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)
HANSARDNational 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 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 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 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 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