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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 40 relates to the carbon take-back obligation. We had an excellent debate towards the end of Committee about the question of what government policy is on the…28 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I shall speak briefly to Amendment 58, which the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, has so eloquently spoken to. I definitely support the nuclear element of this amendment, and I am…28 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I added my name to Amendment 18 in respect of who should be paying a hydrogen levy. I do not consider that hydrogen is going to play a large role in our broader economy.…28 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]28 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, to the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for adding her name, to the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, for her…28 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to the amendments in this group but I do not propose to detain the House for long. My views on hydrogen are relatively well known, and we had a good debate…28 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I want to press on the question of what is being trialled. The Minister mentioned feasibility, benefits and costs, but what about the environmental impacts of this trial? We are…28 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill23 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for lending her name to this amendment. I am not at all wedded to the exact wording of it. I would welcome discussions…23 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank the Minister for her response and I am encouraged and reassured to know that those powers already exist. I will go away and consider that. I am going to come back on a…23 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI will interject on behalf on the amendment I drafted, as the noble Lord has completely mischaracterised what we are attempting to do here and has narrowed the debate into a very…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords—07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThe amendment lists certain sectors which are likely to be most affected. It does not in any way say it is limited to those sectors, and I think it is egregious to assume that…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillYes.07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s reply to this varied group of amendments covering a range of issues that fundamentally speak to the need for the financial sector to…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThat is great, but my point still stands. It would have been good to have had the refresh before the legislation so that we could have incorporated any findings into the Bill. On…07 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, moving on to a different set of topics, Amendment 168 is in my name, and I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Sheehan and Lady Drake, for lending their support.…01 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill01 Mar 2023HANSARDHeat and Buildings Strategy: Gas BoilersI agree with the Minister in his statement that there is a multiplicity of solutions for decarbonising heat. One very promising technology is the use of heat loops, or networked…28 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendMy Lords, I request a similarly detailed answer from the Minister on the costs of the hydrogen trials. As he will know, I do not support this way of moving forward. However, had…28 Feb 2023