I attended the informal meeting of members of the Transport and Environment Councils in Graz, Austria on 29^th and 30^th October.

The programme for the Informal meetings included separate sessions for Transport and Environment Ministers and a joint session for both Ministers entitled “Starting a new Era; Clean, safe and affordable...

I attended the informal meeting of members of the Transport and Environment Councils in Graz, Austria on 29^th and 30^th October.

The programme for the Informal meetings included separate sessions for Transport and Environment Ministers and a joint session for both Ministers entitled “Starting a new Era; Clean, safe and affordable...

My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has made the following Ministerial Statement.

I attended the informal meeting of members of the Transport and Environment Councils in Graz, Austria on 29^th and 30^th October.

The programme for the Informal meetings included separate sessions for Transport and Environment...

My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has made the following Ministerial Statement.

I attended the informal meeting of members of the Transport and Environment Councils in Graz, Austria on 29^th and 30^th October.

The programme for the Informal meetings included separate sessions for Transport and Environment...

This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Daylight Saving Bill.

This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Daylight Saving Bill.

My Lords, of course the noble Baroness is right. I merely sought to produce one illustration of the complexities of the concept and the potential attendant disadvantages. I mentioned the elderly, who spend a great deal of time at home. She gave another illustration: the different geographical parts of the...

My Lords, of course the noble Baroness is right. I merely sought to produce one illustration of the complexities of the concept and the potential attendant disadvantages. I mentioned the elderly, who spend a great deal of time at home. She gave another illustration: the different geographical parts of the...

My Lords, before the noble Lord sits down, will he accept that there is no such thing as European time? There is western European time, central European time and eastern European time, to which many countries subscribe. Would he like to clarify that?

My Lords, before the noble Lord sits down, will he accept that there is no such thing as European time? There is western European time, central European time and eastern European time, to which many countries subscribe. Would he like to clarify that?

My Lords, I do not know enough about how Ofgem works to know whether my noble friend Lord Jenkin is right that what the noble Lord, Lord Oxburgh, has said is not precise enough. However, I thought that the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Oxburgh, was brilliantly illuminating, and...

My Lords, I do not know enough about how Ofgem works to know whether my noble friend Lord Jenkin is right that what the noble Lord, Lord Oxburgh, has said is not precise enough. However, I thought that the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Oxburgh, was brilliantly illuminating, and...

moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 26, Amendment No. 26A: 26A: After Clause 83, line 8, at end insert ““including interim targets for implementation”” The noble Baroness said: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, for introducing his amendment. My Amendment No. 26A would set interim targets...

moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 26, Amendment No. 26A: 26A: After Clause 83, line 8, at end insert ““including interim targets for implementation”” The noble Baroness said: My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, for introducing his amendment. My Amendment No. 26A would set interim targets...

My Lords, we have today and at earlier stages of the Bill gone into the whole area of what constitutes the job of Ofgem. Distinguishing between where government policy stands and where Ofgem’s responsibilities lie is a very difficult problem. Since Ofgem was established, and reinforced by various subsequent Acts...

My Lords, we have today and at earlier stages of the Bill gone into the whole area of what constitutes the job of Ofgem. Distinguishing between where government policy stands and where Ofgem’s responsibilities lie is a very difficult problem. Since Ofgem was established, and reinforced by various subsequent Acts...

My Lords, it may be an understatement to say that this issue has attracted a great deal of attention from expert voices during the passage of the Bill, and today has been no exception. The question of where the line should be drawn, as the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, said,...

My Lords, it may be an understatement to say that this issue has attracted a great deal of attention from expert voices during the passage of the Bill, and today has been no exception. The question of where the line should be drawn, as the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, said,...

moved Amendment No. 23: 23: Clause 81, page 74, line 26, after ““including”” insert ““financial and other”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, in speaking to this amendment, I shall speak also to Amendments Nos. 24 and 28. I declare an interest: I am chair of the appeal panel of...

moved Amendment No. 23: 23: Clause 81, page 74, line 26, after ““including”” insert ““financial and other”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, in speaking to this amendment, I shall speak also to Amendments Nos. 24 and 28. I declare an interest: I am chair of the appeal panel of...

My Lords, I suspect that we will be talking a little more about smart metering as the afternoon progresses. Stranding is a very important issue that needs to be resolved in moving the smart meter agenda forward. Therefore, I welcome the amendments. If we look at this from a business...

My Lords, I suspect that we will be talking a little more about smart metering as the afternoon progresses. Stranding is a very important issue that needs to be resolved in moving the smart meter agenda forward. Therefore, I welcome the amendments. If we look at this from a business...

My Lords, Amendment No. 24 is entirely permissive, allowing the Government to consider the use of regional franchises when rolling out smart meters. It seems to have merit. It would be interesting to hear the Minister’s views on the likelihood of this method being used to roll them out. I...

My Lords, Amendment No. 24 is entirely permissive, allowing the Government to consider the use of regional franchises when rolling out smart meters. It seems to have merit. It would be interesting to hear the Minister’s views on the likelihood of this method being used to roll them out. I...

moved Amendment No. 25: 25: After Clause 81, insert the following new Clause— ““Display of information relating to tariffs (1) In exercising the powers contained in— (a) section 81(1) (power to amend licence conditions), and (b) section 81(3)(g) (power to require the holder of a licence to make arrangements in...

moved Amendment No. 25: 25: After Clause 81, insert the following new Clause— ““Display of information relating to tariffs (1) In exercising the powers contained in— (a) section 81(1) (power to amend licence conditions), and (b) section 81(3)(g) (power to require the holder of a licence to make arrangements in...

My Lords, the amendment raises an interesting issue and I am glad to have had the opportunity to hear the noble Lord and to listen to the Minister’s views in a moment. There is no question that energy tariffs are unbelievably complicated, varied and appear to be entirely arbitrary. To...

My Lords, the amendment raises an interesting issue and I am glad to have had the opportunity to hear the noble Lord and to listen to the Minister’s views in a moment. There is no question that energy tariffs are unbelievably complicated, varied and appear to be entirely arbitrary. To...

My Lords, I certainly agree. One dimension of the complexity is that we do not want the unfortunate consumer to be billed for a meter that has no value because of the transition. However, the speed of the roll-out could, in the most extreme cases, take out meters which had...

My Lords, I certainly agree. One dimension of the complexity is that we do not want the unfortunate consumer to be billed for a meter that has no value because of the transition. However, the speed of the roll-out could, in the most extreme cases, take out meters which had...

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for supporting these amendments and to my noble friend for what he said. A one-in-three success rate is not bad these days. I appreciate that putting a new type of meter into every household in the country is a costly and difficult...

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for supporting these amendments and to my noble friend for what he said. A one-in-three success rate is not bad these days. I appreciate that putting a new type of meter into every household in the country is a costly and difficult...

My Lords, I am not arguing for delay. We intend to bring back an amendment at Third Reading that, I hope, will satisfy my noble friend Lord Dubs. I ask him to withdraw his amendment with the intent of meeting the objective behind it. My noble friend Lord O’Neill is...

My Lords, I am not arguing for delay. We intend to bring back an amendment at Third Reading that, I hope, will satisfy my noble friend Lord Dubs. I ask him to withdraw his amendment with the intent of meeting the objective behind it. My noble friend Lord O’Neill is...

My Lords, something that has concerned me a little, and which the Minister did not address, is the possible process of replacing meters that have been written down, taking them out of the system first. That could be a model. If that is in the Government’s mind, I would point...

My Lords, something that has concerned me a little, and which the Minister did not address, is the possible process of replacing meters that have been written down, taking them out of the system first. That could be a model. If that is in the Government’s mind, I would point...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Dubs for these amendments and for the way in which he has deployed his case. As we discussed in Committee, a rollout of smart meters to domestic customers would be a major technical and logistical challenge. It would require a...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Dubs for these amendments and for the way in which he has deployed his case. As we discussed in Committee, a rollout of smart meters to domestic customers would be a major technical and logistical challenge. It would require a...