All 1 Debates between Lord Davies of Brixton and Baroness Worthington

Wed 13th Jul 2022

Procurement Bill [HL]

Debate between Lord Davies of Brixton and Baroness Worthington
Baroness Worthington Portrait Baroness Worthington (CB)
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I remember well when we were debating the then Climate Change Bill how important it was to include a list of conditions that needed to be taken into account when setting the climate change budgets, including economic competitiveness and all sorts of other things. All we are asking for here is to have a reciprocating set of policies to ensure that the same things happen the other way around. I do not mean to be provocative, but there is a purpose for having a Government, and it sometimes feels as if the people in government do not really want to be there. If you are in government, you have levers, so use them.

Lord Davies of Brixton Portrait Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab)
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On a serious note, I add the example of pension schemes. The Government have laid a series of responsibilities on pension schemes to have regard to matters such as climate targets. The Government have accepted the principle of doing it this way and the Minister seems to be ignoring that.