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HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet—oh, I am not co-chair, I am chair now! I am sorry, I must have an old version of my speech. I will speak to…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as chair of Peers for the Planet and as a director of the associated company. I, like others, congratulate the Minister both on his appointment…02 Sept 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: Nominations for AppointmentMy Lords, does the noble Baroness the Leader of the House accept that, welcome though her answers are on a long-term strategy of separating the honour from the responsibility of…30 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of Peers for the Planet. It is obviously on topics related to that role that I will mainly speak today, but I hope the House will indulge…18 Jul 2024HANSARDConflict in Sudan: El FasherMy Lords, I apologise to the House that I was not here at the beginning, but I have come straight from a plane from Addis Ababa, where I heard about the effects of conflict on…16 May 2024HANSARDSkills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of LifeMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of Peers for the Planet and congratulate my noble friend Lord Aberdare, both on securing this debate and on the way in which he introduced…09 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register, primarily as chair of Peers for the Planet. I rise to speak to Amendment 8 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady…08 May 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords: ReformMy Lords, the Minister talked eloquently about the important role of this House, but why will the Government Front Bench not recognise that public opinion on the role of this…01 May 2024HANSARDTaskforce on Nature-related Financial DisclosuresMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I want to ask the Minister specifically about financing for deforestation. The green finance strategy committed the…30 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to open this Committee stage, and I promise to resist the temptation to relitigate any of the issues of principle that we discussed previously. I…23 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing Bill23 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to everyone who took part in this very useful debate. I very much take to heart the comments made by those with long experience in the North Sea…23 Apr 2024HANSARDInternational Mother Earth DayMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The scale of the cost of servicing debt for emerging economies was highlighted at the World Economic Forum last week.…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register and thank the Minister for that reply. The advice of the Climate Change Committee on carryover was unequivocal: that…27 Mar 2024HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, on the Order Paper.27 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as chair of Peers for the Planet and director of the associated company. Perhaps I will take up from where the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, left off.…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. He quoted me; otherwise, I would not interrupt him on Second Reading. I did not quote the Global Witness figures—which I do…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillWe are not sacrificing them.26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillI think I quoted the Minister correctly. He talked about the invaluable skills of people in the oil and gas industry, and how those could be transferred into our own industries…26 Mar 2024HANSARDHome Insulation: Health and Mortality RatesMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The Minister referred to the amount of money being put into insulation schemes, but does he accept that over the last…19 Mar 2024