Government Resilience Action Plan
Debate between Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent and Baroness McIntosh of Pickering(5 days, 4 hours ago)
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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab)
My noble friend, who I am very fond of, has not asked me an easy question. He will be very aware of current concerns; in fact, only this morning, the Joint Intelligence Committee published a report about the threats posed by Iran. The Government keep an ongoing review of what those threats are and will always act to protect people in the United Kingdom.
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)
My Lords, can I bring the Minister back to the flood defence issue? She will be aware that, during the last Labour Government, Flood Re was created specifically to protect flood plains and to prevent developers building on functional flood plains—flood insurance was not deemed to be appropriate to prevent such building taking place. Will the noble Baroness use her good offices to ensure that her Government will not build on the most functional flood plains, identified by the Environment Agency as those areas most at risk of flooding, in particular zone 3b areas? Will she ensure that local authorities and the Environment Agency have the means and resources to identify zone 3b areas for this purpose?
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab)
The noble Baroness raises a very important point. I will make sure that the relevant departments have heard her and will communicate directly with her.
European Union: Court of Justice
Debate between Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent and Baroness McIntosh of Pickering(4 months, 2 weeks ago)
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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab)
Thankfully, I have the pleasure of speaking for the Government, not the Opposition. With regard to our actions, we will do everything to protect British consumers. I want to be clear with noble Lords that, when we talk about standards and engagement, this Government will not support a race to the bottom on those issues.
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)
My Lords, the Minister will be aware that the trade and co-operation agreement set up a number of committees that should meet regularly, particularly to iron out some of the problems that there might be. How often do these committees meet and how signed up to them are this Government in making sure that there is a dispute resolution mechanism available along those lines?