Contributions
4,729 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022That the Regulations laid before the House on 31 October be approved. Relevant document: 17th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsI do not agree with the noble Lord: it is not a failure of policy. The whole world has been hit by a massive supply shock due to Putin’s war in Ukraine. If the noble Lord were…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsI refer the noble Lord back to the Answer that I gave to the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie. We are of course extremely concerned about the upcoming winter. Many emergency drills…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsThe Rough facility is working again, which was a commercial decision taken by the operators. The noble Lord is right about the overall quantity of supply but, of course, the…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsI will check but I do not think my noble friend is exactly right; I do not think the Republic of Ireland has any LNG terminals. It relies on the ample supply Great Britain has. We…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsThe noble Lord asks a very good question, given his experience. We keep these matters under constant review, but both Northern Ireland and the Republic depend on Great Britain for…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsI cannot give the noble Baroness an absolute guarantee but it will not happen unless there is a national emergency. We have made agreements with the operators that, in the…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsYes, co-operation is ongoing and all Ministers are receiving regular updates. Actually, the island of Ireland as a whole is less dependent on gas for heating than the UK: about…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsI had an exchange with the noble Baroness a few weeks ago about this vital matter, which is of course of great concern to us. Established provisions are in place in England,…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRepublic of Ireland and Northern Ireland: Energy Supply ShortfallsMy Lords, the UK and Ireland have a mature vehicle for co-operation to ensure that their gas emergency operational plans work together. There are protocols between the…21 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate and Ecology Bill [HL]My Lords, I join all other speakers in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, on securing this Committee for his Private Member’s Bill today and on continuing to highlight…18 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices (Domestic Supply) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 31 October 2022. They are quite narrow and define the terms “Northern Ireland domestic electricity supply” and “Northern…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices (Domestic Supply) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to the debate. The Government have implemented the EPG Northern Ireland scheme to ensure that consumers are protected from…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022. Relevant document: 17th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022There are two aspects to this support. The price guarantee applies to domestic consumers and the EBRS applies to business consumers. If it is registered as a domestic premise, the…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices (Domestic Supply) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022I cannot give the noble Lord a precise date for that now; we are working to implement it as quickly as possible. As soon as I can provide him with further information on that, I…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices (Domestic Supply) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Energy Prices (Domestic Supply) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022.16 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022I first thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. As I said, the Government have implemented the EBRS GB and NI schemes to ensure that non-domestic consumers are…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022The noble Lord makes a very good point. As I said, we will conduct a review as soon as possible with the aim that it will be published before the end of the year. That will inform…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 31 October. The EBRS GB and EBRS NI schemes are necessary in response to exceptional global circumstances affecting…16 Nov 2022