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HANSARDWater PollutionMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to the Dispatch Box and I too declare my interests. The “Panorama” programme threw up a lot of issues. It has not had quite the effect of “Mr…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 15 in my name, and I support other amendments in this group, notably Amendment 16 in the name of my noble friend Lady Willis of Summertown,…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLimiting Global Temperature IncreaseNow that we have reached an agreement in Dubai, is the Minister sill completely confident that the UK will reach our target of a 68% reduction on NDC by the end of 2030? As has…13 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditAs the Minister has just said, and the House agrees, the price of food is very high. Could the Minister explain to the House—or maybe help me—why we have a very good system called…07 Dec 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Phasing Out Fossil FuelsMy Lords, is it still the Government’s view that we need to phase out fossil fuels? A lot of the debate is between “phase down” and “phase out”, so I would welcome the Minister’s…06 Dec 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Phasing Out Fossil FuelsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the comments by the COP28 President that there is “no science” to suggest that phasing out fossil fuels will…06 Dec 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Phasing Out Fossil FuelsIn begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my relevant interests.06 Dec 2023HANSARDEcocide Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as vice-chair of Peers for the Planet.30 Nov 2023HANSARDBattery and Hydrogen-powered AircraftMy Lords, does the Minister believe that the principle of the polluter pays should apply to aviation, as it does across much of government policy, so that the cost of the…30 Nov 2023HANSARDBiomass Strategy 2023: Cross Sectoral Sustainability FrameworkTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they will publish their consultation to implement a cross sectoral sustainability framework for biomass, announced in the Biomass Strategy…15 Nov 2023HANSARDBiomass Strategy 2023: Cross Sectoral Sustainability FrameworkIn begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I draw attention to my registered interest as vice-chair of Peers for the Planet.15 Nov 2023HANSARDBiomass Strategy 2023: Cross Sectoral Sustainability FrameworkI thank the Minister for the Answer, but I draw the House’s attention to the fact that the UK’s single largest source of CO 2 emissions is a biomass power station. That fuel…15 Nov 2023HANSARDUltra-processed FoodMy Lords, a few years ago the Government introduced very good obesity policies on stopping the sale of “two for the price of one” on junk food and limiting junk food advertising…26 Oct 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I thank the Minister very much for his sort of co-operation through the passage of the Bill. It is hugely important. It was introduced about 16 months ago, and I do not wish to…24 Oct 2023HANSARDClimate FinancingMy Lords, Britain has been very proud of its leadership position on climate change—something that has taken a bit of a dent in the last few weeks due to some of the rollbacks on…17 Oct 2023HANSARDClimate Change PoliciesMy Lords, I hate to disagree with the Minister, but just this morning on the Environment and Climate Change Committee we heard from car manufacturers that they absolutely did not…20 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impacts of deep seabed mining on (1) ocean health, and (2) the wider environment; and what discussions they…13 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to his first foray into Question Time in the House of Lords. The main thing about the deep seabed is what we do not know—there are an awful lot of…13 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]At end insert “and do propose Amendment 274B instead of the words so left out of the Bill—12 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg leave to test the opinion of the House on this very simple, good-for-everybody amendment.12 Sept 2023