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HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I also congratulate the quartet of Peers who have spoken their maiden speeches: my noble friend Lord Hobby, the noble Lord, Lord Blackwater, the noble Baroness, Lady…19 May 2026HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsThe planning presumption during the Tories’ 14 years in power was that if a single objector objected to an onshore power plant, it was rejected automatically. Can the noble Lord…23 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Space EconomyMy Lords, is my noble friend the Minister aware of the space department at Northumbria University? If not, would she accept an invitation to visit it and see its extraordinary,…11 Mar 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord’s statement regarding Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Bradford. There is also Newcastle, as the right reverend Prelate just said. The journey…19 Jan 2026HANSARDBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillMy Lords, I speak as a Member replacing the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, on the Environment and Climate Change Committee and as a resident of the North Shields Fish Quay on the…02 Dec 2025HANSARDRoad Injuries and DeathsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the annual number of serious injuries and deaths on the roads.19 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Injuries and DeathsI thank my noble friend the Minister for that helpful Answer. This week sees the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. For me, this is a deeply personal issue. My…19 Nov 2025HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionMy Lords, one of the things we discussed in the Climate Change Committee was the performance of the regulator. An issue raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, in her…23 Jul 2025HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionMy Lords—23 Jul 2025HANSARDParking (Code of Practice) Act 2019Can my noble friend say how the Government’s plans for greater devolution and multiyear funding settlements will help local authorities improve parking infrastructure and services?04 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords, when will the Government make a decision about the awarding of a contract for advanced small modular reactors in this country?24 Mar 2025HANSARDAvian InfluenzaMy Lords—04 Feb 2025HANSARDAvian InfluenzaMy Lords, with apologies to the Liberal Democrats, following on from the Minister’s opening remarks, could she say what assessment has been made about the effects on the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDGas Storage LevelsMy Lords, what was the level of storage at the Rough facility when Labour last left office in 2010 and what happened to that storage facility after the Tories took power?14 Jan 2025HANSARDPrepayment MetersTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to compensate individuals or households who have had pre-payment meters wrongly installed.14 May 2024HANSARDPrepayment MetersI thank the Minister for that Answer. However, as he said, the assessment was carried out by the selfsame people who supplied the enforced prepayment meters in the first place.…14 May 2024HANSARDContracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards) Regulations 2024My Lords, before I begin my comments on sustainable industry rewards, I want to place on record my congratulations to Gateshead Football Club, which on Saturday beat Solihull…13 May 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing Bill23 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 3 and 18 in my name. These amendments set out the climate change test to be applied to the Oil and Gas Authority before inviting applications…23 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, at Second Reading, I quoted Alan Whitehead MP saying that this Bill was cooked up over a long lunch and should have been buried before the effects of that long lunch had…23 Apr 2024