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SNP MP Drew Hendry calls the UK government "shameful" for cancelling a carbon capture project in Peterhead.

He says the "manifesto betrayal" was "hugely damaging" for the investment in the Aberdeenshire area and cost the taxpayer £100m.

Minister Claire Perry calls it "sad" that he hasn't made reference to the new floating wind farm in Peterhead, which started delivering electricity to the Scottish grid in October.

Ms Perry asks for "more cheerfulness" from north of the border.

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Peers now move on to a debate on the Battle of Passchendaele, asking what the government is doing to commemorate the centenary.

The battle was fought beetween 31 July and 6 November 1917; and was officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres.

Around a third of a million British and Allied soldiers were killed or wounded in some of the most horrific trench warfare of the conflict; there were 200,000 German casualties.

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Winding up for the government Baroness Goldie says it's "in the interests of all" that a "good deal" is achieved for the UK and the EU.

She says that while there have been setbacks, she is sure that the government is "on the right path", and says that even Labour's shadow Brexit secretary agrees.

She says the government is working on the "presumption" that there will be a deal but has a "duty" to plan otherwise, even though the prospect of there being no deal is "very unlikely".

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Conservative Mims Davies relates how her parents both died in their early 70s of smoking-related diseases, before she was in her 40s and before she was elected to Parliament.

"Action is essential - saying we've made progress isn't good enough," she says.

She calls for more research into e-cigarettes, as she says "I don't want to find 20 or 30 years down the line" they're not what we thought.

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Stockton North's Labour MP Alex Cunningham says the government has "only taken a small step on a very long road" if the UK is to reap the benefits of carbon capture.

The UK has a "world class" oil and gas industry and the economic benefits of CCS would be "immense" for Teeside, he says.

The government has identified CCS as an area of strategic importance in its recently published Clean Growth Strategy, external.

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Lib Dem Baroness Ludford says her party is "extremely upfront" about supporting a second referendum, because there are no options that are as good as remaining in the EU.

Labour's Lord Tunnicliffe says Labour has consistently argued in favour of a transitional deal.

He says falling off a "cliff edge in 2019 is in nobody's interest". He cites an OECD assessment that £40bn would be wiped off the value of the economy by a no deal exit. He asks "how many more warnings does the government need?"

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Crossbencher and former banker Lord O'Neill of Gatley says no deal Brexit is "anywhere from worrying to extremely bad".

He says that the world economy this year has put in its strongest performance since the 2008 crisis, with the UK one of the few exceptions

He says that defaulting to WTO trading rules would be "highly damaging", and would put the car and finance sectors at serious risk.

Lord O'Neill is a former minister, and the only person to have resigned from Theresa May's government, over her alleged lack of commitment to the 'Northern Powerhouse'

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Crossbencher Lord Butler of Brockwell says he "can't get as excited as Baroness Jones" about the government impact assessments. He says it's "unlikely to be worth the paper it's written on" given how bad other predictions of the impact of Brexit have been so far.

He also disagrees with Lord Kerr, as he says the government has been clear about the ultimate destination of Brexit, in its calls for a bespoke deal.

He goes on to reiterate a call he made earlier this week for the opposition to be more supportive of Brexit negotiators, saying there is "too much at stake in the national interest".

Lord Butler is a former Cabinet Secretary, the most senior post in the civil service.

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Baroness Jones of Moulescomb is one of the few prominent Green Party members who voted Leave.

She says she's worried about the 50 Brexit impact assessments for different sectors that the government has done, but not released. She says she "can't see why" they haven't been released, adding that "we live in a democracy".

But she adds "still feels strongly" that voting Leave was the correct decision but thinks the government is going about it the wrong way.

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Simon Clarke begins the debate in Westminster Hall.

He says that without carbon capture and storage (CCS) the cost of meeting global climate change targets will "increase by 138%".

Making the case for a carbon capture storage project to be built on Teesside, Mr Clarke cites the "unique location" and its proximity to North sea storage sites .

"Let us seize this opportunity" today, he says.

The House of Commons library , externalhas written a helpful briefing on carbon capture and storage and its role in meeting carbon reduction targets in the UK.

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Conservative Will Quince says there are "massive issues with smoking during pregnancy" and it is higher among poorer communities.

He points out that only one in four men make any changes to their smoking habits when their partner is pregnant.

He suggests while the jury is "still out" on e-cigarettes "it must surely be better" for pregnant women.

Prime Minister Theresa May says she will stress the urgency of getting a deal on expat rights as she arrives at an EU summit.

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Crossbench peer Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, a former ambassador to the EU, says "a transition needs a defined destination" and the government doesn't have one.

He says they've ruled out Canada and Norway style options for deals but haven't yet said what they want, mainly because the Cabinet can't agree.

He says that a transitional deal on current terms merely "delays the cliff edge" until 2021.

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Conservative Baroness McIntosh of Pickering is introducing the debate. She, like most members of the Lords, is pro EU and says her own area of Yorkshire has benefited hugely from membership.

She says a transitional deal is "essential" to allow business to plan for what's coming next.

In her Florence speech, external, the prime minister said she was aiming for a two year transitional period on current terms following March 2019 when the UK officially leaves the EU.

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Pro-Brexit MPs and business leaders step up pressure on Theresa May ahead of crunch EU summit.

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Peers are now taking part in a short debate on the impact on the economy of a 'no deal' Brexit.

There has been speculation in recent weeks that the pace of Brexit negotiations means they are likely to fail, and the UK will leave the EU in March 2019 without any kind of deal. Some pro-Brexit ex ministers and MPs, external have called for preparations for a no deal Brexit to be made by the government.

Our Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris has written about what a 'no deal' Brexit might look like here.

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MPs are to debate carbon capture and storage this afternoon.

Carbon capture and storage is a method to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

The debate will be led by the Conservative member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, Simon Clarke.

Mr Clarke is keen for the government to launch a carbon capture storage project in his Teesside constituency.

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MPs are taking part in a backbench business debate on the government's publication of a new tobacco control plan.

Labour's Sir Kevin Barron welcomes the strategy, pointing out that "tobacco use remains the leading cause of respiratory disease".

He says the decline in smoking rates "cannot be taken for-granted", highlighting that people on lower incomes are more likely to smoke.

He calls for use of e-cigarettes to be facilitated.

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Peers are now taking part in a debate on the future of district councils in areas where they exist.

In areas where district councils exist, like Lincolnshire, they are responsible for services including rubbish collection and housing, while county councils deal with education, planning, transport, libraries and social care.

Some parts of non-metropolitan England, like Cornwall, have one unitary council that combines the functions of county and district councils.