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HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the discussion on this group of amendments, and I thank the Minister for responding to me; I apologise for interrupting him. I…15 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillThat would be greatly appreciated and would really reassure us. That was the point that these amendments were trying to get to, so I thank the Minister.15 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI shall speak to my Amendment 101, and I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, for adding his name in support of it. It would simply prevent the board of GB Energy from being…15 Jan 2025HANSARDGas Storage LevelsMy Lords, does the Minister agree, first, that this is a fabricated scare story? There are no issues with our gas. It is not running out and it can be quickly resupplied via…14 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I rise to open this group of amendments, all on consultation and oversight, and to move my Amendment 66 in this group. Amendment 66 seeks to prevent the Secretary of…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly to respond to the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Fuller. We congratulate him on moving his first amendment—indeed, he got his…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillIn my speech, I recognised the needs of national emergencies or an energy emergency. One of the options I offered the Government was to allow them to amend my amendment to exempt…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly. If I may, I will call out the elephant in the room on this Bill. We have had 10 groups of amendments turned into 18 groups on this final day…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillWill the Opposition Chief Whip take an intervention? I just want to point out that there have been two and a half days of scrutiny and not one and a half days. She is not correct.13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI thank the Minister for responding, and I thank everybody who spoke in the debate: the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Dillington, the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, and the noble…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 54 in this group and signal our support for Amendments 51, 53, 57 and 58. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, for his excellent introduction…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 50 and signal my support, and that of our Benches, for Amendments 46, 46A, 49 and 51A. My Amendment 50 seeks to add a statement to the…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEnergy Costs for BusinessesMy Lords, I am sure the Minister will agree about the importance of making sure that we continue to make efforts to reduce the costs of energy for industry. Some 56% of UK…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly to Amendment 116, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, to which I have added my name. I am sorry the noble Baroness is unable to be…17 Dec 2024HANSARDPlan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentFrom these Benches, I welcome the Government’s progress in making the UK a clean energy superpower. We really welcome the change of tone from the previous Government and the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDPrivate Low-carbon Investment: Green Finance Institute ReportMy Lords, cold homes drive up ill health, our energy bills and our emissions. At least one-fifth of the UK’s CO 2 emissions come from home heating and our homes are some of the…09 Dec 2024HANSARDUndersea CablesMy Lords, it is not just undersea fibre-optic cables which bring vital supplies to our shores. UK energy security is highly dependent on undersea gas pipelines and electricity…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, my Amendment 100 seeks to insert a new clause after Clause 7 that would require Great British Energy to verify its supply chain in respect of unethical practices and to…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to five amendments in this group, so I apologise that I will be a few minutes—but at least they are not in five different groups. I start with two…03 Dec 2024