Earl Russell

Earl Russell

The Earl Russell

Liberal Democrat
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Member since 18 June 2023

Recent Debate Contributions

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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 ...
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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

22/07/2025Lords

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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...
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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...
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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...
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State of Climate and Nature

20/07/2025Lords

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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...
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My Lords, from these Benches we generally support the draft regulations. We commend the stated commitment of this Government to deliver warm homes tha...
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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 ...
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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...
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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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