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HANSARDState of Climate and NatureI thank noble Lords for their valuable contributions in responding to this Statement made yesterday in the other place. As noble Lords know, the Statement was about climate and…14 Jul 2026HANSARDState of Climate and NatureYes, the noble Baroness is quite right about bottom trawling, how destructive it is and how it completely destroys the ecology of shallow to medium deep-sea areas as a result. It…14 Jul 2026HANSARDElectricity Capacity (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 May be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 7 July.13 Jul 2026HANSARDElectricity Capacity (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026My Lords, these draft regulations were laid before the House on 14 May. This instrument seeks to make technical improvements and changes to the capacity market, the Government’s…07 Jul 2026HANSARDElectricity Capacity (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Electricity Capacity (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026.07 Jul 2026HANSARDElectricity Capacity (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026I thank noble Lords for their important contributions to this debate. As I had slightly anticipated, the very specialist nature of elements of these regulations has been somewhat…07 Jul 2026HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 April be approved. Relevant document: 58th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Session 2024–2629 Jun 2026HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the House for its consideration. The draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 were laid before the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions to the debate. I am greatly buoyed up by the tremendous speeches in support of this measure. It has restored my…29 Jun 2026HANSARDCarbon Budget Order 2026That the draft Order laid before the House on 2 June be approved. Relevant document: 5th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention drawn to the…23 Jun 2026HANSARDCarbon Budget Order 2026Yes, indeed. The noble Lord makes those points, which I have taken well on board. The question of carbon pricing, of course, is a long-standing issue as far as carbon valuation is…23 Jun 2026HANSARDCarbon Budget Order 2026Indeed, the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, is with us this evening. At least I can say that the noble Lord is consistent. He did not sign it in the first place and I do not think he…23 Jun 2026HANSARDCarbon Budget Order 2026My Lords, first, let me thank noble Lords for their valuable—that is what it says here in my brief—contributions to this debate. I cannot say that I endorse that entirely. I also…23 Jun 2026HANSARDClimate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026That the draft Order laid before the House on 14 April be approved. Relevant document: 58th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Session 2024–26 Amendment to…23 Jun 2026HANSARDCarbon Budget Order 2026My Lords, I thank the committee for its consideration. The draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 was laid before the House on 2 June and the draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit)…23 Jun 2026HANSARDContracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I thank noble Lords for their very constructive and interesting contributions. I will attempt to address them as best I can. I do not think that I will have to write to anybody…10 Jun 2026HANSARDContracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is unfortunate that your Lordships have me again for this SI, but I hope I can be brief and to the point on this one. I believe that this particular SI produces a number of…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026I thank noble Lords for their useful contributions to this short debate. I hope I will be able to provide some of the detail that they were looking for on this measure, and…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026My Lords, these draft regulations were laid before the House on 16 March 2026 and consist of one of the briefest SIs that I have had the pleasure to introduce in this House. The…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Energy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.10 Jun 2026