Debate on bill on Wednesday, 22 December 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Marland. The answering member was Baroness Smith of Basildon.

Energy Bill [HL]

Energy Bill [HL]. Lords second reading debate. Agreed on question and Bill committed to a Grand Committee.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 723 c1101-56
Session: 2010-12
Department: Department of Energy and Climate Change
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Energy Bill (HL). Explanatory notes also published (HL Bill 33-EN).
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
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House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Maddock | 723 c1116-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before making my comments, I declare two or three interests: I am president of the Micropo...; Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 723 c1108-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that the Bill’s potential health benefits are obvious. However, I want to addres...; Lord Teverson | 723 c1106-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, one of the big issues in which I have been involved over the past 10 years concerns the wa...; Lord Grantchester | 723 c1103-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have before us a very long and technical Bill, which is largely concerned with setting ...; Lord Marland | 723 c1101-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this Bill will bring energy efficiency into our buildings through the Green Deal, enhance ...; Lord Marland | 723 c1101 (Link to this contribution) That the Bill be read a second time.; Lord McFall of Alcluith | 723 c1113-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in contributing to this debate, I will focus on Part 2 of the Bill, which covers energy se...; Lord Best | 723 c1119-21 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my comments address Chapter 2 of the Bill concerning the private rented sector. I declare ...; Lord Lawson of Blaby | 723 c1121-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, let me first declare an interest as chairman of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, of w...; Lord Jenkin of Roding | 723 c1110-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that I am not alone in having listened to the noble Baroness with great interest...; Lord Reay | 723 c1134-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the main purpose of the Bill is to introduce the Government’s so-called Green Deal, which ...; Baroness Parminter | 723 c1126-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add my welcome to the Bill, which will, if implemented successfully, no doubt help the t...; Lord Giddens | 723 c1124-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is almost Christmas and at this time of year one is supposed to be merry, so I thought ...; Lord Hunt of Chesterton | 723 c1132-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome this Bill, which builds on the work of the Labour Government, who did many good ...; Baroness Noakes | 723 c1128-31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is a temptation to see this Bill as one of those worthy Bills addressing climate cha...; Lord Judd | 723 c1136-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on listening to this interesting debate, one of the things that I am sad about is that we ...; Lord Lea of Crondall | 723 c1138-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are obviously having a broad debate on energy policy and I welcome that. One of the dif...; Earl Cathcart | 723 c1141-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other noble Lords, I have received a plethora of briefings from various organisations...; Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | 723 c1143-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this Bill could probably more accurately have been called the energy (miscellaneous provis...; Lord Lawson of Blaby | 723 c1139 (Link to this contribution) I was very interested to hear the noble Lord’s remarks on my intervention. Does he not recall that i...; Lord Lea of Crondall | 723 c1139-41 (Link to this contribution) Let me take that as a base from which to throw in my next suggestion. That is that these numbers are...; Lord Marland | 723 c1151-3 (Link to this contribution) Well, thank you for those very unnecessarily hostile remarks. Obviously, the noble Lord has been dea...; Lord Lea of Crondall | 723 c1151 (Link to this contribution) The Minister said that he would discuss some broader points, but he is now on the narrower Bill poin...; Lord Marland | 723 c1151 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for a wide-ranging debate and some very thought-provoking and some...; Baroness Smith of Basildon | 723 c1146-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have enjoyed this wide-ranging and interesting debate, with impressive contributions fro...; Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | 723 c1153 (Link to this contribution) The Minister has gone some way to answering our concerns about the cash limits and the amount of mon...; Lord Marland | 723 c1153-5 (Link to this contribution) The golden rule is that it generates energy efficiency. It is not intended, as I understand it, that...; Lord Giddens | 723 c1155 (Link to this contribution) It is important to consider that one is talking about net new jobs. Just talking about creating jobs...; Lord Marland | 723 c1155-6 (Link to this contribution) I totally agree. New jobs are created by new productivity. Clearly, there is a shortage in the build...
Subjects: Disclosure of information Cost effectiveness Conservation Housing Energy Energy supply Electricity Insolvency Northern Ireland Natural gas Pollution control Prices Private rented housing Scotland Wales Carbon emissions Green deal scheme
Legislation: Energy Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Energy Bill [HL]

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