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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I cannot hope to compete with the Minister, who took six minutes to speak to about 40 amendments, which I think is a record even for this Committee Room. I took out my…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. I will clearly want to look at these clauses and the Schedule once all these amendments have been agreed and adopted. I am still not…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, noble Lords may have noticed that I extracted my amendments to the second group, when they were originally suggested to be tabled in this group. They relate to the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I think I support the broad thrust of this amendment, and certainly the whole. If we are to move at all further on fusion technology, we will need a complete review of…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Can I clarify the Minister’s remarks on the social tariff? He recognises that the price support scheme is essentially temporary, welcome though it is, and the warm home discount…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, as my noble friend has just said, Amendment 159 in my name is in this group and deals with the issue of a social tariff. We are well aware that earlier forms of social…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]The noble Lord, Lord Teverson, has spelled out exactly a problem with the meters. An additional problem is the disillusionment of the consumer. We started with great expectations…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, much has been said already. I agree with the main thrust of the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, which urges the Government to set out a very…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillMy Lords, while I have no wish to dissent from this unanimity, I think that we are owed an indication from the Minister as to where this fits in with the overall energy policy. We…25 Oct 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Energy CostsMy Lords, several noble Lords have referred to the terrible financial situation of the whole social care sector and its employees. I recall the last Prime Minister said he was…08 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to briefly record my support for the intent of all these amendments for both social and environmental reasons. The tenants of social landlords need to be…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, my name is attached to both Amendment 30, which was so ably moved by my noble friend on the Front Bench, and Amendment 47. I will not repeat everything my noble friend…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I agree in part with what the noble Lord, Lord Young, says, but we need some degree of clarification. Therefore, I hope that the Government will be able to produce more…06 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin by thanking the Minister for his cogent explanation of the Bill. I also very much appreciate following the very substantial intervention of the noble Lord, Lord…19 Jul 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, has anticipated me, which is completely understandable since I am a vice-president of the same organisation, but I would like to put…12 Jul 2022HANSARDWinter Heating InitiativesDoes the Minister accept that fuel-poor households will seriously suffer not just during the coming winter but, given the way that the energy market is going, in subsequent…07 Jul 2022HANSARDStrikes: Cover by Agency WorkersMy Lords, do the Government actually believe that there is a right to strike? In the railways dispute and in the potential disputes for airline staff, the votes were…05 Jul 2022HANSARDFire and RehireMy Lords, legislation is useful, and I hope the Minister pursues that course, but in the meantime will the Government look very carefully at giving any new contracts to a firm…15 Jun 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, like others, I thank the Minister for his meticulous introduction to this Bill. It is also a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Maude. His vast experience as…25 May 2022