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HANSARD2030 Emissions Reduction Target: HeatingMy Lords, the Government’s emission targets are both ambitious and critical, so why are we still allowing gas boilers to be installed in new housing developments right now?05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership, but also as a director of Wessex Strategic, which has an interest in…05 Sept 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Krebs. If I were ever on the wrong side of him in a court and he were the prosecutor, I think I would plead guilty and ask for…24 Jul 2023HANSARDHousing Crisis: Rural and Coastal CommunitiesMy Lords, I declare my interest as a director of Wessex Investors and Anchorwood Developments. On the evenings that I have to get back to Cornwall—the train journey to St Austell…24 Jul 2023HANSARDOil and Gas Windfall TaxMy Lords, the windfall tax that the Minister mentions taxes profits but also gives a substantial kickback on investment. On renewables, the levy is against revenue and there is no…19 Jul 2023HANSARDNATO SummitMy Lords, like many people, I very much welcomed the photo of the President of Turkey, the Prime Minister of Sweden and the Secretary-General of NATO, but there is still another…18 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, perhaps I could just respond briefly on the Cornwall point. There is a big issue with those SSSIs and a number of issues with farmers, although I think the Farmers…18 Jul 2023HANSARDDecarbonisationMy Lords, the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, which the Government negotiated, had a clause that said that the two sides should talk further about the EU and UK emissions…13 Jul 2023HANSARDCement Industry: Carbon DioxideMy Lords, I have to admit that I agree with the Minister; I think the figure is 1.5%. We have an important cement industry in this country on which many other sectors are…12 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, last week we had the four hottest days for the globe in living history. Last summer, 60,000 people died of heat stress in Europe, including 3,500 in the UK. As…11 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley. I have worked in various guises on trying to preserve the sea link between Cornwall and the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDEnvironment (Local Nature Recovery Strategies) (Procedure) Regulations 2023My Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership, one of the 48 we have in England—I had forgotten the number. If this is…10 Jul 2023HANSARDWater Industry: Financial ResilienceMy Lords, it seems to me that there is a real cultural arrogance within the management of water companies, and a feeling that however fast and loose they play with financial…04 Jul 2023HANSARDStop and SearchMy Lords, was not the exhortation by the Home secretary to chief constables an example of the Executive getting involved in operational matters? It seems to me completely…20 Jun 2023HANSARDSMEs: Net-zero TargetsMy Lords, earlier today, I spoke to an owner-manager of an SME in the print industry in my part of the world. She said that her biggest issue in trying to become a B Corp SME is…07 Jun 2023HANSARDClimate: Behaviour Change (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rees of Ludlow, and his wise words. Like everyone else, I particularly congratulate my noble friend Lady Parminter,…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Discount Scheme Regulations 2023My Lords, that is quite a long introduction, and I thank the Minister for it. I have to admit to him that I was looking around at the pictures, and thinking that it was…22 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Discount Scheme Regulations 2023On Northern Ireland, I am interested to understand whether the Commission is being difficult and finding objections or whether it is just a question of it taking the time that it…22 May 2023HANSARDCOP 28I agree with the noble Baroness that it is a great disappointment that we do not have a Secretary of State going to the Gulf for COP 28. Will the UK still be chairing the Powering…17 May 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Application Scheme Pass-through Requirement Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for a very familiar speech. Obviously, in principle, we very much support the statutory instrument. What struck me about it, if I am honest, is that when it…16 May 2023