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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it a pleasure to support my noble friend Lady Noakes and the noble Lords, Lord Londesborough and Lord Vaux of Harrowden, on Amendment 5 and their other amendment. Small…29 Apr 2025HANSARDNet-zero Emissions Target: AffordabilityMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Sharma. I agree with his last statement, but maybe not everything else. I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Offord for…03 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as an employee of a very large American insurance broker. This Bill is deeply concerning, especially considering the recent legislative changes,…27 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I would like to personalise this a little, because the hospice movement is unbelievably important in this country, and I am grateful to other noble Lords for raising the…24 Mar 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I understand that transporting electricity will continue to be a challenge; much of it is generated offshore in Scotland, but the need is far greater in the south.…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Noakes in this first amendment, because the four objectives outlined are highly relevant. In particular, I shall focus on the second…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI thank my noble friend for letting me speak. I wish to correct the record: it was actually me who described what my noble friend is describing, not my noble friend Lord Fuller.15 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I speak in support of these two important amendments, proposed by my noble friend Lord Murray of Blidworth. Thanks to the Library research team, I have gained greater…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I support my many noble friends in their amendments in this wide-ranging group. I declare my interest as an insurance broker in the energy industry for Marsh. In the…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, it is worth stating what is going on out there on the national grid right now. Gas and wind are supplying between 42% and 43% each; therefore, it is the gas price that…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Fuller’s group of amendments. Significant construction projects inevitably bring competing interests. In this case, the clash is between…13 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, as declared in the register of interests, I work for Marsh Ltd, a subsidiary of MMC Inc, which also owns Mercer, a global consulting firm that offers solutions for…06 Jan 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it is always an immense privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Moore. I am one of the more recent to have been elected as an excepted hereditary Peer, and as such was…11 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I will speak very quickly in support of my noble friend Lord Offord. Nuclear fuel is very much a positive, as it is a baseload generator, which to me is critical. That…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, Amendment 22 in my name is about energy security. Energy security is a matter of utmost importance—a foundation on which our homes, businesses and industries depend. We…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI am grateful to the Minister and, indeed, to my noble friends. I continue to worry that, as we import LNG, our effective emissions, by passing the problem elsewhere, are…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as an insurance broker for the energy industry, as set out in the register. The Bill before us, dealing with the creation of Great British Energy,…18 Nov 2024HANSARDWatchdogs (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, I am delighted to be able to take part in this debate, but before I start I should declare my interest as an employee of Marsh McLennan, the insurance broker. I thank…09 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to welcome the noble Baroness and the noble Lord to the Front Bench. Like many others, I wish them well. I too shall speak to the energy industry and…18 Jul 2024