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HANSARDClimate Change Risk: National Audit Office GuidanceI am always happy to listen to the noble Baroness. Regarding the Government’s actions, she will know that it is completely the opposite of doing nothing. We have an enormous…25 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Risk: National Audit Office GuidanceThe noble Baroness is right. I assure her that Managing Public Money and the Orange Book require the board of each central government organisation actively to recognise risks and…25 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandI thank the noble Viscount for his questions. He mentioned the CPTPP—I know it is quite difficult to say—which is an important part of this. I say again that we are very excited…25 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Risk: National Audit Office GuidanceThe right reverend Prelate will know that Defra leads on environmental matters and on the greening government commitments, or GGCs, the UK Government’s ambitions to improve the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandI am grateful for the comments made by the noble Lords, Lord Grantchester and Lord Purvis, on this deal. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to discuss the proposed deal in…25 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Risk: National Audit Office GuidanceMy Lords, the National Audit Office is the primary distribution channel for this guidance, publishing directly on its website to maintain its independence from the Government. The…25 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Risk: National Audit Office GuidanceI am aware of the noble Lord’s question to the extent that the Government are very conscious of the importance of climate change risk and governance. In April 2021, the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have contributed to this afternoon’s short but important debate, and I will address as many of the issues raised as possible. A considerable number…19 Oct 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.19 Oct 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) BillMy Lords, in the UK there is a wide range of opportunities for people to invest and help make a better future for themselves and their families. The Government’s role is to ensure…19 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, it might be helpful—11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, once again I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for introducing this theme and for their contributions. Providing…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillJust for my own clarity, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, for his comments, but he might like to speak to the amendments in this group, which are 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, I thank the few noble Lords who have spoken for their contributions to this first debate in Committee: the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and the noble Baroness, Lady Janke.…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, this has been a rather busy debate. I thank all noble Lords who have contributed, including the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, at the beginning, the noble and learned Lords,…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillThis was a much shorter debate. I begin by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, and the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for the points they made and for raising this important…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, we have come to another important part of the Bill. I recognise that the operation of the cost control mechanism is of considerable interest to the Committee,…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, here we address six amendments that have been brought forward on Clause 18 by the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton. I note again his declared interests that he pointed…11 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies, once again and indeed the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for their valuable contributions and…11 Oct 2021HANSARDCouncil TaxNo, we have not made any assessment of that.15 Sept 2021