Member of Parliament
Lord Whitehead
Member since
19 Nov 2025
Bills sponsored
9
Speeches (30d)
47
Speeches (all)
1,435
Written questions
7
Last spoke
28 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (1,435)
HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsThe Government recognise the importance of repowering to maximise the benefits from our existing fleet of turbines. We are working to remove barriers in the planning system to…23 Mar 2026HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsThe Government are already undertaking changes to planning arrangements to make sure that schemes can proceed faster and more immediately. In the case of repowering, that is…23 Mar 2026HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsI had thought that I was talking this afternoon about the repowering of wind turbines—that is, turbines that have completed their life in terms of their original blades and…23 Mar 2026HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsWell indeed. The first thing, literally, that the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero did upon the Labour Government taking office was to remove the ban on onshore wind…23 Mar 2026HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsI am sure we will not, because onshore power, like offshore power and all other forms of renewable power, has to abide by planning guidelines and guidance and has to fit in well…23 Mar 2026
Bills sponsored (9)
BILLHouses in Multiple Occupation (Energy Performance Certificates and Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards) Bill2nd reading21 Jul 2014ActiveBILLEnergy (Buildings and Reduction of Fuel Use) Bill2nd reading21 Jul 2014ActiveBILLEnergy Efficiency (Houses in Multiple Occupation) Bill2nd reading23 Jan 2013ActiveBILLEnergy Efficiency and Reduction in Energy Costs Bill2nd reading11 Dec 2012ActiveBILLFuel Poverty (No.2) Bill2nd reading10 Jun 2009ActiveBILL