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Committee reports Date published: 5 July 2022

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Report Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the High Speed Rail (Crewe to Manchester) Bill - Introduction

It is a UK Government Bill to authorise works on part of the new high-speed rail link (HS2) in England.

SPICe briefings Date published: 30 June 2022

Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Common Framework - Managing Divergence

If the UK Government, Scottish Government, or Welsh Government wishes to diverge from GB-wide ODS and F-gas legislation and systems, they should: Consult the other governments through the Working Group and Governance Group; Continue to comply with the governance arrangements set out in the concordat to ensure ongoing engagement and coordination between the governments, to ensure the Common Frameworks principles agreed by JMC(EN) continue to be met; Give reasonable notice, suggested 18 months minimum (unless agreed otherwise by all parties), to allow alternative systems and the following arrangements to be developed as necessary for the proposed divergence; Agree with the other governments a split of responsibilities under the UN Montreal Protocol to ensure the UK continues to fulfil its international obligations, including baselines and quota (restricting production and consumption), requirements for imports/exports and annual reporting; Agree with the other governments a robust reporting mechanism for each government that is comparable and facilitates a single report to the UN Ozone Secretariat; Have operable systems developed and resources available to manage any separate system of a government; Agree with the other governments the arrangements for the movement of gas and equipment between UK boundaries, including the approach to support and enable the functioning of the internal market; Ensure any new...

Petitions Petition published: 28 February 2022