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HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing Bill23 Apr 2024HANSARDPaying Polluters: UN ReportMy Lords, with fossil fuel and mining industries already having won more than $100 billion in awards and at least 175 treaty-based ISDS cases closed or pending that are directly…22 Apr 2024HANSARDImpact of Environmental Regulations on Development (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak on this report today. I was a member of the Built Environment Committee for a short period. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for his…19 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, I will try not to be too boring and go on too long. I will also try not to damage any animals, either living or extinct, during my…26 Mar 2024HANSARDStrategy and Policy Statement for Energy Policy in Great BritainMy Lords, this is the first use of the power to designate a strategy and policy statement—SPS—for energy policy in Great Britain, which was introduced in the Energy Act 2013. The…25 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesMy Lords, structural healthcare decisions are among the most challenging, and my worry is that there are greater risks now the Evelina has been chosen. It will be the only…20 Mar 2024HANSARDAdvanced Modular Reactors: Criticality TestsMy Lords, following the transfer of the intellectual property and personnel in the U-battery project to foreign control, are the Government confident that enough action and…19 Mar 2024HANSARDHome Insulation: Health and Mortality RatesMy Lords, it feels as if energy conservation is still the last thought and never the first. We have some of the highest domestic energy bills in Europe and some of the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsMy Lords, this announcement comes out of the blue and fuels doubts that this Government are on track to meet their own target of fully decarbonising power generation by 2035. So…14 Mar 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Climate Change TrainingMy Lords, climate change and its future impact will not only impede our ability to project force but will be a key driver of conflicts. Responding to climate breakdown disasters…14 Mar 2024HANSARDBiomass: Power GenerationMy Lords, yesterday at Oral Questions, the Minister— the noble Lord, Lord Benyon—said: “Biomass is a perfectly legitimate renewable energy source if the wood that is being used is…13 Mar 2024HANSARDEnergy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, this statutory instrument sets out to enable the Secretary of State to put down a date after which heat networks may no longer be able to make an application for support…12 Mar 2024HANSARDForest Risk Commodity RegulationsMy Lords, while we welcome these measures, we note that Defra consulted on them in December 2021. They only cover illegal goods and apply to businesses that have a global turnover…12 Mar 2024HANSARDHeat PumpsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer to my Question. There have been numerous rumours in the press that the Government might be about to scrap the so-called boiler tax.…06 Mar 2024HANSARDHeat PumpsTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether it remains their policy for 600,000 heat pumps to be installed per year by 2028; and, if so, what actions they are taking to achieve this…06 Mar 2024HANSARDElectricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I thank the Minister for introducing the regulations. Before I start, let me say that I will not speak for longer than I would do if we were dealing with just one set of…05 Mar 2024HANSARDSchools (Mental Health Professionals) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to speak in this debate in support of my noble friend Lady Tyler’s Bill. I pay tribute to the years of work that she has done in this area. The…01 Mar 2024HANSARDPollution in Rivers and Regulation of Private Water CompaniesMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I thank my noble friend Lady Bakewell and all those who are speaking. I will talk about the scale of the pollution problem in…29 Feb 2024HANSARDPupil Mental Health, Well-being and DevelopmentMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for bringing this important debate before the House, and those who are speaking today. Improving the mental health and…22 Feb 2024HANSARDRight to RoamMy Lords, a recent survey showed that there were 32,000 blockages on our public footpaths. Further to the points already raised, it is extremely important that our footpaths are…21 Feb 2024