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HANSARDHydrogen Production Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2023My Lords, as always, I thank the Minister for his excellent explanation of this secondary legislation and welcome how we are now moving forward at some pace on the hydrogen front.…18 Dec 2023HANSARDHydrogen Production Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2023I meant this year.18 Dec 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Phasing Out Fossil FuelsMy Lords, I very much welcome that the Government have sent a number of Ministers to COP 28. I am sorry that the noble Lord the Minister is not there to put the UK’s views…06 Dec 2023HANSARDElectricity Network Connection Action PlanMy Lords, since the Government have just dabbled with changing the planning conditions for onshore wind in England, there has been no action whatever from the industry, in that it…22 Nov 2023HANSARDGreen Gas Support Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on a hugely extensive explanation of the SI. Unless I have missed something, which the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, will soon uncover, I will…20 Nov 2023HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023My Lords, perhaps I may make a few comments in front of the crowd here. I welcome the SI generally , obviously, and want to try to ensure that it works properly. I have a couple…20 Nov 2023HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023Is the Minister happy that the price has fallen by half this year?20 Nov 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, on her persistence in this area. One of the strong messages that came out between Committee and Report in this House…24 Oct 2023HANSARDOrganization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Smith, for his introduction and the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, for recounting what goes on in these parliamentary assemblies. I am a member of…17 Oct 2023HANSARDClimate FinancingMy Lords, I very much welcome the Minister’s confirmation of the UK’s role in international finance on climate change, but money is not the only thing. Technological transfer and…17 Oct 2023HANSARDNet Zero (Economic Affairs Committee Report)Yes, exactly. The Minister corrects me. That is even more to the point. I think it has got to several billion pounds in terms of coming back into that sector working the other…16 Oct 2023HANSARDNet Zero (Economic Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I also declare my interest: it is in a company called Aldustria Ltd, which is into energy storage. I absolutely agree with the noble Lord, Lord Frost, that there are…16 Oct 2023HANSARDClimate Change PoliciesMy Lords, the Minister has provided a list of things that all of us have been proud of in the past, but the point is that is the past. This announcement is a tragedy for this…20 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, on bringing forward this amendment, and on her fight for rationality in decarbonisation within the United Kingdom. When I get up in…18 Sept 2023HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to his first Oral Questions. In the Government’s strategy on critical minerals, which are key for global supply chains and our own supply chains,…13 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, first, I congratulate the Minister—he knows that I like to praise his work—particularly on the change in the Ofgem amendment, in that our major regulator will now have a…12 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, for the reputation of the UK internationally and for the health of the planet, I wish to test the opinion of the House on this amendment.12 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Leave out “agree” and insert “disagree”.12 Sept 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI just intervene to say that the noble Lord is the opposition; we are the other side, as far as I can see, this evening—so I think the nomenclature is wrong.12 Sept 2023HANSARD2030 Emissions Reduction Target: HeatingTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they intend to decarbonise heating in order to meet the 2030 target of a 68 per cent reduction in emissions.05 Sept 2023