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HANSARDMalaria and Neglected Tropical DiseasesMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register and apologise for not doing so when I intervened in a Question earlier. I hope the House will forgive me. I have been…07 Jul 2022HANSARDWinter Heating InitiativesThe Minister has said the House needs no persuasion of the importance of energy efficiency, yet the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill currently in front of the House contains no…07 Jul 2022HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations: Folic AcidDoes the Minister accept that that sort of advice is given regarding life-saving treatments across the board? In more than a quarter of a century, I have heard Ministers at that…06 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, in the earlier debate on this amendment, we heard very powerful arguments for including nature-based solutions and the circular economy in the definition of…04 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I am extremely grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. As in Committee, we saw support from all around the House. Unfortunately, the Minister has not…04 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a director and co-chair of Peers for the Planet. I thank the Minister for the constructive dialogue that has taken place throughout the passage…04 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]04 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]04 Jul 2022HANSARDSouth Africa: Just Energy Transition PartnershipMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Does the Minister agree that, as part of a just transition, it is really important that, rather than lecturing…30 Jun 2022HANSARDGender Pensions GapWill the Minister join me in recording sadness that, on this Question today, we did not hear the voice of Baroness Greengross, who was such an extraordinary campaigner on these…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet, although I have to say I rather like the “commander-in-chief” designation given to me by the noble Lord, Lord…27 Jun 2022HANSARDVaccinationsMy Lords, much of the success of our own vaccine development programme was based on investment in global health over many years. Is the Minister confident that, given the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. As we approach this group, I have added my name to Amendment 2, which has just been so clearly introduced by the noble…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, I have Amendment 17 in this group, supported by the same cross-party group of noble colleagues as Amendment 4. It is a simple amendment which “includes ‘energy…14 Jun 2022HANSARDSugar Reduction Programme: BreadMy Lords, the Minister has said that the Government accept the need for sugar in bread, which is controversial with many authorities and Members of this House, but they seem to be…25 May 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, and to speak in this debate. I declare my interests as co-chair and a director of Peers for the…24 May 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsMy Lords, in his carefully-worded reply earlier, the Minister suggested that the present Prime Minister and the previous one were absolutely at one about not imposing a cap on the…18 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet. I will speak mainly on issues of climate change, foreshadowed by the speeches of the noble Baronesses, Lady…16 May 2022HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Location of House of Lords ChamberMy Lords, I wonder whether the Minister would be kind enough to suggest to the Secretary of State, if he is interested in the public response to your Lordships’ House and its…16 May 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyMy Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet. I return the Minister to his answer to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson: he said that he would not want one…27 Apr 2022