Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Mar 2022
Lithium Ion Batteries: Fire Safety Standards
"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his earlier response to me, but he will be aware that in the last month two train companies have banned electric bikes and scooters being taken on to their trains. That has now been withdrawn, but it was done because London …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 15th February 2022
Asked by:
Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the Space Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Programme to identify a replacement for the EGNOS navigation system; and when they expect a replacement to be operational.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Space Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Programme explored a range of innovative options for strengthening the resilience of PNT services from space. The scope of the programme did not include identification of a replacement for EGNOS.
Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 09 Feb 2022
Subsidy Control Bill
"I intervene briefly to strongly support my noble friend’s amendment and other noble Lords’ comments. One solution that the Minister might be tempted to suggest is to allow them to get it in within a month but add more documentation later. That would be easy.
I refer the Committee to …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 09 Feb 2022
Subsidy Control Bill
"My Lords, I rise to speak briefly to my Amendment 80, which is a probing amendment. It is grouped with this lot of amendments, but it is a different subject, and I will try to be as quick as I can.
It relates to Clause 85, headed “Crown application”, which …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Subsidy Control Bill
"My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 25A in my name. I shall not speak to any other amendments, because to some extent I am here as an amateur among experts. I have one point to make, which I hope I can do quite quickly. However, I support the general …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 26th January 2022
Asked by:
Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 28 April 2021 (HL15095), what financial contribution the EU requested for the UK to continue to access to the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service Safety of Life service; how the request compared with the UK’s previous contributions; how they assessed value for money in view of its impact on aviation; and whether they have any plans to renegotiate access to this service.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK sought to negotiate a service access agreement on the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) with the EU. However, the EU required participation in the programme along with the full associated costs of participation which would have equated to €30-€35 million per year. For all programmes under consideration, the Government was clear it would only participate where the terms were in the UK’s interests, and in this case, it was not considered value for money. The negotiations on EGNOS concluded in December 2020 and there are no plans to reopen the discussions on this matter.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Jan 2022
Post Office: Horizon Compensation
"My Lords, my noble friend Lady Bakewell said in her follow-up question that there had been 732 convictions. From the Minister’s Answer, I get the impression that only 10% of those convicted have actually had their cases heard. Is that correct? When does he see that the whole process will …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Jan 2022
Energy Costs
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness on securing this debate. It is topical and she outlined very clearly the problems that we face. I was struck by her figure of 6 million people being in fuel poverty, because we must remind ourselves that we need energy to survive as …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 02 Dec 2021
Power Outages: North of England
"My Lords, this was a very bad series of storms in the north-east. I do not think it is unprecedented, because I recall a similar one in the south-east of England in 1987—some older noble Lords will remember that. It sometimes took weeks for the power to be reconnected. The …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 02 Dec 2021
Oil and Gas Authority: Remit
"My Lords, the Minister surely must know that the target of net zero means reduced consumption; whether it is produced in this country or imported, it is still our consumption. How is that compatible with the Oil and Gas Authority’s target of “maximum economic recovery” of oil from the North …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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