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HANSARDNet Zero (Economic Affairs Committee Report)I think it is a bit rich for the Minister to say that the Opposition parties are responsible for the delay to the Energy Bill. It was paused by the Government for three or four…16 Oct 2023HANSARDNet Zero (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and, through her, the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, and other members of the Economic Affairs Committee for producing this weighty…16 Oct 2023HANSARDNet Zero (Economic Affairs Committee Report)There is a process to go through. The amendments we made were to the benefit of the Bill rather than to take away from it. There is some crossover between the Economic Affairs…16 Oct 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]All I would like to say is that, in response to the comments by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, we are interested in keeping the lights on and we are interested in nuclear being…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will make a few comments. First, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, and my noble friend Lady Blake for their amendments and will…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindMy Lords, given the Government’s monumental failure—and they were warned about it, as has been said around this House—to attract any interest whatever from the energy sector in…11 Sept 2023HANSARDDecarbonisationMy Lords, the Government’s IDDI consultation, which the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone, referred to, sets out four levels that are being considered. The Government make a firm…13 Jul 2023HANSARDCement Industry: Carbon DioxideMy Lords, I too agree with the Minister that the concrete industry accounts for approximately 1.5% of emissions in this country. Globally, the figure rises to 8%, as the noble…12 Jul 2023HANSARDGeothermal Heat and PowerMy Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, for setting up this debate. Geothermal energy offers opportunities as a sustainable and reliable energy solution. We…06 Jul 2023HANSARDElectricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for setting out the instrument and giving us advance warning that more is to come shortly. The capacity market is at the heart of maintaining a…05 Jul 2023HANSARDElectricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2023My Lords, this has nothing to do with the instrument, but I begin by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, on his efforts to recruit Sadio Mané to play for Newcastle…20 Jun 2023HANSARDClimate: Behaviour Change (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, I begin by also thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, and the other members of the committee for producing a thorough and focused report. I was not a member of…07 Jun 2023HANSARDCOP 28My Lords, the Government have already set out some of their priorities for COP 28, one of which is to actively follow up on the phase-down of coal and the phase-out of all fossil…17 May 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Application Scheme Pass-through Requirement Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for their repeated comments from previous similar discussions. This instrument provides for…16 May 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Application Scheme Pass-through Requirement Regulations 2023Is that the payment to intermediaries, who are expected to pass it on, or is it the payment received by end-users?16 May 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Net Zero StrategyMy Lords, following the Minister’s answer to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, the Government are currently way off track to meet their sixth carbon budget for 2033 to 2037. This is…03 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, this huge Bill leaves the House in far better shape than when it arrived. A combination of Labour, the Liberal Democrats, other parties, individuals and, most…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPowering Up BritainMy Lords, the papers published before the Easter Recess represent, as my friend Ed Miliband said in the other place, a Groundhog Day of reannouncements, reheated policy and no new…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, my understanding is that the Minister will confirm the Government’s support for an independent ISOP, as suggested by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, and this being the…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, this group of amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, my noble friend Lord Whitty and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, consider the circumstances of some of the…17 Apr 2023