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HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords—24 Mar 2025HANSARDPalestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too welcome the Bill. Britain’s historical role in the plight of the Palestinians is undeniable. The 1917 Balfour Declaration divided Palestine, carving from within it…14 Mar 2025HANSARDLicensed Oil and Gas Fields: EmissionsMy Lords, who in government is responsible for collecting the data on spillages from the oil and gas industry operations in the UK? Scope 3 emissions take account primarily of…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHigh Seas TreatyMy Lords, can I press the Minister a little further on the ratification process for the high seas treaty? Can she confirm that ratification needs to take place before June 2025 if…10 Mar 2025HANSARDClimate ChangeIt is coming. It committed us to work with others to reduce global methane emissions by 30% by 2030. So can the Minister justify why, in their response to the Methane : Keep U p…03 Mar 2025HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, last December the Environment and Climate Change Committee, which I chair, published its report on methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide…03 Mar 2025HANSARDClimate ChangeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote action against climate change internationally following reports that 2024 was the warmest year on record…03 Mar 2025HANSARDGas Storage LevelsI wonder if I can move on to the need for warm homes. Heat pumps are very efficient in heating homes—every kilowatt of electricity generates three to four kilowatts of heat—yet…14 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingMy Lords, since there is still a bit of time, may I ask the Minister what thought the department has given to the health of our soils and their decreasing ability to absorb water?…07 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingMy Lords, can the Minister update the House on when we can expect to see the land use framework that has been much delayed? It will shed some light on the competing priorities for…07 Jan 2025HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I congratulate the new Government on their very handsome general election victory. I also congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, on her government position and…18 Jul 2024HANSARDHydrogen EnergyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of their decision to cancel the pilot plan for a ‘hydrogen town’.14 May 2024HANSARDHydrogen EnergyI start by congratulating the Minister on injecting a modicum of common sense into the myth that hydrogen could ever be a meaningful player in home heating. My Question was…14 May 2024HANSARDCarbon Budget Delivery Plan: High Court RulingMy Lords, how will the High Court’s ruling that the carbon budget delivery plan is fatally flawed impact the UK’s next nationally determined contributions, due early next year?08 May 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy Lords, can the Minister say why there are no independent observers or journalists in Gaza, such as from the BBC, Sky News, CBS and CNN? I could go on—the list is very long. Do…17 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillYes, we get billions in taxes; that is because trillions are made in profits. What I am really concerned about is that if the businesses fold, the profits have been pocketed but…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, I thank the House for allowing me to speak in the gap. Before I move on to what I had planned to say, I will ask the Minister three questions. First, will the successful…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillThe Minister has not addressed my third question, about stranded assets. Should these fields become so in the fullness of time, will he put in place safeguards to make sure that…26 Mar 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024My Lords, my contribution to this debate will be from the perspective of my role as chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee and will ask whether the measures in the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDForest Risk Commodity RegulationsMy Lords, in my capacity as chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee, I wrote to the Secretary of State for Defra, Steve Barclay, on this issue on 14 February. As…12 Mar 2024