Energy Bill [HL]

My Lords, I should like to say a word in support of my noble friend Lady Worthington because this...

The noble Lord has asked that I say something about the decision to change the agenda for the com...

My Lords, perhaps I may address the points raised quite fairly by the noble Baroness, Lady Worthi...

Moved by

Baroness Worthington

1: Clause 2, page 2, line 5, at end insert—

“( ) ...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and for chasing the impact assessment. Can I take...

My Lords, I will say a few words in support of the spirit, at any rate, of this amendment from th...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 7, 22 and 23 in this group. The main purpose of the Bill is...

My Lords, I will not delay the House long because what I wanted to say has been said much more el...

My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of the Committee on Climate Change. I echo the words ...

My Lords, we on these Benches very much share the concerns voiced in all parts of the House today...

My Lords, perhaps I may first pick up on a point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington on ...

Would it not therefore be valuable if we give the new authority specifically the powers to do pre...

As my noble friend I think knows, I am always in favour of doing things that would do good and ag...

Can I press the Minister a shade more on something that we tend to forget when we debate these gr...

My Lords, my noble friend makes a valid point about the decommissioning costs and costs in genera...

My Lords, the Minister has said that he is unhappy about having a review within a year, which is ...

I thank my noble friend. I do not want to give a figure on the hoof; I am sure noble Lords would ...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate, which has demonstrated the...

I join the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington, in thanking those who have participated in the debat...

In answer to the noble Lord, officials have certainly been looking at how CSS fits in and dovetai...

Moved by

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1A: The Schedule, page 38, line 37, at end insert...

My Lords, Amendments 1A to 1F and Amendment 43 seek to amend the Schedule to the Bill to make ame...

My Lords, as these are largely technical amendments bringing into line various pieces of legislat...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for that.

Moved by

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1B: The Schedule, page 40, line 7, at end insert—...

Moved by

Baroness Worthington

2: After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause—

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 2 and 9. Amendment 2 is the requirement on the Secretary of...

My Lords, in case any eyebrows were raised over the apparent difference between the noble Barones...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her amendment and my noble friend Lord Howell for his co...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for his clarification. He is absolutely correct th...

Moved by

Baroness Byford

3A: Clause 4, page 3, line 12, after “from,” insert “its exi...

My Lords, I begin by declaring my interests, which are in the register, and I have shares in oil ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for introducing her amendment. I shall speak to amendments a...

My Lords, I support the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington, on the amendments table...

My Lords, I also support Amendments 4 and 6 in respect of the matters to which the OGA must have ...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken on this group of amendments, which seek to amend Cl...

Before the Minister sits down, although I thought that we had been making quite good progress in ...

I thank the noble Baroness for that intervention. I am happy to do that, as I have indicated, but...

My Lords, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.