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HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lord, I shall speak to Amendment 114, standing in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. She is unable to attend the Committee today. I will speak to…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to start the second day in Committee on this Bill. I open this group on airspace modernisation, consultation and charging and move Amendment 60 in the…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I note the comment just made. I welcome the probing amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Harper. That is useful in the Bill, so I thank him for that. I will…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been a really interesting and informative group. I know that we have spent a bit of time of it, but it has been time well spent in understanding the Bill. Four…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 85 in my name and respond to the other amendments in this group on behalf of these Benches. These amendments collectively address the design…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 9, which seeks to strengthen the consumer protection provisions at the heart of the Bill. This amendment would insert two paragraphs into…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDContracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this instrument. On the face of it, it is a modest instrument. It alters just 12 words in the 2014 regulations to allow contracts…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDPollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wilson, for stepping in for the Minister and for introducing the SI. The instrument revises the hourly rate used to determine fees paid by…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDContracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I welcome the Minister’s comments. There is just one thing that I would like to raise: the need for a bit of parliamentary oversight before the CfDs are signed. Can the Minister…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDEnergy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026My Lords, we welcome and support the Energy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026—and particularly the continued effort to ensure that consumers in…10 Jun 2026HANSARDContracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction—clearly, this stuff is more complicated than eBay. I also thank my noble friend for raising important questions about…10 Jun 2026HANSARDClean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for tabling this Motion to Regret. We are broadly supportive of most of it, but we have one central reservation about the framing.…09 Jun 2026HANSARDRoyal MailMy Lords, I want to ask the Minister about future access to Post Office counter services now contained in TGJones stores. What steps are the Government taking to ensure that those…08 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Electricity PricesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, and all those who have contributed. On these Benches, we support the energy transition and reducing our energy bills. They are in…04 Jun 2026HANSARDCivil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, for introducing the Bill and for the briefings that he and his team have kindly provided to Members of the House. We…02 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Young, and I endorse the comments that she has made. Decent, affordable and secure housing is a basic human right. To…01 Jun 2026HANSARDOffshore Oil and Gas: Venting and FlaringMy Lords, the Green Alliance has found that North Sea operators are still wasting gas worth £300 million a year—enough to heat around 570,000 homes. That lost gas is nearly a…21 May 2026HANSARDOffshore Oil and Gas: Venting and FlaringTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in reducing emissions and wasted gas via venting and flaring on offshore oil and gas infrastructure.21 May 2026HANSARDClimate Change: Government ActionMy Lords, our understanding of climate change is fundamentally reliant on international global science, which is under threat. I implore this Government to do more to support…19 May 2026