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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 30 Oct 2017
Public Parks: Funding

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the availability of resources for the support and maintenance of public parks in the United Kingdom...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 30 Oct 2017
Public Parks: Funding

"I thank the Minister for that reply. Going right back to the Victorians, it was recognised that public parks benefit our physical and mental health as well as the environment and biodiversity. Is the Minister therefore concerned by the deterioration of our parks? There have been reports of huge cuts …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 12 Jul 2016
Petroleum (Transfer of Functions) Regulations 2016

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction of the order before the Committee today. As he reminded us, this follows the Wood review into maximising the recovery of oil and gas from the UK continental shelf. The Oil and Gas Authority is already established under the Companies Act …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 12 Jul 2016
Nuclear Industries Security (Amendment) Regulations 2016

"I thank the Minister for his explanation of the order before the Committee. As he has said, the 2003 regulations are to be amended under the powers of the Energy Act 2013 in relation to the security of transporting nuclear material being subject to the oversight and approval of the …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 05 Jul 2016
Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation this afternoon. We accept that most of these changes appear to tidy up minor issues which have cropped up after the initial allocation rounds. Arguably, some of those problems might have been anticipated, but I will not make an …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 05 Jul 2016
Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2016

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the intentions behind the amended regulations today. I have to say at the outset that the strategy for maintaining energy supply consistency does not seem to be working out quite as well as the Minister would have had us …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 05 Jul 2016
Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2016

"Lest the Official Opposition, as he describes me, are totally misrepresented, I would say on intervention and regulation that our position is that when you do it, it should be smart intervention. There is always a danger in any regulation that you encourage perverse outcomes if you do not think …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 May 2016
Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction. It is important that we are clear that the changes being proposed will not impact on the ultimate aim: that there should be a widespread prohibition on private sector landlords granting a new tenancy on substandard properties after 1 April 2018, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 05 May 2016
Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

"I am grateful for what the Minister has said, but he did not answer the critical question of why the Government did not foresee this. They created regulations that were predicated on the Green Deal, in the knowledge that they were already questioning the future of the Green Deal. It …..."
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Written Question
Public Sector: Sustainable Development
Wednesday 10th February 2016

Asked by: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have taken place with the Welsh Government about the benefits of the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, and in particular about a duty on all public bodies to carry out sustainable development being adopted across the UK.

Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

None.

The Government is strengthening environmental protection by developing a 25 year framework for a healthy, diverse and resilient natural environment. We are also supporting the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in the UK and will continue to take a leading role in championing the SDGs internationally.

We recognise the inter-dependent nature of our economy, environment and communities. Government Departments will continue to consider and seek to improve the impact on all three areas when developing their policies in line with HMT’s Green Book Guidance.