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HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: RepaymentsI thank my noble friend Lady Andrews for her sympathetic and direct comments on this issue. I know that she has been passionately involved in this area for many years. I was…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: RepaymentsI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, for her comments today and for the immense amount of work that she has done in this area over many years. The questions she asks…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: RepaymentsI thank the noble Baroness for her comments. As I have said all the way through, it is absolutely fundamental that we treat this issue with fairness for everybody involved. She…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: RepaymentsThe noble and learned Baroness raises a pertinent point. The department is absolutely on this case, and work will be ongoing to give the maximum support that it possibly can, to…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: RepaymentsI also thank my noble friend for the work she continues to do in this area. It is fundamental that we start looking at the areas that have come right to the surface, bring the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: RepaymentsI thank the noble Lord for his question. I think it is appropriate that we wait. We are only very shortly into this Government. Let us wait for the relevant departments to…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: RepaymentsI think it is absolutely right that proportionality is at the centre of this. We have to respect DWP officials to make sure that they look at the way this is handled and make sure…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: RepaymentsI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, and also for her numerous contributions on this issue in debates, some of which I have been lucky to take part in over the last few…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: RepaymentsAgain, I thank the noble Lord for his work on this agenda. I very much recognise the sentiment behind his comments. I think the important thing is that we allow the review to take…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: RepaymentsI start my reply by paying tribute to the millions of unpaid carers across this country who make such a vital contribution every day. We are taking urgent action to identify what…29 Jul 2024HANSARDCommunity Sentences (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)Could I ask that the noble Lord makes his comments short, and brings them to a conclusion, please?26 Jul 2024HANSARDEnergy Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024My Lords, we welcome this SI. We spent many hours in the House debating the Energy Act 2023 and I am pleased to see that the statute book will be kept up to date as a result of…24 May 2024HANSARDElectricity: Cost-competitivenessMy Lords, the UK is well placed to become a global leader in offshore wind, as we have heard, but a lack of capacity at UK ports is limiting our potential and, therefore, the…16 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationMy Lords, even if the delivery of the Great British insulation scheme keeps pace with its most successful month to date, it will reach just 13% of its target of 300,000 homes by…14 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards delivering the Great British Insulation Scheme.14 May 2024HANSARDHydrogen EnergyMy Lords, the Government’s previous announcement on the cancellation of the hydrogen village trial in Redcar stated that it was delayed because “the main source of hydrogen supply…14 May 2024HANSARDCarbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Revenue Support (Directions and Counterparty) Regulations 2024I thank the Minister for his in-depth introduction to the two SIs that are before us today and for the comments we have heard so far. There will be some repetition in some of our…13 May 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillI acknowledge the comments from the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, and the noble Earl, Lord Russell. To repeat the concerns as outlined at Second Reading, our belief is that the…23 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillI start by reflecting on the comprehensive discussion we have had. All noble Lords in the Room are looking forward to the Minister’s comments on the points raised. Just to reflect…23 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillI was just going to strike a more positive note by saying that, although I question why this legislation is before us and how necessary it is, I welcome within the amendments,…23 Apr 2024