"My Lords, I shall speak to the amendments in this group, which contains amendments in my name and those of the noble Earl, Lord Russell, one of which he moved. I thank the noble Earl for introducing this group; I appreciate the sentiment and spirit of his amendments, and his …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendment 118 in my name would introduce a new clause which requires GB Energy and its partners to make only investments that make a positive contribution to nature recovery. As my noble friend Lord Offord of Garvel rightly explained, the UK is facing both a climate and a …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 78 and speak to the other amendments in this group on Great British Energy. It is essential that we approach the future of energy in this country with the urgency that it warrants. The energy security of this nation is far too important …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"My Lords, I urge the Minister to give serious consideration to the amendments in this group. They are designed not only to strengthen the accountability and transparency of Great British Energy but to ensure that the promises made to the British public, particularly on national security and economic prudence, are …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Brown of Cambridge, and her committee on initiating the research that led to the production of this important report, and the noble Baroness on setting the scene so well in her opening speech. I know that we all look forward to the …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"My Lords, llongyfarchiadau i chi on bringing football into this Chamber—a rare event these days, of course. The shared prosperity fund was a central part of the Conservatives’ levelling-up agenda, which involved the allocation of funds to elected local authorities, which know their communities best. Given that the shared prosperity …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"I draw attention to my interests as outlined in the register and thank my noble friend for introducing this amendment. His insights underline the importance of collaboration as we address the dual challenges of energy security and achieving net-zero carbon emissions.
"I thank the Minister for that Answer. Will he explain exactly what has caused the damaging schedule slippage within GBN? Is it the shortage of staff, underfunding, underestimating the workload required or the many layers of approval—11 separate Whitehall approval committees at the last count—in order to allow GBN to …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech