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HANSARDData Centres: Energy DemandMy Lords, the Government recognise that Great British electricity demand is expected to grow significantly, driven in part by advances in AI. We are clear that this growth must…16 Apr 2026HANSARDData Centres: Energy DemandI agree with the noble Lord that pumped hydro schemes are one method of ensuring that electricity is used as efficiently as it can be in terms of taking it in at some stages of…16 Apr 2026HANSARDData Centres: Energy DemandI have a feeling that the noble Lord will shortly be in receipt of a further letter from me on this subject. It is the case that the Modern Slavery Act, particularly in terms of a…16 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 February be approved. Relevant document: 54th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee . C onsidered in…16 Apr 2026HANSARDData Centres: Energy DemandThe noble Baroness mentions waste heat and electricity waste, and that is precisely the sort of area that needs to be optimised in terms of making sure that we can deal with this…16 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026. Relevant document: 54th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026My Lords, these draft regulations were laid before the House on 23 February and consist of an extremely short SI—six lines altogether—and a very slight amendment of a date from 25…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate. I will try to respond to their concerns—including those of the noble Lord, Lord Ashcombe, who went a…13 Apr 2026HANSARDFuel Supplies: War in IranI hope the noble Lord does not consider that the figures and other facts that I have presented this afternoon are all erroneous, because I assure him that they are not, but he is…25 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel Supplies: War in IranThe issue of fuel supply through the Strait of Hormuz is relative to world supply and world prices; that is, because the UK obtains only a very small proportion of its supplies…25 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel Supplies: War in IranI thank my noble friend for his question. His first statistic is correct. His second statistic, not that it is necessarily one that has his support, is categorically untrue—it is…25 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel Supplies: War in IranThe noble Lord will not be surprised to hear that I do not agree with his analysis of why the two refineries that have closed in the UK have done so, but the four refineries that…25 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel Supplies: War in IranMy noble friend is right that this does not fall within my brief particularly, but I do know a bit about the subject he is raising, which is synthetic ammonia supplies from the…25 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel Supplies: War in IranThe noble Earl is right; this is currently, in essence, a price crisis and not a supply crisis. That will remain the case for quite a long time, depending on how long the war…25 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel Supplies: War in IranThe UK benefits from a strong and diverse fuel supply. The fuel supply industry has been clear that fuel production and imports continue as usual. The Government continue to…25 Mar 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 2 and 5 February be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 23 March.25 Mar 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026.23 Mar 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026My Lords, these regulations were laid before this House on 2 February 2026. The warm home discount scheme has been a key policy in the Government’s approach to tackling fuel…23 Mar 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026I am delighted to tell the noble Baroness that I cannot speak for the Cabinet Office’s website, but I take her point that these things need to be clarified as much as possible.…23 Mar 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026I thank noble Lords for their valuable and apposite contributions to this debate. They were quite extensive. I will do my best to respond to them, but if I miss anything I will be…23 Mar 2026