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HANSARDNon-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Application Scheme Pass-through Requirement Regulations 2023I am grateful to the Minister for that. To clarify, is that the number of businesses that will benefit from this pass-through, as opposed to the scheme altogether?16 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, one of the things that strikes me most about the passage of the Bill through this House is that it is has been the opposition parties saying to the Government, “Get on…24 Apr 2023HANSARDFishing Industry: Visas for Foreign WorkersMy Lords, the record of this Government and the Tory party is that they talk about how they defend the fishing industry, yet over the last few years they have seemed determined to…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPowering Up BritainMy Lords, I do not in any way disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, but I have tried to be positive about these reports; a whole suite of reports has come out with this. I…19 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bellingham. He says that he cannot see any reason why the Government should not agree to his amendment. I say the…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe Minister mentioned the habitats regulations. Can she remind me whether the Government intend to retain them after the end of this year?18 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I certainly echo the question that the noble Baroness asked about the timing of the boiler scheme. There has been a big debate in the past on the use of frying oil, and…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will just say to the noble Lord, Lord Deben—whose speech I very much appreciated—that, in the first group on the levelling-up Bill tomorrow, I have an amendment to…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I was pleased to add my name to the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Whitty. There is no easy answer to the question of a social tariff—all solutions to fuel poverty…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very encouraged by the Minister’s response on the control of the board and the ISOP. I am disappointed about the funding flows, but I guess that it will work out as…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 59 is about the independent systems operator and planner, which we know as the future system operator. I have three amendments in this group—Amendments 59, 61…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I commend the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, for emphasising the mitigation hierarchy in her amendment and for her speech. It is something that is really…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be brief on this group, but I believe these are important issues which we did not reach in Committee. I speak first to Amendments 65, 66 and 67 on multipurpose…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, from these Benches I welcome particularly the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott. I will not detain the House except to say that it is quite…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for his long and detailed response to my amendments. One always knows in this House that you are in big trouble when Ministers start talking about…17 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, perhaps for the purpose of the whole of Report, I should declare my interest at chair of Aldustria Ltd, which is concerned with battery storage. I liked the speech by…28 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, the intention of my amendment is quite stark and seeks to take out those provisions which allow the so-called hydrogen village experiments to take place. Why? Primarily…28 Mar 2023