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HANSARDAge of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021.23 Nov 2021HANSARDAge of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021My Lords, this draft order was laid before the House on 18 October 2021. It will support the Scottish Government’s decision to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Scotland…23 Nov 2021HANSARDQuantitative Easing (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am pleased to have the opportunity to conclude this debate for the Government, and I thank the committee and its chairman for this report. I welcome my noble friend…15 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 2021That the draft Order laid before the House on 7 September be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 9 November .10 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 2021My Lords, I beg to move that the draft order, which was laid on 7 September 2021, be approved. This order, which delivers for the people of Scotland, is fully supported by the UK…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 2021.09 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 2021I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thomas of Winchester, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, for their comments. I shall try to respond to as many of them as I can. The…09 Nov 2021HANSARDTreasury Green BookMy Lords, I am pleased to respond to this debate at what is a significant moment for efforts to tackle climate change. I also want to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of…28 Oct 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Aid: BudgetMy Lords, I thank, first of all, the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, for introducing this important debate. We have heard many passionate and eloquently made arguments today on this…27 Oct 2021HANSARDOverseas Development Aid: BudgetThe noble Lord interprets it as he does, but I have been clear that we are acting within the law. I will write to the noble Lord with chapter and verse on why we are stating the…27 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Risk: National Audit Office GuidanceNotwithstanding the NAO guidance, the Government continue to publish their own guidance on climate change risk, including digital articles and blogs and cross-government insights,…25 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandThe noble Lord draws me into a different area and he would not expect me to have any answers on that. The House knows that we very much hope for a deal between the UK and US to be…25 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandThose are two very specific questions. My noble friend is right that, at the end of the day, this proposed deal—the agreement in principle—represents two staunch democracies…25 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandOn undercutting, I reassure my noble friend that British farmers should not be concerned. I acknowledge that price is an important factor in consumer choice, but it is not just…25 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandThis allows me, from the Dispatch Box, to congratulate the noble Baroness on her new appointment. I hope to answer some of her questions on our engagement with the devolved…25 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandI hope that I can give my noble friend some reassurance, because the UK’s climate change and environmental policies, including in trade negotiations, are some of the most…25 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandYes, we are continuing to give reassurance to UK farmers, and I hope that we will succeed in the end. The noble Baroness makes a very good point about standards. The Animal…25 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandI hope I can reassure the noble Lord that this is a comprehensive deal. Many working groups have brought it to this stage, which is an agreement in principle. To reassure the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDCritical Benchmarks Bill (References and Administrators Liability) Bill [HL]My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Agnew I beg to move the Motion standing in his name on the Order Paper.25 Oct 2021HANSARDCritical Benchmarks Bill (References and Administrators Liability) Bill [HL]That the order of commitment of 13 October committing the bill to a Grand Committee be discharged and the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.25 Oct 2021