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HANSARDLow-carbon Heat NetworksMy Lords, the decarbonisation of heat remains one of the biggest challenges to achieving net zero, and heat networks are a new growth opportunity. Is it not anomalous that there…22 Apr 2026HANSARDElectricity: Domestic PricingMy Lords, this is one aspect of the high cost of electricity in the UK. The wider question it raises is: what plans do the Government have to reduce the cost of electricity? On…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTaiwanMy Lords—04 Mar 2026HANSARDTaiwanMy Lords, on the subject of peace through enhancing trade, what steps are the Government taking to enhance the superiority of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry through its accession…04 Mar 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanThis is great news, my Lords. It would be good to be reassured that the warm homes agency will act as a one-stop shop to provide advice to consumers to help them navigate through…27 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefFarming is a very important part of the rural economy and the basis of the food and drink sector. The Treasury is to be congratulated on recognising the reality of asset values…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTropical Forest Forever FacilityMy Lords, I pay tribute to our Secretary of State for DESNZ and his team for their dedication to keep attention on the climate agenda. Does my noble friend agree that, besides…09 Dec 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, as the first to speak after the Minister from the Government Benches, it is my honour to welcome my noble friend Lord Whitehead, of Saint Mary’s, to the Dispatch Box and…02 Dec 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillMy Lords, I support the Bill and thank our two parliamentary veterinary Members, Dr Danny Chambers in the other place and the noble Lord, Lord Trees, for their sponsorship of this…05 Sept 2025HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillI thank my constituency MP, the newly elected Member for Chester South and Eddisbury, Aphra Brandreth, and the newly ennobled noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, for drawing up this…05 Sept 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister and commend the excellent work of her officials in her department’s Bill team on the amendments returned from the Commons…15 Jul 2025HANSARDOverarching National Policy Statement for EnergyI thank my noble friend the Minister for his introduction to the energy policy statements before the Committee. They are necessary and important. Energy security and lower bills…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNational Security StrategyMy Lords, in these dangerous times, will my noble friend the Leader of the House also emphasise the importance of food security to an island nation that produces little more than…26 Jun 2025HANSARDMethane (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)I open my remarks today by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for the excellent way in which she chaired the committee throughout a rather tricky period over the election…13 May 2025HANSARDAgriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025I preface my remarks by thanking my noble friend Lord Rooker for his comments. They resonate so much with me in terms of how this Government have approached the farming sector,…30 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, for his introductory remarks and his clear, disciplined leadership of the committee. With no experience in this field on…25 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I propose Amendment 35 in the name in the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, to which I have added my name. I declare my interests as a former director of Everton…17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this little debate on this group of amendments. Although I would have welcomed a little further development from my noble friend, I…17 Mar 2025HANSARDECO4 and Insulation SchemesI welcome the determination to correct this and put the situation right. I am concerned over the effect of this on public confidence in TrustMark and undertaking home…29 Jan 2025