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To ask His Majesty's Government, following the removal of export health certificates within the UK–EU sanitary and phytosanitary zone, whether exporters of animals and animal products will require an intra-union animal health certificate when crossing borders of European Union member states; and if so, what estimate they have made of...
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the removal of export health certificates within the UK–EU sanitary and phytosanitary zone, whether exporters of animals and animal products will require an intra-union animal health certificate when crossing borders of European Union member states; and if so, what estimate they have made of...
We have begun negotiations with the EU on an SPS agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and removing barriers to trade for British producers and retailers.
We are seeking to negotiate a deal under which Export Health Certificates (EHCs) and associated checks and fees will no longer be needed for the majority of goods. However, as is currently the case for movements between member states, live animals and germinal products will require an intra EU certificate, which is simpler than existing third country EHCs. We have not estimated the costs of these Intra Trade Animal Health Certificates.
My Lords, given that the pursuit of carbon budgets has so far given us the highest electricity prices in the OECD, can the Minister confirm that the pursuit of decarbonisation has so far primarily resulted in the deindustrialisation of Britian, and that our carbon budgets do not take account of the fact that we have simply exported carbon emissions to the rest of the world?
My Lords, given that the pursuit of carbon budgets has so far given us the highest electricity prices in the OECD, can the Minister confirm that the pursuit of decarbonisation has so far primarily resulted in the deindustrialisation of Britian, and that our carbon budgets do not take account of the fact that we have simply exported carbon emissions to the rest of the world?
It is certainly not true that the pursuit of a low-carbon economy has led to deindustrialisation. The noble Lord need only look at the £60 billion of investment that is coming into the green economy and all that goes with it. Indeed, the low-carbon economy is growing three times as fast as the general economy. Many of the things that are coming in concerning low-carbon energy are very much concerned with industrial plants, grids, new forms of electricity generation and so on, which will not only produce large numbers of jobs but a very sound industrial base for the country.
My Lords, the Government claim that, although neither the International Court of Justice nor the tribunal of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea can reach a judgment binding on us on the sovereignty of Chagos, other countries may respond to opinions of those courts by withholding supplies, goods and facilities, which the Government claim would render the base inoperable. Can the Minister now tell us what she refused to say during the passage of the Bill: which countries could withhold which supplies, goods and facilities, which would render the base inoperable? Has she told President Trump that those same countries could still do that even once we have transferred sovereignty to Mauritius?
My Lords, the Government claim that, although neither the International Court of Justice nor the tribunal of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea can reach a judgment binding on us on the sovereignty of Chagos, other countries may respond to opinions of those courts by withholding supplies, goods and facilities, which the Government claim would render the base inoperable. Can the Minister now tell us what she refused to say during the passage of the Bill: which countries could withhold which supplies, goods and facilities, which would render the base inoperable? Has she told President Trump that those same countries could still do that even once we have transferred sovereignty to Mauritius?
Any country could help withhold any service relating to the operability of the base at any time because the legal jeopardy in which it stood was sustained, and it would be their right to do that. The reason we are trying to get the base on to a more secure legal footing is to avoid that proposition. We are talking to the US about this, and it is one of the reasons that it was supportive of the deal that we have done. Those conversations continue. I can only assume that this is the same legal jeopardy that confronted the previous Government and led them into multiple rounds of negotiation on the same issue.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Chagossian contact group will continue to meet on a quarterly basis for the period in which the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia is in effect.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Chagossian contact group will continue to meet on a quarterly basis for the period in which the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia is in effect.
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer given to question HL12156 on 2 December.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings of the Chagossian contact group have been attended by a Minister of the Crown.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings of the Chagossian contact group have been attended by a Minister of the Crown.
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer given to question HL12156 on 2 December.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the legal advice that ministers received about the right to self-determination in respect of the Chagos Archipelago.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the legal advice that ministers received about the right to self-determination in respect of the Chagos Archipelago.
The Government's position in relation to the UK-Mauritius treaty has been informed by legal advice throughout. A summary of the Government's legal position was set out on 22 May when the treaty was signed, and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-secures-future-of-vital-diego-garcia-military-base-to-protect-national-security
Will the noble Lord bring some sense of urgency and drive to the development of small nuclear reactors? It has been over 12 years since the Select Committee in the other place on which I served recommended that the Government bring in a programme. The Minister is now talking about three months to look at a report and two years to implement it. It was barely 10 years after the explosion of the atomic bomb that this country built its first nuclear reactor for peaceful uses, and within 20 years we had more than the rest of the world put together. Please bring back some drive—this is not a party-political point—as it has been lacking in recent years. I look to the Minister to bring it to bear.
Will the noble Lord bring some sense of urgency and drive to the development of small nuclear reactors? It has been over 12 years since the Select Committee in the other place on which I served recommended that the Government bring in a programme. The Minister is now talking about three months to look at a report and two years to implement it. It was barely 10 years after the explosion of the atomic bomb that this country built its first nuclear reactor for peaceful uses, and within 20 years we had more than the rest of the world put together. Please bring back some drive—this is not a party-political point—as it has been lacking in recent years. I look to the Minister to bring it to bear.
I am absolutely delighted that the Opposition Benches have a feeling of urgency about this, because we certainly have not had it for the past 13 years. We have urgency; we have announced that we will have small modular reactors, and they are going ahead. Work will start on them next year and they are not dependent on the read-out from this review, which is also urgently needed for the reasons stated: we have a far more complicated system of regulation than we need.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with EU counterparts at the level of the Joint Committee to fulfil paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol which states that the Joint Committee “shall adopt appropriate recommendations with a view to avoiding controls at the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with EU counterparts at the level of the Joint Committee to fulfil paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol which states that the Joint Committee “shall adopt appropriate recommendations with a view to avoiding controls at the...
All Joint Committee meetings are conducted in line with the rules of procedure set out in Annex VIII of the Withdrawal Agreement, and are therefore confidential unless otherwise decided by the co-chairs (Rule 10).
A full depository of Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee announcements and activity can be found at gov.uk.
Can the Minister confirm that the value of goods exported by the EU to us that will be relieved of any liability to SPS checks is five times the value of the goods that we export to the EU? So this deal is five times as valuable to the EU as it is to us. I have no objection to being generous to the EU, since I am a French farmer myself, but was it necessary to pay for the privilege of being generous by also giving away 12 years of our right to enhance our rights over fishing in UK waters, and to agree that we would pay for the privilege of implementing this deal and give up sovereignty over our right to control our SPS rules over the rest of the world?
Can the Minister confirm that the value of goods exported by the EU to us that will be relieved of any liability to SPS checks is five times the value of the goods that we export to the EU? So this deal is five times as valuable to the EU as it is to us. I have no objection to being generous to the EU, since I am a French farmer myself, but was it necessary to pay for the privilege of being generous by also giving away 12 years of our right to enhance our rights over fishing in UK waters, and to agree that we would pay for the privilege of implementing this deal and give up sovereignty over our right to control our SPS rules over the rest of the world?
We will maintain our SPS standards, as I have consistently said. I remind noble Lords that the EU remains the UK’s largest trading partner for agri-food and vice versa, so there are huge benefits in maintaining or re-establishing a lot of those European trading partners, which will benefit our farmers and consumers as well.
Does the Minister accept that the Government’s proposal, spelled out in its immigration White Paper, to legislate to tell the courts how to interpret the European Convention on Human Rights as it affects immigrants destroys the whole rationale for the ECHR? That rationale is based on the belief that only judges—unaffected by political considerations and unaccountable to Parliament or the electorate—can determine the true meaning in detail of the vague, abstract rights listed in the convention. Once Parliament takes back control of spelling out our rights in statute—as
it should, as it did for 700 years and as the Government now propose it will in future—the original case for adhering to the ECHR will evaporate.
Does the Minister accept that the Government’s proposal, spelled out in its immigration White Paper, to legislate to tell the courts how to interpret the European Convention on Human Rights as it affects immigrants destroys the whole rationale for the ECHR? That rationale is based on the belief that only judges—unaffected by political considerations and unaccountable to Parliament or the electorate—can determine the true meaning in detail of the vague, abstract rights listed in the convention. Once Parliament takes back control of spelling out our rights in statute—as
it should, as it did for 700 years and as the Government now propose it will in future—the original case for adhering to the ECHR will evaporate.
As the noble Lord rightly points out, there has been an immigration White Paper. In it, we have said that we will look to deliver a new framework to consider Article 8—the right to family life—and will bring forward legislation to clarify Article 8 rules so that fewer cases are treated as exceptional. This is a modification that we have committed to taking forth within our own domestic legislation. However, the more general point that the noble Lord makes is fundamentally misguided. We have hugely benefited from the ECHR in the 75 years of its existence. It needs to evolve. Of course, there are issues, which we acknowledge, but one point that many European and domestic judges have made to me is that the margin of appreciation, the latitude that individual states have within the existing rules, is wider than many of the states acknowledge themselves.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield on 27 June (HL 8452), whether the analysis by the National Energy System Operator drew directly on (1) information published in audited accounts of special purpose vehicles (SPVs), (2) Gordon Hughes' analysis of 247 SPVs for...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield on 27 June (HL 8452), whether the analysis by the National Energy System Operator drew directly on (1) information published in audited accounts of special purpose vehicles (SPVs), (2) Gordon Hughes' analysis of 247 SPVs for...
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is an operationally independent public body, and the Department does not hold information on the methodology used in their analysis. I have instructed officials to contact NESO to request a response to the noble Lord, and a copy of their reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of consignments of products of animal origin are subject to sanitary and phytosanitary checks (1) when entering the UK and (2) when exported from the UK to the EU, and what these checks entail.
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of consignments of products of animal origin are subject to sanitary and phytosanitary checks (1) when entering the UK and (2) when exported from the UK to the EU, and what these checks entail.
Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks on products of animal origin entering Great Britain are risk-based and focus on high and medium risk consignments, prioritising those that present the highest food safety and biosecurity risks. Port Health Authorities and relevant local authorities also have the power to inspect goods at their discretion or if they are deemed to pose a risk to biosecurity. Consignments of low-risk animal products are also subject to intelligence-led controls. The checks conducted will vary according to each individual consignment and commodity type and may range from visual inspections to lab sampling as appropriate. Defra does therefore not hold information on the precise proportion due to the dynamic nature of our biosecurity controls.
The EU determines the checks that are required for SPS goods entering the EEA at their Points of Entry. Exporters to and importers into the EU are obliged to present their goods to an appropriate Border Control Post, where the selection for checks is made. This data is held by the EU. GB imports are similarly required to present goods for checks at an appropriate BCP but clearance mechanisms are in operation to allow most of them to enter the UK without stopping at a BCP.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether, as part of the EU–UK Reset Agreement, they have (1) committed to linking the UK to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme 2 (ETS2), (2) agreed to discuss linking the UK to the ETS2 without commitment, or (3) decided not to link the UK to...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether, as part of the EU–UK Reset Agreement, they have (1) committed to linking the UK to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme 2 (ETS2), (2) agreed to discuss linking the UK to the ETS2 without commitment, or (3) decided not to link the UK to...
As part of the UK-EU Summit on 19th May, the UK and the EU have agreed to work towards linking the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) and EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). This will be subject to negotiations.
The Government has agreed with the EU that we will not be linking the UK to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme 2 (ETS2). EU ETS 2 is a separate scheme to the original EU ETS and covers emissions from buildings and road transport.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether exports of live animals (1) from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland and (2) from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland require an Intra Trade Animal Health Certificate.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether exports of live animals (1) from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland and (2) from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland require an Intra Trade Animal Health Certificate.
As has long been the case, such certification is required for export of bovine, ovine/caprine, porcine and poultry animals in both directions.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report published on 3 March by Gordon Hughes and Net Zero Watch, Will Net Zero Reduce Electricity Costs in 2030, in particular with regard to the impact of imports of electricity from the continent on UK wholesale electricity...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report published on 3 March by Gordon Hughes and Net Zero Watch, Will Net Zero Reduce Electricity Costs in 2030, in particular with regard to the impact of imports of electricity from the continent on UK wholesale electricity...
This Government has been clear that the answers to the challenges around energy security, affordability and sustainability point in the same direction – clean energy. The electricity market in GB operates on the principle of marginal pricing, whereby the price of electricity is set by the last technology needed to meet overall demand, often gas. The ever-increasing participation of renewables in the market means that over time, cheaper electricity produced by renewables will set the wholesale price more often than gas.
Interconnectors are, and will continue to be, an important component of GB’s energy capacity mix, supporting GB’s energy security and transition to net zero.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has analysed the accounts of special purpose vehicles for (1) offshore wind farms, and (2) solar energy farms, to calculate the cost of such ventures; and if so, whether they will publish the results.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has analysed the accounts of special purpose vehicles for (1) offshore wind farms, and (2) solar energy farms, to calculate the cost of such ventures; and if so, whether they will publish the results.
The majority of offshore wind and solar projects are led by the private sector, with many structured through individual Special Purpose Vehicles whose financial accounts are either privately held or reported in a limited form. Analysis by the independent NESO shows that offshore wind and solar are core components of a clean power system which can protect billpayers from international gas price volatility for the long-term.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many N1 claim forms (CPR Part 7) were submitted in the most recent year for which figures are available, and how many of them indicated that the claim does, or will, include any issues under the Human Rights Act 1998.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many N1 claim forms (CPR Part 7) were submitted in the most recent year for which figures are available, and how many of them indicated that the claim does, or will, include any issues under the Human Rights Act 1998.
The information requested is not held.
The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the volume of claims received by claim type: Civil justice statistics quarterly - GOV.UK.
My Lords, I congratulate the right reverend Prelate on raising this issue, which is immensely important, much neglected and central to Christian teaching—an innovation from those Benches. I also congratulate the Government on appointing a Minister who has direct expertise in and commitment to this subject as Prisons Minister. I have looked back and I cannot find any occasion when this House or its committees have produced a study of training, rehabilitation and support for prisoners. Would the Minister welcome such a report, should your Lordships’ House decide to ask one of its committees to look into the issue?
My Lords, I congratulate the right reverend Prelate on raising this issue, which is immensely important, much neglected and central to Christian teaching—an innovation from those Benches. I also congratulate the Government on appointing a Minister who has direct expertise in and commitment to this subject as Prisons Minister. I have looked back and I cannot find any occasion when this House or its committees have produced a study of training, rehabilitation and support for prisoners. Would the Minister welcome such a report, should your Lordships’ House decide to ask one of its committees to look into the issue?
Yes, I would welcome that. There have been numerous attempts to try to tie up the elements of what happens to prisoners as they leave prison. In the previous Government, there was a Through the Gate initiative, which tried to do the same thing. The current Government are trying to overcome this problem. It is very difficult; it is a resource-intensive thing to co-ordinate all the services to try to reduce the reoffending of prisoners. But it is worth pointing out that, when one looks at averages, there has been a slight reduction in the amount of reoffending over the last 20 years or so, which is encouraging. Nevertheless, it is a substantial problem and, although it is not for me to say, if the House were to want to look at this matter, I would welcome that.
My Lords, are the Government trying to prove the truth of the law first articulated by the late lamented Lord Harris of High Cross that punitive taxes on the rich do not redistribute income but redistribute people, to the immense loss of the Treasury in this country?
My Lords, are the Government trying to prove the truth of the law first articulated by the late lamented Lord Harris of High Cross that punitive taxes on the rich do not redistribute income but redistribute people, to the immense loss of the Treasury in this country?
No, we are not. The UK’s main rate of capital gains tax is lower than in any other European G7 country, as is our corporation tax rate. Our new residence-based regime is simpler and more attractive to new arrivals than the non-dom regime it replaces—the regime put in place by the party the noble Lord supported for 14 years.
In the pre-Easter spirit, I offer the Minister a point where he is likely to agree with me for once. He could have reminded the Liberal Democrats that, had we followed their advice of rejoining the customs union, we would face twice the level of Trump tariffs we currently face and have no prospect of negotiating a free trade deal with the United States. I am glad that he is exploiting the Brexit benefits.
In the pre-Easter spirit, I offer the Minister a point where he is likely to agree with me for once. He could have reminded the Liberal Democrats that, had we followed their advice of rejoining the customs union, we would face twice the level of Trump tariffs we currently face and have no prospect of negotiating a free trade deal with the United States. I am glad that he is exploiting the Brexit benefits.
If the noble Lord makes that claim, then we are going to have to see his working, because I am not sure he is including the permanent 4% reduction in GDP from his Brexit deal.