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HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Producers: Investment AllowancesThe Minister has twice referred to the fact that onshore and offshore wind power is the cheapest possible form of energy. That can be the case only if we ignore intermittency. We…07 Jun 2022HANSARDCosts of LivingWhat is the technical difficulty of changing benefits mid-year? Surely the big advantage of universal credit, bearing in mind that probably 60% of those who are really badly…25 May 2022HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2022My Lords, briefly, I support what was just asked about Canada. Canada is not just some other country; it is part of Five Eyes. If Putin sees Five Eyes as split, it is just as bad…23 May 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyI will make two brief points to the Minister, but as an aside on Drax, if memory serves me correct, when it started using the pellets, they were from trees in north America that…27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I had not intended to speak, but the fact is that, following what we have just heard, the Order Paper for Tuesday and Wednesday next week has Questions down from noble…27 Apr 2022HANSARDInternational Energy Agency ReportTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendations in the International Energy Agency report, Playing my part: How to save money, reduce…26 Apr 2022HANSARDInternational Energy Agency ReportMy Lords, the UK is a member of the International Energy Agency, and I expected a more positive view. I fully accept that it is the Government’s role to take the national and the…26 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, the purpose of Report is to report back on things that were inadequately dealt with in Committee. Amendment 69, which I am speaking to, was inadequately dealt with in…25 Apr 2022HANSARDFolic Acid FortificationI thank the Minister. This is taking a long time. I have only one question for him. Given that it is now more than 30 years since the medical research councils connected up the…06 Apr 2022HANSARDFolic Acid FortificationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to introduce draft legislation to replace the Bread and Flour Regulations, following their decision to implement folic acid…06 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, in our debate on 31 January, I made the point at some length that it was not possible to trust accreditation of products based on paper and supply chains. I assume that…05 Apr 2022HANSARDGovernment Business: Messaging ServicesIt is not really about private conversations, Minister to Minister. In a way, I am not really bothered about that. What this is about is Ministers using their own equipment to…31 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I will be very brief. I say thank you, first, to the House for agreeing the amendment last Tuesday in such substantial numbers, because it sent a better message to the…31 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I have a question—and I did not come in to speak either. Since I have been a Member of this House, which is 20 years, there is at least one Member—I think only one—who…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillWell, that is the answer to my question.28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI am listening carefully to the Minister. Going back, say, a decade before the Government started to tighten up the anti-money laundering rules, companies, accountants, company…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I will say a few words about Amendment 212G, which is in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Butler of Brockwell. It concerns risk assessment and due diligence…28 Mar 2022HANSARDVeterinary PersonnelMy Lords, all this was exactly predicted by the EU scrutiny committees of this House before and after Brexit. We took evidence and knew what was going to happen. The noble Lord is…23 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, contrary to what we have just heard, this issue was not discussed in the House of Commons when it was sent there. The Minister said about three or four sentences, which…22 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillLeave out from “House” to end and insert “do insist on its Amendment 58”.22 Mar 2022