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HANSARDClimate Change: Nature-based Solutions (STC Report)My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to contribute to this excellent debate about this extremely timely and important report. I join others in thanking the members of the Science…09 Feb 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, one of my fellow Yorkshire advocates; we have done a lot of work together in that part of the country. I…08 Feb 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI apologise and accept the noble Lord’s point entirely—forgive my lack of experience in these matters. On the experience of cyber mentioned by my noble friend Lord Davies, and to…08 Feb 2023HANSARDCost of Not Zero in 2022 (Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit Report)My Lords, the report from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit makes the cost of inaction and delay for households abundantly clear. We also know how important it is for the…08 Feb 2023HANSARDVulnerable Households: Energy CostsMy Lords, it is now well documented that prepayment customers, many of whom are the least well off in our society, are charged a higher rate for their energy. Do the Government…31 Jan 2023HANSARDNet ZeroMy Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I add my sincere thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, for her excellent introduction…26 Jan 2023HANSARDPrepayment MetersMy Lords, Citizens Advice has reported shocking stories of families having their homes forcibly entered and left disrupted after forced installation of prepayment meters, at a…24 Jan 2023HANSARDHospitality IndustryMy Lords, can we stress the scale and extent of the problem that we are discussing right now? Last month, 320 food services were forced to initiate corporate insolvency…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNet Zero (Industry and Regulators Committee)My Lords, I add my thanks to my noble friend Lord Hollick and the members of the Industry and Regulators Committee for their work. It was very interesting to hear the…20 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness. This brings to mind the debate we had in the Chamber last week about greenwashing and all the wider implications. On the amendments in this group, I…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I start by thanking the Minister for his full explanation of the amendments in this group. I also thank all those who have contributed to the discussion so far and I very much…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I have a few questions and, if it is not possible to answer them all, I shall accept a written response. It would appear that the Government are bringing forward legislation that…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]It was a nice try, but I think that is without the scope of this debate.16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank everyone for the discussion. I want to start with Amendment 223 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, but I do not intend to open another strand of…16 Jan 2023HANSARDBusiness: GreenwashingMy Lords, green- washing is clearly a serious issue which, if not clamped down on, will seriously hinder progress towards net zero. We welcome the steps being taken to do this,…10 Jan 2023HANSARDBilateral Free Trade AgreementsMy Lords, the Government promised that 80% of international trade would be covered by free trade agreements by the end of this year. However, there is no sign of a trade deal with…20 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I raised that because I may have misheard what the Minister said in referencing small businesses. I understood that this extended to medium-sized businesses but, even so, that is…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]The Minister did not respond to my question about the capacity and extent of extending the scheme.19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I shall be very brief. There are many aspects of this that are to be welcomed, but I am just intrigued. The Minister mentioned the section on finances. I am concerned about the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I will be brief, but I will continue the comments made by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, on security. I do not have a sense of confidence when we are told that the Government are…19 Dec 2022