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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 47 in my name. I find myself in the unusual position of being more environmentally ambitious than the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will briefly speak to this group of amendments. It is clear that the resilience of our energy system is absolutely crucial. As recent events have shown, a…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]In which case, I am even more supportive, because it is absolutely clear that installing solar panels is a fast way to reduce demand for fossil fuels and to increase resilience.…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]In case there are any Treasury officials listening or, indeed, reading Hansard , I suggest that one form of new tax would be on the trading of fossil fuel commodities. This is a…07 Sept 2022HANSARDNorth Sea GasMy Lords, we are in the process of discussing an Energy Bill. I am sure the Government are correct when they say they take energy security very seriously. However, we are 85%…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 55, 56 and 57 to Clause 66, which are in my name. As has been eloquently expressed by the noble Baroness, Lady Blake of Leeds, we absolutely…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I am grateful for the Minister’s response. I have no doubt that hydrogen will have a role to play, but it is more likely to go into fertiliser production or long-distance fuels…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I shall move Amendment 59 and speak to Amendments 60 and 61, in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford, who sends his apologies. He had a diary clash, but…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her reply. I have not been clear enough; it is entirely my fault. These are not non-delivery instances. These are instances in which a wind farm is…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak very briefly in support of Amendment 14 and reiterate the question of why there may be inconsistent definitions of storage in the Bill. In my time exploring…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, would the Minister care to comment on the fact that—and this has been mooted as a potential solution in the short term during these unprecedented times where we see such…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 7, to which I have added my name. I declare my interest as a co-chair of Peers for the Planet. I apologise for not being present at Second…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I have a point of clarification. Are the definitions different because regulation over transportation is not needed or is the Minister saying, “We have picked a winner. It is…05 Sept 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to two amendments in my name. I am grateful for the support of the noble Baronesses, Lady Verma, Lady Boycott and Lady Parminter. At this stage in…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I remember well when we were debating the then Climate Change Bill how important it was to include a list of conditions that needed to be taken into account when setting the…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise for my late arrival. I will be brief. Amendment 65 in my name and the consequential Amendment 546 seek to put more detail in the Bill in relation to the…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Sorry to interrupt, but just to clarify, it seems to me that the reference to “maximising public benefit” in the Bill is completely and utterly superfluous and has no meaning. The…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 49 and 58 in this group referring to Clause 11 on procurement objectives. I am very grateful for the support of the noble Baronesses, Lady…11 Jul 2022HANSARDClean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL]My Lords, I know this is very cheeky, as I ran out of time, but I was going to suggest in my speech that one thing we could look at is defining and distinguishing between…08 Jul 2022