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HANSARDClimate Change: Nature-based Solutions (STC Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Viscount. I must compliment the noble Lord, Lord Patel, who so expertly chaired the committee, on which I was privileged to serve,…09 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Profits LevyMy Lords, the US Inflation Reduction Act offers $216 billion of tax credits to green investments in energy and transport, and the EU will make a similar offering. In contrast, we…07 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillIt would be useful to have answers to both: why is a review necessary and why is it scheduled so late?30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 42 in my name, to which the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayman and Lady Wheatcroft, have added their names; I thank them for their support. I refer…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillWhy is this review starting in late 2023 necessary when substantial reviews have already been carried out and there are various ongoing task forces? I am really at a loss to…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank your Lordships. In my noble friend’s absence, I will speak briefly in support of the amendments to which she has added her name. I turn first to Amendment 69, which should…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 69 in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayman and Lady Young of Old Scone. I should say at the outset that I support all the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillUndoubtedly, there are a great deal of unanswered questions but, for now, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank the Minister for his response. I also thank the noble Lords who spoke in support of my amendment. I found the Minister’s response unsatisfactory. It did not address any of…30 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a director of Peers for the Planet. The planet is facing potentially catastrophic challenges from climate change and damage to the ecology on…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Will the noble Lord at least agree that, when we are looking at supply and demand and prices going up and down, that will work only where we have a level playing field? Where you…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]So the gas produced from the licences that will be issued in the 33rd round will not be traded on the commodities market—is that what the Minister is saying?16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his comments on decommissioning. He is unwilling to move further on the amendment, but will he at least commit to writing with the current estimate of the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I hope the Minister will not mind me pressing on this issue. I am not asking for anything commercially secret but just for some assurance, which I think the PAC and the NAO have…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Despite the Minister’s lack of response to my comments, I will not move the amendment at this stage.16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I thank the Minister, but I have to say that I am not hugely satisfied with the responses on decommissioning tax reliefs. I take up the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Lilley,…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 222A and 227AA in my name. I put on record my support for Amendment 223 in the name of my noble friend Lord Teverson; Amendment 227 in the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]16 Jan 2023