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HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great honour to open the fourth day of our debate on the gracious Speech. His Majesty’s Speech recognised the challenges facing our country and set out a clear…19 May 2026HANSARDNational Emergency Plan for FuelThe noble Lord will know that those two fields have exploration licences but do not yet have production licences. The general point about those fields, and indeed new fields,…28 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Emergency Plan for FuelThe UK benefits from a strong and diverse range of energy supplies, and the physical supply of fuel to the UK is stable. The national emergency plan for fuel, which has been in…28 Apr 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 March be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 April.28 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Emergency Plan for FuelThe noble Lord perhaps refers to the relative cost of supplies into the UK, which is a fairly complicated matter, and the carbon content of those supplies, which is also a further…28 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Emergency Plan for FuelI cannot speak in any detail for the Ministry of Defence, but the noble and gallant Lord can be assured that the question of bunkering and keeping supplies, particularly of jet…28 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Emergency Plan for FuelThe noble Earl is absolutely right to point to the complexity of the situation at the moment, not just in terms of particular kinds of fuel supply but the knock-on effects of, for…28 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Emergency Plan for FuelYes, the noble Lord asks me whether there is a crisis and there is one in place at the moment. However, we have considerable difficulty in determining exactly its direction and…28 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Emergency Plan for FuelI do not quite recognise the noble Lord’s description that the four refineries in this country are at risk. Those are very large and stable refineries. As he knows, they continue…28 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Emergency Plan for FuelYes, indeed I can assure the noble Lord that that is the situation. It is what is set out in the national emergency plan for fuel, particularly in terms of the kinds of…28 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Emergency Plan for FuelThe noble Lord conflates a number of different sources of fuel into one in his question. It is certainly the case, as far as petrol, diesel and other similar fuels are concerned,…28 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Emergency Plan for FuelThe noble Lord is right to raise storage and resilience. As far is gas is concerned, we have reliable supplies from a range of sources. Most notably, 43% of our supplies come from…28 Apr 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 17 March 2026. Since 2011, the warm home discount has supported low-income and vulnerable households by reducing energy…27 Apr 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026.27 Apr 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026I thank noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate; I will attempt to address them in the best way I can. I have got to know the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, well…27 Apr 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026As I was just saying to the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, moving the deckchairs depends on the fact that the ship is not sinking. Of course, this ship is not sinking. That is why we…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLow-carbon Heat NetworksThe noble Baroness makes an excellent point on the need to run the expansion of facilities such as heat networks, and indeed many other green and low-carbon technologies,…22 Apr 2026HANSARDLow-carbon Heat NetworksYes, the Government believe that those targets can be met, and local authorities up and down the country have shown, by activities in their own areas, that they are very keen to…22 Apr 2026HANSARDLow-carbon Heat NetworksThe heat network zoning arrangements now in place are not just for purely domestic heat networks. To refer again to a particular heat network I am familiar with, that is a heat…22 Apr 2026HANSARDClean Power 2030 Action Plan: Rural CommunitiesThe noble Lord says I am selectively quoting. I am sorry to disagree with him, but I am not selectively quoting; I am quoting. That is what the land use framework says on the best…22 Apr 2026