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HANSARDPassenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019My Lords, I was privileged to be in the freight industry for some 20 years and tachographs were always around then, so I think they go back beyond the 1980s. I remember admiring…26 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillNine years. If we are talking about it being completed by potentially getting up to Leeds and Manchester only, not even to Scotland, then that is going to take some three…09 Sept 2019HANSARDPeatlands: Commercial ExploitationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to end the commercial exploitation of peatlands.09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillI thank the noble Baroness for going through those details, but they sound like a list of excuses, if you like. I understand all of that, but the rest of Europe is not blasé about…09 Sept 2019HANSARDPeatlands: Commercial ExploitationMy Lords, I welcome some progress in this area, but the Minister will know that our peatlands hold the equivalent, or a carbon sink, of something like 20 years of industrial…09 Sept 2019HANSARDNuclear Power StationsMy Lords, before the Summer Recess, the Government agreed that the UK should have a zero-carbon target for 2050. I cannot remember if that was from this Government or the May…09 Sept 2019HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) BillMy Lords, first, I congratulate the Minister on her enthusiasm about this project. It is good to get that positivity at the beginning of this debate and it is good to see this…09 Sept 2019HANSARDElectricity Capacity (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, I know the Minister always likes to hear optimism and congratulations on energy policy from these Benches. I will start with that, in that I am pleased that renewables—I…17 Jul 2019HANSARDElectricity Capacity (No. 2) Regulations 2019I understand entirely the argument that a number of years are required for physical capacity to build what was originally the coalition Government’s hope that gas would come…17 Jul 2019HANSARDCarbon BudgetsMy Lords, in its report at the beginning of May the Committee on Climate Change made it clear that we had to “ramp up” our efforts in saving and getting carbon out of our economy…08 Jul 2019HANSARDRenewable EnergyMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Dillington, on his forensic and deep analysis in opening the debate, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bloomfield, who gave us…05 Jun 2019HANSARDConnecting Europe Facility (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for bringing this statutory instrument to my attention. It is not just about hard rail infrastructure but concerns…20 May 2019HANSARDConnecting Europe Facility (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That is fantastic but not what the Explanatory Memorandum says. It states: “The powers would also enable the Secretary of State to make similar payments”— —payments, not…20 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Plant and Animal BiosecurityMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on pronouncing “epidemiological” correctly. I was trying to avoid it and find an alternative all the way through my speech. The committee and…15 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Plant and Animal BiosecurityI know the noble Earl so well by his forename that I sometimes forget his title. He regularly contributes to these events. As others have, I thank Alexandra McMillan and Jennifer…15 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Plant and Animal BiosecurityTo move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: plant and animal biosecurity (21st Report, HL Paper 191).15 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Plant and Animal BiosecurityMy Lords, it is very appropriate that this debate should follow one on defence and security because it has exactly the same theme, except that the bugs are not cyber bugs but…15 May 2019HANSARDTrade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I have been very impressed by the debate. I remind Members of the House that there will be a debate on Wednesday afternoon on Brexit and biosecurity, which goes through…13 May 2019HANSARDPlastics: Reduction in UseMy Lords, one of the ways that we will reduce the use of plastic is making sure that we dispose of it responsibility, not at the cost of the environment. One way of doing that is…07 May 2019HANSARDReducing Greenhouse Gas EmissionsMy Lords, I declare my interest as a trustee of the Green Purposes Company that holds a special share in the Green Investment Bank. It is a delight to take part in a debate…02 May 2019