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HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendMy Lords, in addition to the underspend highlighted in the Question by the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, about £2.1 billion remains unspent of the £6.6 billion promised in the…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRadio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023My Lords, thanks are due to the Minister for introducing the purpose, scope and effect of this legislation. I am a late substitute for my noble friend Lady Blake, who is unable to…27 Feb 2023HANSARDPrepayment Energy MetersMy Lords, on Sunday, as the Minister said, the BEIS Secretary gave energy bosses until yesterday to report back on what remedial measures would be taken where prepayment meters…08 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023My Lords, this requires energy providers to share information with the Government, such as meter readings and contract agreements, to allow BEIS to ensure that appropriate relief…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this scheme. If he feels a bit of déjà-vu, it is because we have already been here. We discussed this on the UK scheme. This scheme…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023I agree; there is no penalty at all. They just have to pay back the money to the individual that they should have paid in the first place, plus a bit of additional assistance.30 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill23 Jan 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Battery ProductionMy Lords, 12 months ago, £100 million was made available by the Government to Britishvolt to help unlock the necessary private finance and the company’s future. Ministers were…23 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, Amendment 1 would prevent regulations being made in relation to cases falling outside the scope of the procurement chapters of the free trade agreements. The noble Lord,…23 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThis is a bit like a jack in the box; I apologise. There are a number of amendments in this group in my name, which I will briefly run through. There is also an amendment from the…23 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, the problem is that the Bill does not say that. That is the point being made by the noble Lord, Lord Kerr. I thank noble Lords who have spoken: the noble Lord, Lord…23 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillIn all the meetings and information provided in various forms throughout the process—and I accept that there was a lot—was any opportunity given for anyone to say no to any of it?23 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, this amendment would require a consultation before regulations implementing the procurement chapters could be made. It would require that consultation to involve the…23 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill23 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, that was a long one. We have been here for half an hour listening to the response on what is essentially a fairly simple set of amendments about impact assessments and…23 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill23 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 10 and Amendments 20 to 35 in this group, which are consequential to it. As the UK Government have prerogative powers to negotiate…23 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, and the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for their contributions. On the question that the noble Lord, Lord Howell,…23 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I think we are out of order.16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, particularly the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, my noble friend Lord Hollick and the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. I also support…16 Jan 2023