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HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringMy Lords, the Minister might like to take this opportunity to withdraw the slur that he made in his answer to me against scientists from the Energy Institute at Colorado State…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringMy Lords, returning to oil and gas methane emissions, the last time we discussed this at Oral Questions on 22 February I raised the same point that the noble Baroness, Lady…09 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Minister speaks for Defra and assures the Committee that the Government are entirely committed to progressing environmental standards and will follow international law. Why is…08 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baronesses, Lady Parminter and Lady Hayman, and to speak to Amendments 126 and 130, which they have already so ably introduced…08 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am sure the Minister will wish to correct an erroneous statement that he made in responding to the Front-Bench questions. He said there are 100 million refugees in the world.…08 Mar 2023HANSARDWomen and Men: Pay GapThe gender pay gap at tech start-ups in the UK is more than double the national average, with women paid 70p for every pound that men earn, according to a study by the salary…08 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThe noble Baroness appeared to be suggesting that the provision of services, including the cost, should be done by the Government and that the private sector should collect the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton. Since the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, appeared to be directing a question at me about whether I oppose…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to offer the Green group’s support for the general sense of direction here on both the provision of cash and the review of resilience. It is not an…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakesI will follow on from the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, and look at today and forward to the days, weeks, months and, indeed, years ahead. It is…06 Mar 2023HANSARDCovid Pandemic: Testing of Care Home ResidentsFollowing the question asked by the right reverend Prelate about what is happening today, I actually agree with part of the Government’s response, which referred to selective…06 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will share the deep concerns of Green parties around these islands about the issues that we have been discussing. Like Members from all corners of your Lordships’…02 Mar 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Minister referred to Amendment 26 and 48 as additional complex processes. Does he not acknowledge that these would protect the Government from themselves, in that the…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, and to join in this debate, which is obviously about an absolutely core area for the Green group. I offer a…28 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMany examples are flashing through my head, but I am thinking about one particular local government consultation that I saw, which happened to be around the city of Chester. The…27 Feb 2023HANSARDCommunications Act 2003 (Restrictions on the Advertising of Less Healthy Food) (Effective Date) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bull, who set out so clearly that we have to get away from blaming individuals for the fact that we have, as a…27 Feb 2023HANSARDScotland: Bottle Deposit Return SchemeMy Lords, the Minister said in response to the noble Lord, Lord Robathan, that not everything being painted here is an accurate picture, and he spoke about a so-called “rush”.…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my amendment in this group and my opposition to Clause 25 standing part. I will make a couple of other comments on other amendments in the group. I…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 127, which appears in my name in this group, and to make a couple of brief comments on the amendments so clearly and comprehensively…27 Feb 2023HANSARDHealthcare in Rural AreasMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, for securing this debate and for overcoming her injury to make it in today. I put this issue of rural healthcare…23 Feb 2023