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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everybody who spoke. For all the reasons we rehearsed in our arguments when we moved the amendments, I would like to test the opinion of the House.23 Apr 2026HANSARDClean Power 2030 Action Plan: Rural CommunitiesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan upon rural communities.22 Apr 2026HANSARDClean Power 2030 Action Plan: Rural CommunitiesMy Lords, I am delighted to have secured this debate and I look forward to hearing all contributions, particularly the maiden speech. I declare my interest as honorary president…22 Apr 2026HANSARDClean Power 2030 Action Plan: Rural CommunitiesI am not accusing the Minister in any way of misleading the House, because this is from a different department, but the actual figure that was consulted on by the Department for…22 Apr 2026HANSARDBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeMy Lords, I shall press the Minister on North Sea oil, as she rehearsed it this afternoon. We just had a debate on clean energy. My noble friend Lord Moynihan on the Front Bench…22 Apr 2026HANSARDElectricity: Domestic PricingMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that Denmark—where renewables, on which Denmark excels, are highly developed—is the largest producer of oil and gas in the European Union? We…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTrains: PunctualityMy Lords, does the Minister share my concern that, in future, when a train is cancelled or severely delayed for over 30 minutes, it is the public purse that will reimburse people…20 Apr 2026HANSARDRail FreightMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that there are a number of existing barriers to rail freight, particularly between East Anglia, the port of Felixstowe, north Yorkshire and…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to speak briefly on this revised amendment, which I have brought back from Committee. At the outset, I would like to echo the words of the Minister on the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to those who have contributed to this short debate, and I am grateful to the Minister for her response. On behalf of councillors in North Yorkshire who…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, this was debated some time ago, but if my memory serves me well, I believe it is an unacceptable position that we find ourselves in. We have heard from the music…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak in particular to Amendment 100 in this group but congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, on opening this group of interesting amendments. I thank the…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI would like to clarify something on the Highway Code. The Minister was absolutely right that the Highway Code is available in hard copy. It is when it is updated more than once…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, for moving the first amendment in this group so eloquently. I will speak in particular to…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to a number of amendments I have in this group. I will limit myself to those in my name and in the names of others who have…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillBefore we test the opinion of the House, when the time comes, could I just ask: if it is working well in Scotland, where there is a statutory basis, why are the Government so…24 Mar 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations, which I broadly support. I declare my interest as the honorary president of National Energy Action, from which I…23 Mar 2026