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HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionMy Lords, I thank the Minister, and welcome that announcement and that reassurance. The Minister will also be aware that Defra, where this body probably will lie, keeps very close…20 Jan 2020HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Office for Environmental Protection will become (1) operational, and (2) take on its full statutory powers and responsibilities.20 Jan 2020HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionMy Lords, it is well known to the Minister that perhaps one of the greatest reasons for the Government taking notice of the Commission and its powers and beyond is that the…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillNo, it just stays as it is.16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I very much support Amendment 37, tabled by my noble friends, but I want to talk to Amendment 44, which is in my name and in this group. It concerns retaining European…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWell, at the moment, you are automatically a European citizen if you are a national citizen of one of the member states, so your tax position is no different to your position as a…16 Jan 2020HANSARDClimate Change: COP 26 and Civil SocietyMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on getting COP 26 in Glasgow. It is a great thing for the country. It is also important because of the climate emergency which the other…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, the EU committee of which I am a member has spent a lot of time on Northern Ireland issues. Although I do not visit the Province regularly, I used to do business there…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillFor simple clarity, can the Minister confirm whether he agrees with Monsieur Barnier in his analysis?14 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy Lords, I will make some short comments on a number of issues but, first, I must congratulate the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and the staff of the EU Committee on having put…13 Jan 2020HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for his explanation, although I was disappointed in that he pointed out that there will be greater opportunity for scrutiny in future, as I…30 Oct 2019HANSARDCommon Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I have a caveat. I fully welcome the extra resources that the MMO has and the fact that the Navy is doing that. The Navy has been largely absent from monitoring recently, because…30 Oct 2019HANSARDElectricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I apologise.23 Oct 2019HANSARDElectricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am interested that the Minister did not mention carbon leakage, because that is absolutely the core of what this is about. It is about reducing our own carbon…23 Oct 2019HANSARDFrequent Flyer Airmiles SchemesMy Lords, the Minister will understand that that is an international offsetting mechanism, which will not work. As individual car drivers we pay 58p per litre in fuel duty, and on…21 Oct 2019HANSARDGas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, first, I welcome the Minister to his role. I know this has already been done by our official Front-Bench spokesman, but I very much welcome that he has taken on this…26 Sept 2019HANSARDInternational Climate ActionMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. He has made me feel like a climate criminal because part of his Statement was on replacing wood-burning stoves…26 Sept 2019HANSARDGas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I will not interrupt again. However, I feel that this is a really important national issue. Will the Minister confirm or give us assurance that, following Brexit, the Government…26 Sept 2019HANSARDGas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the Minister for giving way. What I am trying to get at here is that the previous Government—the previous Prime Minister and her Ministers—were able to say, “We want to…26 Sept 2019HANSARDCableway Installations (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I was tempted to ask whether this included zipwires, to make sure that people going down them got to the bottom. More importantly, I know from my own family that there…26 Sept 2019