Debates between Earl of Courtown and Baroness Randerson during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Trade Union Bill

Debate between Earl of Courtown and Baroness Randerson
Tuesday 19th April 2016

(8 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Randerson Portrait Baroness Randerson
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My Lords, before the noble Baroness sits down, I simply raise the issue to which she referred in relation to employment law being reserved. This was what we thought was the case prior to the Agricultural Wages Board Supreme Court judgment. I am sure noble Lords can see that this is not as simple as it sounds, because agricultural wages were found to be an issue that was devolved to the Welsh Government. They are perilously close to employment law, are they not? I cannot see the difference between them. The truth of the matter is that the Supreme Court judgment determined that if something was not specified in the Government of Wales Act—

Earl of Courtown Portrait The Earl of Courtown (Con)
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My Lords, I ask the noble Baroness to give way. She knows as well as I do that this is Report stage of the Bill, and she can question the Minister on a material part of the Bill but she cannot make another speech.

Aviation: Sustainable Fuel

Debate between Earl of Courtown and Baroness Randerson
Tuesday 22nd March 2016

(8 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords, of course I would not agree with the noble Lord, as no doubt the House would acknowledge. Sadly, the British Airways Solena project has not progressed, though it is still live and discussions are ongoing between Ministers and British Airways on this issue. As I said earlier, three projects won the advanced biofuels demonstration competition, dividing up a fund of £25 million. One is in Swindon, producing methane for HGV vehicles. The noble Lord is right that we want to look further at the problems relating to aviation fuel. Unfortunately, in the initial competition, there was only one application from an aviation fuel project. I hope there will be another competition in the near future which will include some more.