Earl Russell
The Earl Russell
Liberal Democrat
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 18 June 2023
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill
23/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I really appreciate this amendment being tabled and the manner and the style in which it was presented. I welcome the noble Lord’s comments ...
My Lords, the fact that there are so many amendments on the issue of electric vehicles and electric HGVs shows, to my mind, that the Government have s...
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Independent Water Commission
22/07/2025 • Lords
I declare my interest as a board member and director of the Water Retail Company. I thank the Minister for the Statement, and we welcome the report. I...
Great British Energy: Nuclear Development
21/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer. The Treasury cut one-third of Great British Energy’s budget and its investment powers, clipping its win...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what impact they anticipate reallocating £2.5 billion of Great British Energy’s planned budget for nuclear energy gene...
State of Climate and Nature
20/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, we on these Benches welcome this Statement, issued in response to the Met Office’s State of the UK Climate report, our most authori...
Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025
15/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, from these Benches we generally support the draft regulations. We commend the stated commitment of this Government to deliver warm homes tha...
Electricity Capacity (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025
15/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, these Benches welcome these amendments. This is an important step in our journey towards a full, clean and secure energy future. We are gene...
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My Lords, we are very supportive of these measures and I very much welcome the Government bringing them forward as part of addressing an ever-growing ...
Nuclear Installations (Compensation for Nuclear Damage) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
13/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, we very much welcome these changes and we thank the Government for taking a world-leading approach here. The Government seek a resurgence of...
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My Lords, before I turn to the SI, I will respond to a couple of the points the noble Lord, Lord Frost, has made. We shared a Select Committee, so I a...
Government Resilience Action Plan
09/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, on these Benches we very much welcome the publication of the Government’s resilience action plan. Of course, we recognise that we live in a ...
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