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HANSARDLow-carbon Heat NetworksMy Lords, we welcome the Statement made yesterday by the Energy Secretary that the Government will be working to accelerate the £15 billion warm homes plan. We support the work…22 Apr 2026HANSARDClean Power 2030 Action Plan: Rural CommunitiesMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Nagaraju, on a fine maiden speech, and I recognise his work in the field of AI. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of…22 Apr 2026HANSARDBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response. I pick up on a point that my noble friend made as part of her formal response to the Statement in relation to the retail energy…22 Apr 2026HANSARDElectricity: Domestic PricingMy Lords, we cannot afford continued fossil fuel dependency. We welcome the move from legacy contracts to cheaper ones. Indeed, my party proposed similar over a year ago. I…21 Apr 2026HANSARDData Centres: Energy DemandTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that projected increases in energy demand from data centres do not compromise the achievement of their targets…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will respond to the amendments in this group on waste crime and fly-tipping. As we know, nearly one-fifth of all our waste ends up in the hands of criminals. The…16 Apr 2026HANSARDData Centres: Energy DemandMy Lords, with Ofgem warning that proposed data centres are seeking 50 gigawatts, exceeding our current peak demand, my view is that, as yet, inadequate assessments have been made…16 Apr 2026HANSARDAtlantic Undersea Cables: Russian Subsurface OperationsMy Lords, Norway supplied 47% of our total gas consumption in 2025 and the UK is increasingly dependent on its offshore wind infrastructure and interconnectors as part of our…14 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026My Lords, I will respond to the Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 and the related Utilities Act 2000 (Amendment of Section 105) Order 2026, which…13 Apr 2026HANSARDAI Growth LabMy Lords, the Government have conspicuously rebranded their AI Safety Institute as the AI Security Institute and have been shifting their language from “safety” to “growth”. Can…26 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy Lords, the Climate Change Committee was clear last week that the cost of another oil price crisis would be greater than the cost of reaching net zero by 2050, so these Benches…26 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel Supplies: War in IranMy Lords, does the Minister agree that while the conflict with Iran has driven up oil and gas prices, this is not currently a fuel supply crisis, and motorists and households…25 Mar 2026HANSARDContracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026My Lords, I note at the outset that on these Benches we welcome the direction of travel as set out in this SI. These regulations aim to modernise the contracts for difference…23 Mar 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026My Lords, I rise to respond to the Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026. As we all know, we are at the start of another fossil fuel price crisis, at a time when…23 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Energy Sources and Cost of EnergyMy Lords, I welcome the measures that the Government have already taken, particularly around reducing the cost of heating oil. Does the Minister agree that it is important that we…19 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly. We listened carefully to what the Minister said in Committee and this is a genuine attempt to rewrite the amendment to make it less…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall speak to this group of amendments on pollution—and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for supporting them. I declare my interest as a board…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his detailed reply. I recognise that, as he says, things are happening in this space, but more needs to happen. He regarded as a mark of success…18 Mar 2026HANSARDElectricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2026This is not a debate. This is an SI about the mechanism for contracts for difference. It is not a debate on energy policy.17 Mar 2026