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HANSARDOil: Changes in Global MarketsI thank my noble friend for that reply. Does he agree that, with the average spot price of crude oil now around $25 to $30, having been down to almost zero the other day in the…21 May 2020HANSARDOil: Changes in Global MarketsMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and draw attention to my interests as listed in the register.21 May 2020HANSARDOil: Changes in Global MarketsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the changes in global oil markets and the implications of those changes for (1) trade, (2) addressing climate…21 May 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I am the first to acknowledge the excellent work of our EU committees and their reports, under both my noble friend Lord Boswell and the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull.…12 May 2020HANSARDSyriaMy Lords, at least three armies are fighting over Idlib and, tragically, reducing the whole place to rubble. Of course, there is a ceasefire between Turkey and Russia, but that…30 Apr 2020HANSARDGreen EconomyMy Lords, I declare my energy interests in the register as chairman of the Windsor Energy Group and as adviser to Japanese climate and energy companies, and as a former Secretary…12 Mar 2020HANSARDGreen EconomyDoes my noble friend agree that, if we can make greener our entire domestic gas supply, it would be a far better approach than attempting to tear out 15 million gas boilers from…12 Mar 2020HANSARDZimbabweCould my noble friend say a little more about the workings of EU and American sanctions, which, as the noble Lord, Lord Collins, just pointed out, are being increased at the…11 Mar 2020HANSARDRefugee Crisis: Greece and TurkeyMy Lords, this appalling humanitarian problem is not helped at all by the underlying ambiguity of President Erdoğan’s position. First, he was buying missiles from the Russians,…10 Mar 2020HANSARDHousehold IncomeDoes my noble friend agree that one of the heaviest downward pressures on disposable income for the poorest families is the ever-rising cost for households of energy bills? Does…10 Mar 2020HANSARDSub-postmasters: CompensationMy Lords, it is possibly worth remembering in this case that a major national organisation running a public service has stamped on and destroyed the lives not merely of local…05 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus (COVID-19)My Lords, coming back to the nature of the virus, has my noble friend noticed Chinese health officials’ reports that 14% of patients discharged from hospital after recovering from…03 Mar 2020HANSARDUK-US Trade Deal Negotiating ObjectivesMy Lords, the Department for International Trade has obviously done an enormous amount of work on this issue, a large amount of it under my right honourable friend Dr Liam Fox,…02 Mar 2020HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy Lords, the decision of the courts is very interesting and the Paris agreement is extremely important. We have to go much further than the Paris agreement if we are to make a…02 Mar 2020HANSARDEU: Future RelationshipI warmly welcome my noble friend to his new role, and I warmly welcome the comments he has just made and the whole tone of his speech, particularly its emphasis on the principles…27 Feb 2020HANSARDHousing: New HomesMy Lords, does the Minister recall that, when it comes to 300,000 houses, we have been there before with Ernie Marples in the early 1960s? In 1965, before the Conservative…27 Feb 2020HANSARDSyriaCan my noble friend explain—it is obviously a complex situation—the position at the Turkish border? Is Turkey allowing more people through who are fleeing from the present…24 Feb 2020HANSARDNuclear Power StationsMy Lords, I declare my registered interest and congratulate my noble friend on her new role. Does she agree that the aim of the present Government and their energy strategy is to…24 Feb 2020HANSARDRohingya Refugees in BangladeshDoes my noble friend appreciate that this tragedy—and, indeed, this Question—reminds us of the enormous burden falling on the nation of Bangladesh? Does she appreciate that it is…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureMy Lords, I declare an interest, as in the register, and as a former Transport Secretary, of which there are quite a few in this House. Does my noble friend recall that over 40…11 Feb 2020