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HANSARDEnergy Profits LevyMy Lords, I declare my interests. May I take the Minister back to her fundamental argument that the electricity generator levy, which applies to renewable energy, is completely…09 May 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Net Zero StrategyMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. In order to achieve the ambitious programme the Minister has set out, Ofgem, the regulator, will need to play an…03 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I feel that I should say something as everyone else has. There will be two things and they are very brief. One is to echo the hope that we will not have to fight battles…24 Apr 2023HANSARDVAT: Building Repairs and MaintenanceMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my interests, as set out in the register. Is not the noble Lord, Lord Swire, absolutely right on this point: we have underestimated the…19 Apr 2023HANSARDPowering Up BritainMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The Minister presaged a question about onshore wind, which was one of the things left out of the Powering Up Britain…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to everyone who has spoken on this important issue. The Minister said, in essence, that there is no difference between the Government and my amendment. If…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 97 I remind the House of my interests as set out in the register. This is truly a cross-party amendment, and I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, we debated this amendment before Easter. At that time, I put forward the case that it was strange that Ofgem, as the regulator for energy, would not have a…17 Apr 2023HANSARDHousebuildingMy Lords, I declare my interest. I was grateful to the Minister for mentioning energy efficiency in one of her earlier answers. In the light of the CCC’s report about adaptation…30 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Before the noble Lord sits down, I would be very grateful if he can tell me why he thinks so many other people disagree with him on this—so many people who are regulated by the…28 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet. I will speak to my Amendment 133. I am grateful for the support of my co-signatories: the noble Lords, Lord…28 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet and the fact that I have a family member currently working in the energy efficiency space. I added my name to…27 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]Leave out from “House” to end and insert “do disagree with the Commons in their Amendment 3 and do propose Amendment 3B in lieu—14 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet and rise to speak to my Motion 3A, which as the Minister said would reintroduce nature-based solutions into the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDCleaner Energy TechnologiesMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I think the Minister would be disappointed if I did not raise with him one established clean technology: onshore wind.…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPension Schemes: GuidanceMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Has this afternoon’s discussion not illustrated that there is a lack of clarity about how fiduciary duties are…13 Mar 2023HANSARDGreen InvestmentMy Lords, while I recognise the concerns about the anti-competitiveness issues with the Inflation Reduction Act, I wonder whether the Minister has looked at the specific…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, with this group we return to the issues of how this legislation can support the ambition of the now Prime Minister—then Chancellor—to be the leading net-zero financial…01 Mar 2023