My Lords, I concur with the statements of the noble Baronesses, Lady Grey-Thompson and Lady Ramsey, and the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, re access. Does my noble friend the Minister agree with me that disabled air passengers and air passengers with conditions which restrict their mobility should be enabled to travel independently if they so wish? Currently, it is total assisted travel—having to...
My Lords, my arthritis is not very good today, so I am sure your Lordships will forgive me for speaking while seated. I will focus on energy, and I warmly welcome the speeches of my noble friends Lord Whitehead and Lady Curran, and that of the noble Earl, Lord Russell. I add my congratulations to all our wonderful maiden speakers. After the second fossil fuel crisis in five years, it is clear...
My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lady Curran, and with her permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in her name on the Order Paper.
I thank my noble friend the Minister and welcome the warm homes plan, but we need ambition. Only infrastructure heats homes. Clean, low-carbon heat networks can match gas boiler costs. Instead of every house having its own gas boiler, you have one central source of heat—a big heat pump, a river, a disused coal mine or even a data centre—and you pipe that heat through insulated underground...
My Lords, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and Southport. In the immediate days after this unspeakable tragedy, additional resources were put into Southport in terms of policing and counselling for young people in the local community and local schools. The support provided by the local community after this tragedy was immense: the local authority, schools and the...
My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 170 and will speak briefly in support. The noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, has comprehensively set out the amendment and, following very helpful feedback from my noble friend the Minister, I will simply respond to a few points which were made by other Peers in Committee. It was suggested that the UK is a small player in thermal coal and will not make a...
Are there are any protections for those who may be at risk of forced or predatory marriage?
My Lords, I was at St Thomas’ at 8 am and will return to Guy’s at 8 am tomorrow re my lack of balance, but I was determined to speak on this important Bill. I have informed the clerks that I will do so sitting down. I welcome the Bill warmly and applaud the work of my noble friend the Minister and her team. I consider this House to be so lucky to have somebody of such relevant experience...
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have existing powers to enable them to introduce minimum energy efficiency standards for the social housing sector, and if so, what they are.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 27 April (HL16209), what steps they will take to implement the recommendations of the report by Liverpool City Council, A Review of Safety Related Matters: Liverpool Victory Parade: 26th May 2025, published on 6 March, to ensure that, during major events, local authorities have the power to prohibit (1)...
To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to improve the safety of large events following the release of the report commissioned by Liverpool City Council, A Review of Safety Related Matters: Liverpool Victory Parade: 26th May 2025, published on 6 March.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for the use of strategic heat network zoning to inform a phased and planned approach to gas grid decommissioning or repurposing.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for the heat network sector to drive economic growth and job creation.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are having discussions with Ofgem about (1) shifting its regulatory focus from gas to heat, and (2) considering cost recovery for heat networks through its upcoming price control framework.
To ask His Majesty's Government what levels of finance and support are required through schemes such as the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme to bring legacy networks up to the Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme standards.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they are taking to promote the National Year of Reading 2026 in early years settings, in schools, further and higher education.
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