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HANSARDEnergy SuppliesMy Lords, following up that point, does my noble friend agree that energy from waste is very much the way forward, and will he ensure that any benefits go to the local community…12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Devon, for moving Amendment 19. I will speak to Amendment 20 in my name and that of the noble Earls, Lord Lytton and Lord Devon, and…12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI am following very carefully what my noble friend has said. He just said that responses to the consultation were received. The offending articles were not part of that…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillI regret the Bill before us this evening. On its passage through this place, I will oppose the provisions in it, on both legal and political grounds. My starting point is that we…11 Oct 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: PricingMy Lords, my noble friend will be aware that those living in rural areas pay the highest cost of fuel, which is not covered by the price cap. I am thinking of oil, solid fuels and…11 Oct 2022HANSARDNHS: Winter ChallengesMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend and welcome him to this place. I remind the House of my interests with the Dispensing Doctors’ Association. I commend the Government’s…10 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, the Royal Family mourn the loss of a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. We mourn the loss of a much-loved monarch. Our thoughts are with her family, and indeed…10 Sept 2022HANSARDPrimary and Community Care: Improving Patient OutcomesI add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for calling such a timely debate. It is rather curious to hold a debate without any general practitioners being present to…08 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I join the noble Lord in his support for my noble friend Lord Moylan’s Amendment 225. I have been minded to table something similar, so I was delighted when my noble friend was…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I am sure it is on the departmental website, but do we know how much gas is supplied by interconnectors from Norway, and how much is supplied by tankers from Dubai and other…07 Sept 2022HANSARDNegotiating Objectives for a Free Trade Agreement with IndiaMy Lords, this has been an excellent debate. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, both on securing the debate and on the excellent report that has formed the basis of…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy noble friend may be aware that leaseholders trying to control their energy and electricity usage have no control over the energy and electricity being used in the common parts…06 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 6 in this group; I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, for his reference to it. It is intended as a probing amendment. I like to think…05 Sept 2022HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: High Court RulingI will be taking the Energy Bill with me as my holiday reading. I congratulate my noble friend on the Statement he made and on having regard to the unprecedented energy…21 Jul 2022HANSARDPrimary Care: Quality and Access ImprovementsMy Lords, I declare my interests with the Dispensing Doctors’ Association, based in North Yorkshire. Will my noble friend restore the funding to general practice of 11% of the…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy Lords, I support entirely what the right reverend Prelate said with regard to farming and livestock, given the extreme conditions this week. The last time we had a drought and…21 Jul 2022HANSARDEmergency Services Mobile Communications ProgrammeMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that the delay to masts piggybacking on the emergency services mobile network in North Yorkshire is regrettable? I welcome the fact that they…20 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, who speaks with great knowledge and great passion. I refer to my interests on the register, in particular that I am…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords—19 Jul 2022HANSARDWater Companies: Environmental PollutionDoes my noble friend agree that there would be less environmental pollution if developers were not allowed to connect wastewater to inappropriate pipes? When will my noble friend…19 Jul 2022