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HANSARDPolicies relating to the climate and nature crisisI rise to present a petition on policies relating to the climate and nature crisis. The petition states: The petition of residents of the United Kingdom, Declares that the UK…28 Nov 2023HANSARDSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Marine Protected AreaIt is an honour to serve under your chairpersonship, Dr Huq. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the environment, I am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend…22 Nov 2023HANSARDMaking Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me in what is my last Gracious Speech…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMaking Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerI thank the Minister for making an important point about job creation. As I said in my speech, the net zero review pointed to the 480,000 additional jobs resulting from green…09 Nov 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]I appreciate the Minister’s argument, but that is technically not what the amendment says; there is no requirement for legislative reform, only one to bring forward proposals. It…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]My apologies to the Minister. I did not mean to make accusations so strongly. The challenge here is that subsection (4) of the new clause set out in the amendment contains no…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]I rise in support of the amendment. It is very similar to an amendment that I tabled during the previous stage of the Bill in the Commons. I echo the comments that have been made…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The rest of the world has woken up to the reality that the energy transition is here to…05 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I welcome the Bill. I hope all parties will recognise that the Bill is an important and…09 May 2023HANSARD Powering Up BritainMay I thank the Minister for his kind words about the net zero review, and indeed the Government’s full response so soon after the review was submitted? I hope that the UK’s net…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyAbsolutely. The UK has demonstrated continued leadership time and again, and I was the first Energy Minister to sign net zero into law. We became the first G7 country to do so,…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyI beg to move, That this house has considered the Energy Charter Treaty. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I am grateful to the Minister responding…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyIf the hon. Gentleman looks at the details of the treaty, which I will come to, he will see that it does not create a level playing field for competition. It is weighted in favour…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyAbsolutely. The other risk, which I will come on to in a moment, is the chilling effect. We do not know, or are unable to quantify, the investments that could be coming to the UK…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. Far more impressive legal minds than mine—who have been working at ClientEarth, Global Justice Now and Green Alliance—have demonstrated that…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyThe hon. Lady is absolutely right: the sooner we get out, the sooner we are not under the cosh. However, when it comes to looking at the mitigation circumstances for the 20-year…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyThis is a factual question: who is the Minister going to negotiate with in a modernisation programme, when none of the European countries, including Germany, France, Spain, the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Net ZeroI beg to move, That this House has considered the Independent Review of Net Zero. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and…09 Feb 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Net ZeroIt needs to be sooner than that. Basically, we have an opportunity now for the Government to look at the recommendations in the report. The report is divided into two sections.…09 Feb 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Net ZeroI had a fascinating opportunity to visit Belfast to hold two separate evidence roundtables. The first was with Belfast City Council, which gave me the public sector perspective on…09 Feb 2023