Written Question
Thursday 17th November 2022
Asked by:
Lord Goddard of Stockport (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many incidences of subsea cables being damaged there have been within the UK's Exclusive Economic Zone in the last 10 years; and how many were attributable to (1) UK fishing trawlers, and (2) non-UK actors.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Information on the number of cable damages is not held. Subsea cable operators have arrangements in place to ensure a prompt response to damage or disruption, drawing upon national and international cable laying and repair companies.
Written Question
Monday 7th November 2022
Asked by:
Lord Goddard of Stockport (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask His Majesty's Government what directions they intend to give Ofgem to reduce or abolish standing charges, to ease the financial burden on consumers, particularly the poorest.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Ofgem is an independent regulator and is directly accountable to Parliament. There are no plans to give directions to Ofgem to change the approach to standing charges.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 26 Apr 2021
Industrial Strategy: Local Growth
"The Industrial Strategy Council’s annual report points out that the Government’s plans
“are not yet a practical roadmap for delivering Net Zero, with several areas at present lacking the required scale to make progress at the required speed”.
Housing retrofit is one such area. Will the Government accept the recommendation …..."Lord Goddard of Stockport - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 26 Jan 2021
Covid-19: Night-time Economy
"My Lords, I declare my interest as vice-chair of the APPG for the Night-Time Economy. In 2019, the annual revenue budget for the night-time economy nationally was £66 billion. Comparatively, the fishing industry, in 2018, was worth £784 million to the economy. That is about £60 billion less a year. …..."Lord Goddard of Stockport - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Sep 2020
Oil and Gas Industry
"Will Her Majesty’s Government support carbon capture and storage technology on a regional basis across the UK, including the north-west, to meet our net-zero commitment while securing the future energy needs of our manufacturing plants, without which we will come to rely even more on imports from other countries? Without …..."Lord Goddard of Stockport - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 21 May 2020
Covid-19: Businesses and the Private Sector
"My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Dobbs, for this timely debate and the noble Lord, Lord Heseltine, for his comments last night. I firmly believe that rebuilding our fragile economy will eventually be down to people such as Graham Kershaw, the owner of a small, family-run plastics …..."Lord Goddard of Stockport - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 18 Jul 2019
Trade Unions
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Prosser. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Jordan, on this timely debate on the future of trade unions, at the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization. It is also appropriate to reflect on the history of …..."Lord Goddard of Stockport - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 Jun 2018
Oil and Gas: UK Continental Shelf
"My Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register; I am a vice-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the British Offshore Oil and Gas Industry. Does the Minister agree that one way to enhance the recovery of oil and gas from the United Kingdom continental shelf, increase …..."Lord Goddard of Stockport - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Dec 2017
European Structural and Investment Funds
"My Lords, perhaps a fifth time might get the right answer. Will the Minister confirm whether the £21 million investment in the Greater Manchester low carbon and innovation fund will be funded if we leave Europe, following a hard Conservative Brexit? There are 2.8 million people relying on the answer, …..."Lord Goddard of Stockport - View Speech
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