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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for a very illuminating debate. As the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, said, this is all occurring against the backdrop of the recently issued UN climate…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 179 in my name, which inserts a purpose of planning provision into the Bill, as well as to Amendment 271, which inserts a duty relating to…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I was pleased to sign Amendment 474 tabled by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton. I also support the other related amendment in this group, Amendment 428, tabled…20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register and note that I am co-chair of the Midlands Engine APPG. As a proponent of levelling up and an advocate for the…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to move this amendment in place of my noble friend Lady Worthington—who has just arrived, so I will leave it there.16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 241, 242B and 242H in my name. In so doing, I declare my interests, first as an engineer and project director working for Atkins within the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the achievability of their target to decarbonise the electricity system by 2035.21 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, first, I declare my interests as a project director working in the energy industry for Atkins and as a director of Peers for the Planet. I will speak to Amendment 162 in…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I again declare my interests as set out in the register. I speak to Amendment 167 in my name, which really builds on the amendments that the noble Lords, Lord Lennie and…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his response. He set out the reasons why district heating is particularly well suited to a zoning approach. Could he expand a little on why, for example,…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I have listened to everything the Minister said in response and, as I said earlier, it is great that the Government are moving strongly on this and all these matters,…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for participating in this very informative debate. I was very encouraged by what the Minister had to say in response to my Amendment 168 and the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 168 in my name would put a duty on the Secretary of State to “publish guidance for local authorities on local area energy planning” and clarify some of the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 192 in the name of my noble friend Lady Hayman, which is supported by noble Lords across the House, some of whom cannot be here today,…19 Dec 2022HANSARDClean Energy: InvestmentMy Lords, what assessment have the Government made of their ability to meet the 2030 offshore wind targets of 50 gigawatts? There are a number of challenges here: the change in…14 Dec 2022HANSARDMidlands Rail HubTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Outline Business Case of the Midlands Rail Hub.15 Nov 2022