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HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I will speak to two amendments in this group: Amendments 11 and 15. Before I do so, I want to thank the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, for his amendments. They fit well with…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI thank the Minister for his detailed response to all the amendments in this group. I want to follow up with a quick question. I and the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, asked the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly. I thank noble Lords for bringing forward these amendments. These are really important issues that are worth examining in Committee. However, on…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Nuclear: Modular ReactorsMy Lords, can the Minister update the House on the importance of the agreement reached on the sidelines of the COP summit with the United States, which seeks to speed up the…02 Dec 2024HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024My Lords, in the main, I support the changes that this statutory instrument enables to the previous scheme. It resets the UK ETS cap to be in line with the top of the net-zero…02 Dec 2024HANSARDContracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024My Lords, I rise to speak very briefly to this one. We are happy to support the amendment. I have a couple of questions for the Minister. First, what measures are the Government…02 Dec 2024HANSARDCOP 29My Lords, we welcome this Statement and the progress made at COP 29. The world—indeed the very future of humanity—stands at a cross-roads. One path leads to a near-term end of the…28 Nov 2024HANSARDStorm Bert: National PreparednessMy Lords, for every one degree rise in temperature, the air can hold up to 7% more moisture. In the UK, rapid climate change is having an ever more devastating impact on our local…28 Nov 2024HANSARDDomestic Solar PanelsMy Lords, Labour promised a rooftop solar revolution, which I welcome, tripling solar power by 2030. It now appears that this commitment has not survived contact with the…25 Nov 2024HANSARDDomestic Solar PanelsTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they plan to increase the number of homes fitted with solar panels.25 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will briefly speak to this group of two amendments on the implementation of Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to promote sustainable urban drainage…20 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to wind up in this debate. I welcome to the House the noble Baroness, Lady Beckett, with her 45 years of experience and her wisdom. I know that she will…18 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I briefly thank the Minister and all his Bill team, and Members of the House who have taken part in the debates on this Bill and contributed to many worthwhile and…18 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak briefly to this amendment, and I might have a slightly different take on it. To start with, the amendment requires the Crown Estate to assess the…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise briefly to speak to Amendment 2 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Vere of Norbiton. This simple amendment seeks that the chair of the Crown Estate…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. I am of course able to withdraw my amendment. I recognise the work that the Government are doing in these areas, but there is a…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, it is quite late and we have run over our time, so I will be brief with this amendment. To be honest, my plan was never to call it to a vote. This is an amendment that I…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, speaking on behalf of the noble Baroness, Lady Young: yes, she is prepared to withdraw her amendment. I welcome the Government’s response to her amendment; I think even…05 Nov 2024