Lord accept—09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Transparency and Accuracy of StatisticsI thank my noble friend. Does he realise that this rebuke from the statistics regulator is unprecedented, as is the unparalleled series of errors, dubious charts, outdated data…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, these measures involve grave restrictions on the economy and our liberties. They may be necessary, but we should take them only on the basis of sound law and solid data.…04 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020At end insert “but that this House regrets that the Regulations have been laid under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, which does not give specific powers to Her…04 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Places of WorshipI too sympathise with my noble friend, who is obviously in an embarrassing position, but will he accept that we all worship what we value most, be it the God of love, the love of…03 Nov 2020HANSARDClean Growth FundMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register. I sincerely hope that the fund will succeed in investing in companies that grow without subsidy, but does my noble…28 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeCan my noble friend confirm that EU negotiators have been gently reminded that, if there is no free trade agreement and, regrettably, tariffs are applied to trade in both…21 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness on her excellent maiden speech and look forward to hearing both her spoken and her musical words in future. As a non-lawyer, I enter…19 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I congratulate the Prime Minister on resisting the pressure for a renewed lockdown. Fewer than 1% of those dying from Covid have been of working age with no…14 Oct 2020