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HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for that question. I cannot add anything to what I said before. GBE will look at a range of technology and sources. The whole of energy policy is…15 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillNo, at present I am talking about Amendment 117.15 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I am happy to do that. I remember having those sorts of issues when I was a Member of the other place. Probably a number of us have experienced them. I suppose that, at present,…14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Lord and take his point about ensuring there are equal standards across the devolved Parliaments and Assemblies. However, nothing is guaranteed. As he…14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving government Amendment 7, in the name of my noble friend the Minister, I shall also speak to government Amendments 14, 87 to 94, 127, 161 and 162, also in the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]14 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, Amendment 85F in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Murray, and Amendments 85G and 85H in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, would require the Secretary of State to…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I now turn, as you would expect, to Amendments 66, 86, 86A and 87, tabled by the noble Earl, Lord Russell, the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, the noble Baroness, Lady…13 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillThe noble Earl makes a fair comment. However, what he is putting forward is far too prescriptive. There are plenty of precedents for Secretaries of State being able to operate in…13 Jan 2025HANSARDBenefits: EligibilityI cannot disagree with much of what the noble Viscount said, but I cannot give a particularly full answer to every question he asked because, as I think he is aware, a Green Paper…09 Jan 2025HANSARDBenefits: EligibilityI appreciate the question, but the right reverend Prelate would have to be more specific. Employers come under the Equality Act, and therefore, like anybody in the country, have…09 Jan 2025HANSARDBenefits: EligibilityI appreciate everything that the noble Baroness said. I was a Member of the other place when universal credit was introduced, which is some years ago now, and the process was very…09 Jan 2025HANSARDBenefits: EligibilityMy Lords, before I answer the noble Viscount’s Question, I briefly pay tribute to Alan Haselhurst—Baron Haselhurst—who retired from this place during the Christmas Recess. When I…09 Jan 2025HANSARDBenefits: EligibilityI appreciate the noble Earl’s question. The new regime of sanctions will not start to see the light of day until spring next year, with the Green Paper and the consultation, but…09 Jan 2025HANSARDBenefits: EligibilityThe noble Baroness raises a perfectly reasonable question. However, I point out that the mandatory reconsideration process was changed—this was under the previous Government, to…09 Jan 2025HANSARDBenefits: EligibilityI am grateful for the question, but I do not recognise the figure of 70%. The noble Viscount is accurate in saying that the ambition is to move 2 million people into work. The…09 Jan 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, before I move on to the substance of the quite extensive amendments, let me say that this has struck me as being a very constructive and interesting debate, with some…03 Dec 2024