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HANSARDClimate Change: Government ActionMy Lords, Drax emits more than 13 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, more than the six largest gas power plants combined. Despite this, it has recently been reported that…19 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to open this debate on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition. I am delighted that this debate will include the maiden speeches of several noble…19 May 2026HANSARDCancer Outcomes in the UKMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for securing this debate and for introducing it so powerfully in his usual inimitable fashion. I declare my interests as a…21 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing forward this statutory instrument, which introduces a minor amendment to the Energy Prices Act 2022 by extending the Secretary of…13 Apr 2026HANSARDElectricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) (Specified Period) Order 2026I thank the Minister for his introduction of this statutory instrument. This order extends the energy company obligation end date by nine months to ensure an orderly transition…09 Mar 2026HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, it is a great honour to open this debate on International Women’s Day on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition. It is an opportunity both to celebrate the countless…06 Mar 2026HANSARDHigh Temperature Gas-Cooled ReactorsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the National Nuclear Laboratory to work with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency to achieve early deployment of high…19 Jan 2026HANSARDHigh Temperature Gas-Cooled ReactorsI thank the Minister for that encouraging Answer and welcome him and all Peers to nuclear in Parliament week—my happy place. The Minister will know that HTGRs are classed as AMR…19 Jan 2026HANSARDNet Zero: Civil Society and Faith-based OrganisationsMy Lords, notwithstanding the Minister’s original Answer referencing the Government’s Energising Britain plan, the Government’s shortened clean energy objective is disfiguring…08 Jan 2026HANSARDHeat Networks (Market Framework) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for setting out the purposes of these regulations. We welcome them, so I shall not overburden him with questions beyond those already asked by…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOil and Gas Authority (Carbon Storage and Offshore Petroleum) (Specified Periods for Disclosure of Protected Material) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations. As has been explained, these are technical measures designed to update the periods during which information…15 Dec 2025HANSARDDraxMy Lords, in 2021, Drax was axed from the S&P green bond index over doubts that its practices were carbon neutral. That decision seemed to be endorsed by that famous “Panorama”…10 Dec 2025HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityMy Lords, this might as well have been considered a Defra Question, so I offer my sympathies to the Minister. But here we are, and I am always grateful to be able to ask a DESNZ…09 Dec 2025HANSARDInfrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this order to the Committee. The order makes minor and technical changes to UK legislation, recognising the provisions in the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I speak today in strong support of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill, a measure that is not only timely but essential if the UK is to maintain our leadership in clean…20 Nov 2025HANSARDMedical Nuclear RadioisotopesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enable the domestic manufacture of medical nuclear radioisotopes.20 Nov 2025HANSARDMedical Nuclear RadioisotopesMy Lords, it is always a privilege to be allocated a slot in the ballot for Questions for Short Debate. While I am disappointed with the small number of speakers, I feel sure that…20 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 202 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Offord of Garvel. It addresses the pressing need to streamline and speed up the delivery of new nuclear…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her response. Although I do not entirely agree with her arguments, I have made my case as well as I can and I do not propose to detain…29 Oct 2025