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HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: Developed CountriesTo ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the recent flooding in Pakistan, what steps they are taking as president of COP26 (1) to acknowledge, and (2) to address, the effects…07 Nov 2022HANSARDGenocide Determination Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for his dogged determination to ensure that the UK’s signature to…28 Oct 2022HANSARDCOP 27My Lords, the ban on King Charles attending the conference imposed by the previous incumbent of No. 10 is, quite frankly, churlish and rather unseemly. The US climate envoy, John…27 Oct 2022HANSARDVehicles: Purchase Price and Running CostsMy Lords, can the Minister reassure the House that the end-life of EV batteries will not be landfill? Also, can she update the House on government support for research into the…24 Oct 2022HANSARDNet-zero Emissions: Behaviour ChangeMy Lords, I start by acknowledging the report, In Our Hands: Behaviour Change f or Climate a nd Environmental Goals , produced by the Environment and Climate Change Committee,…20 Oct 2022HANSARDHorn of Africa: FamineMy Lords, it is clear that climate change is making these events more frequent and more intense, so do the Government support the Climate Vulnerable Forum’s call for COP 27 to…13 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy SuppliesMy Lords, a short while ago in the Commons, the Prime Minister stated that fracking would go ahead only where there was community support, and the Minister has just corroborated…12 Oct 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: PricingMy Lords, I am sure the Minister will agree that although the situation now with the differential is not as extreme as it used to be, we could easily go back to a situation in…11 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud. I start by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Gohir, on an excellent maiden speech—I am sorry she is not…10 Oct 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, perhaps I may start by saying how much I have appreciated the quite admirable tributes from across the House that we have heard today. I add my wish to be associated…09 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Whitty; we agree on so very much. There may be some small differences of emphasis, not just with the noble Lord, Lord…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I challenge the noble Lord to say where I said that the need for gas would be zero. I said it would be minuscule.19 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Will the Minister address the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, as well as by me, that the gas we produce in the North Sea no longer belongs to us? It is a global…19 Jul 2022HANSARDUkraine Refugees: Mothers and Dependent Children Arriving in the UKI just want to confirm that NatWest is definitely in the scheme. It is the bank that my families are using; it is definitely in the scheme, and we were told that it takes 28 days…07 Jul 2022HANSARDUkraine Refugees: Mothers and Dependent Children Arriving in the UKMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. I frequently find myself in agreement with him and that is no less true today. I add my thanks to the noble…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGlobal Energy SectorTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the International Energy Agency Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector ,…15 Jun 2022HANSARDGlobal Energy SectorMy Lords, the gathering pace of extreme weather events, far earlier than scientists predicted, is the planet telling us that “enough is enough”. The IPCC states that “some of the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRetrofitting Buildings: National StrategyMy Lords, in the interests of future-proofing against the need for retrofitting, does the Minister agree that, as well as a long-term retrofit strategy for existing buildings, we…09 Jun 2022HANSARDInternational Energy Agency ReportMy Lords, in response to my Written Question of 24 March about government plans to encourage people to turn their thermostats down, the Minister referred me to the Met Office’s…26 Apr 2022HANSARDMalariaMy Lords, in October 2021, the WHO recommended the first malaria vaccine for children living in areas of high to moderate risk of malaria. The demand for the RTS,S malaria vaccine…25 Apr 2022