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HANSARDCarbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure FundI will send the Minister a manifesto.16 Oct 2023HANSARDCarbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure FundThat is sort of good news, because I hope that this Government are not going to give any of that funding to fossil fuel companies, or to any other industry that has not only had…16 Oct 2023HANSARDCarbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure FundTo ask His Majesty’s Government how much of the Carbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure Fund they have awarded in contracts to companies involved in the oil and gas industry.16 Oct 2023HANSARDWater and Sewage Regulation (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hollick, and the members of his committee on the most fantastic report. I have really enjoyed this debate so far and I look forward…16 Oct 2023HANSARDFamily Migration (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)Can the Minister write to me about the questions I asked?20 Sept 2023HANSARDFamily Migration (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, the Justice and Home Affairs Committee report covers a lot of territory and has clearly highlighted many of the real problems with government policy. Its recommendations…20 Sept 2023HANSARDHereditary Peers By-electionThe noble Lord ought to speak for himself.20 Sept 2023HANSARDMigrants: BargesMy Lords, can the Minister explain this to me, because I have not really understood it? Presumably the Government instituted health checks before any migrants were put on that…20 Sept 2023HANSARDLocal Authorities: BudgetsMy Lords, this Government can promise what they like for the next election, but the fact is that they are not going to be in power, so all those promises come to nothing. What…19 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will introduce my noble friend Lady Bennett’s Amendment 282NC, as she has been called away to “Gardeners’ Question Time”. Of course, I will vote to support Amendment…18 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningMy Lords, I too welcome the noble Lord to his first Oral Questions. He is doing quite well at the moment, so well done.13 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningI hope that did not sound too patronising. Are the Government doing any independent research of their own or encouraging universities to do the sort of research that we need? As…13 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe noble Lord, Lord Deben, is not an easy act to follow, but I shall try. We were lied to in this House. Our Government promised us repeatedly that there would be no lessening of…13 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillDeputy Speaker, is that right?13 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI genuinely did not know that I could not say that in this House. I know that in the other place we cannot say it. It is very difficult for me to withdraw words that I know are…13 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI withdraw them. We were told repeatedly during the passage of the Environment Bill that there would be no lowering of environmental standards in the post-Brexit legislation. That…13 Sept 2023HANSARDAsylum Applications BacklogMy Lords, when are the Government going to apologise for having created this backlog by closing all the safe and secure routes, except for a few nationalities? When will the…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I strongly support this amendment. I will sound like an old fogey—so perhaps I should be sitting in the seats opposite—but I used to love going into my branch of Co-op…04 Sept 2023HANSARDOrphan Sites: Hazardous WasteMy Lords, it is quite complex cleaning up this sort of toxic waste, because you need a lot of good science to help you do it. I happen to know that several dozen scientists are…04 Sept 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, on his incisive opening to this debate, and for getting it in the first place. It is fantastic to have the noble Earl, Lord…24 Jul 2023