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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I realise that I am a little late arriving for this debate. Having been here from the start of this afternoon’s proceedings, I hope that the House will allow me to make…28 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest in the register as a director of Peers for the Planet. I shall speak to only one amendment in this group, Amendment 33, in the name of my noble…28 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 40 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington—I hope I can refer to her as my noble friend. I have done so in solidarity with her…28 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington, for tabling this amendment. I totally agree with its necessity, which is why I have added my name to it. If we are to meet…23 Mar 2023HANSARDElectricity Supplier Obligations (Green Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction of the SIs. I will take the Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 first and then…20 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Sharkey’s amendment. I should declare that, as a Muslim woman, I have a number of relatives who will be, and are being, affected by this.…13 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringMy Lords, the figures the Minister has quoted are hotly disputed by the respected journal Energy & Environmental Science . However: “With natural gas prices at historic highs, gas…09 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of methane flaring on meeting the United Kingdom’s carbon budgets; and what plans they have to ban…09 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillBefore the Minister moves on to another amendment, I put a question to her on Amendment 199 on deforestation. I hope she is coming to answer it.07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillIt has been supported by Governments, through subsidies, through tax breaks, through decommissioning tax reliefs—any number of routes for support exist. So I say to the noble…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillBefore the Minister moves on, could I reiterate the strength of feeling across the Committee on deforestation? It is not just about the 12% of global carbon dioxide that is…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank the Minister. On behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Randall, I accept the meeting. I know that he cannot be with us today, sadly. The final point that I leave with the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThe question was about the regulations under Section 17 of the Environment Act 2021 that are supposed to be forthcoming. I asked the Minister when she thought they might be ready.07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, perhaps I could say a little about stranded assets; I think we have had this exchange before. If stranded assets transpire—from where I am…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI find the noble Lord’s contributions really very valuable. But on supply and demand, for him to label us people who just do not want fossil fuels is so incorrect. We need more…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft. I am sorry that I kept bobbing up and down while she was speaking. This is an essential group of…01 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThank you. I come to Amendment 232 in my name on green savings bonds. My reason for tabling this amendment is to draw attention to the success of the National Savings and…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the underspend in the annual £150 million budget to install domestic heat pumps and other…28 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer. We know that heat pumps are the only show in town today that can deliver low-carbon domestic heating cheaply and quickly. In 2022, a…28 Feb 2023HANSARDMethane EmissionsThe International Energy Agency estimates that 72% of methane released from the UK’s oil and gas sector could be abated cost-effectively with existing technologies and practices.…22 Feb 2023