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HANSARDRenewable Energy: CostsMy Lords, I do not want to detain your Lordships’ House for long. I thank every contributor today for the care with which they have presented their case, and I am grateful to the…14 Nov 2024HANSARDRenewable Energy: CostsThat this House takes note of the cost of renewable energy and its effect on energy costs in the United Kingdom.14 Nov 2024HANSARDRenewable Energy: CostsMy Lords, I draw attention to my entries in the register of interests. I thank all those Members of your Lordships’ House who have agreed to speak today; I am very grateful to…14 Nov 2024HANSARDClimate AgendaMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Lilley for securing today’s debate and for his strong support for economic rationality in this area over the years since he voted against…24 Oct 2024HANSARDWindsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024My Lords, I too can be quite brief, but there are a few points I want to register. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, for the Motion and for her helpful remarks. These…23 Oct 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I have not finished my remarks yet. Under the internal market Act, goods that are legally on sale in Northern Ireland—those meeting EU standards—may be sold anywhere in the UK…08 Oct 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]I will come on to that. I am trying to get clarity about the purpose of this Bill and why it needs to go further than the powers we already have. My third question is: can the…08 Oct 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Crawley, and a particular pleasure to hear the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Winterton. She has a…08 Oct 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]The noble Baroness is probably familiar with my view on the subject: I do not agree with that. I think that it would have been much preferable to proceed with the Northern Ireland…08 Oct 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]Nobody else has given way, but go on.08 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillMy Lords, I find this a peculiar Bill. There are a number of odd things about it. First, as my noble friend Lady Noakes mentioned, it seems odd that this is a money Bill. I do not…09 Sept 2024HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryMy Lords, I am glad that we have the chance to debate this first inquiry report, because there is a lot to say. We all have our own experience of the pandemic, and we have heard…03 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, I congratulate the Labour Party on its election victory, which I am afraid was well deserved. I welcome Ministers to the Front Bench, particularly the noble Lord, Lord…22 Jul 2024HANSARDElectricity: Cost-competitivenessMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that response, but I gently suggest that perhaps he needs to look more carefully at the plausibility of the assessment he has just given. If…16 May 2024HANSARDElectricity: Cost-competitivenessTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the overall cost-competitiveness of electricity generated from recently commissioned offshore wind farms compared…16 May 2024HANSARDElectricity: Cost-competitivenessMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I draw attention to my relevant unpaid interests in the register.16 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillMy Lords, I begin by thanking my noble friend the Minister for her comprehensive opening statement and for the time that she has already devoted to discussing the provisions of…15 May 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillI apologise. I too do not want to prolong this, but I and a number of noble Lords mentioned concern about the abolition of fixed-term tenancies. The Minister mentioned that…15 May 2024HANSARDBank of England (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Burns, in this extremely interesting debate. I too thank my noble friend Lord Bridges for securing it, and all the…02 May 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I will also speak in favour of Amendment 17, tabled by my noble friend Lady Lawlor, to which I have added my name. As I said at Second Reading, I support the Bill. I am…04 Mar 2024