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HANSARDEnvironmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2021My Lords, this order will ensure that radioactive substance activity in Scotland is controlled by a single regulatory framework, as opposed to the two different frameworks…21 Jul 2021HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastI would like to correct the noble Baroness: this is not an amnesty, and we never said that it was or would be an amnesty; it is a statute of limitation. There is a difference,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastI am sure that the noble Lord will be part of the proposals that we have put forward and that we will engage with him. I am not able to give an answer to him at the moment. He is…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsMy Lords, in 2020, China was the UK’s third largest import market, and in 2019, more than 60,000 UK VAT-registered businesses imported goods from China worth about £46.4 billion.…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsThat was a series of questions from the noble Lord, and I start by applauding his persistence on this important subject. On his questions relating to the US, I shall have to write…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsI hope I can be helpful to my noble friend by saying a little more about the measures we are taking—which are being implemented by the Government—including strengthening the…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsThe noble Lord makes an important and, indeed, a moral point. The UK launched the global human rights sanctions regime in July last year, giving us the power to address the very…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsSupply to these markets is obviously important, certainly when talking about the Far East. Looking at that area, although I do not have figures on Taiwan, some crucial goods are…20 Jul 2021HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastI note the comments made by the noble Baroness about the Stormont House agreement. As I think I said earlier, we continue to adhere to the principles of the agreement. I think we…20 Jul 2021HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastI find the noble Lord’s comments quite helpful, because they allow me to say again that this is a consultative process and that we will be listening to views expressed. As I said…20 Jul 2021HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastI am afraid I do not accept the rather negative views from the noble Lord. That may be the case, and I am not complacent about the views that have been expressed so far. However,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsWe have taken a lot of action in this respect, and at the UN Human Rights Council in February 2021 the Foreign Secretary called on China to allow the UN High Commissioner for…20 Jul 2021HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastI, in return, very much respect the huge amount of experience and knowledge that the noble Lord has from his continuing time in Northern Ireland. The UK Government understand,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsMy Lords, I do not have any information in my pack about lateral flow tests. Picking up on what the noble Lord, Lord Alton, said, I will certainly look into that and make sure…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsI cannot comment on that; it is certainly a point that I am taking extremely seriously, as I said to the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, and the noble Lord, Lord Alton. I will take…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsI alluded earlier to the named people affected by the sanctions system, which is ongoing and working. On 12 January, the Foreign Secretary announced the series of measures to…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsThe UK has no plans at the moment to issue guidance but I am very aware of the United States export administration regulations, which contain a list of the foreign entities,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChinese Products and Companies: Human Rights ViolationsIt might be both of those but if we look at the work being done through the G7, which is the high-level stuff, trade Ministers have committed to work together to protect…20 Jul 2021HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastOn the last point, my noble friend is right that there is no moral equivalence between veterans and service personnel who defended the rule of law and those who sought to destroy…20 Jul 2021HANSARDLegacy of Northern Ireland’s PastThe noble Baroness brings to light the problems that we have all been facing over decades in Northern Ireland; and here we are, with the Government looking at, and working…20 Jul 2021