Written Question
Monday 4th April 2022
Asked by:
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the management of P&O Ferries regarding the requirement under retained EU law to hold consultations when implementing redundancy dismissals.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has written to the Insolvency Service asking them to urgently undertake a thorough review into the actions of P&O Ferries. This will include any scope to take action against the company’s directors. While I do not wish to prejudge the outcome, and it is important due process is followed, we will not hesitate to take further action if appropriate to do so.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Mar 2022
COP 26
"My Lords, can my noble friend tell us how much of the palm oil we import comes from the process of deforestation in countries such as Brazil? Should we not be aiming to reduce the amount of palm oil we import from these sources?..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Mar 2022
Trade Talks with India, Greenland and Israel
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on opening negotiations with Greenland, and I declare my interest as someone of half-Danish heritage and co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Denmark. How will this negotiation differ from the arrangements we had through our membership of the EU? Will he join …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 9th March 2022
Asked by:
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the resilience of overhead line transmission of electricity to storm outages; and what steps they intend to take to achieve greater resilience.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy works closely with the National Grid Electricity System Operator, energy infrastructure operators, and the regulator Ofgem to assess the appropriate level of current and future resilience to key assets and infrastructure. Overhead lines are considered as part of a range of options in infrastructure planning.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Mar 2022
Lithium Ion Batteries: Fire Safety Standards
"My Lords, does the Minister not agree that if these e-scooters are privately owned, they are illegal, so they should not be taken on to the train in the first place?..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 22 Feb 2022
Revised Energy National Policy Statements
"My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness. I refer to my interests as declared in the register: I am the honorary president of the advisory board of National Energy Action and, perhaps of more relevance, I was delighted to undertake a placement with BP as part of …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 14th February 2022
Asked by:
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in energy costs for those living in rural areas; and what plans they have to alleviate those additional costs.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Government believes it is essential that consumers of liquified petroleum gas and heating oil receive a fair deal. A competitive market allows consumers of both fuels to shop around for the best price for each delivery. The Government believes this provides the best long-term guarantee of low prices.
Support is available to eligible off-grid households through the Warm Home Discount, the Winter Fuel Payment and the Cold Weather Payment.
Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 03 Feb 2022
Cost of Living
"My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord. I declare my interest as president of the advisory board of National Energy Action. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, on securing the debate, but especially on securing it today; it could not have been more timely. I entirely …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Jan 2022
Energy Costs
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of rising energy costs on households, and in particular (1) pensioners, and (2) those on low incomes...."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Jan 2022
Energy Costs
"My Lords, I am delighted to have secured this important debate. I look forward to all contributions from all sides of the House. I declare my interest as the honorary president of National Energy Action.
At the outset, I want to set out the scale of the problem. All those …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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