Lord Offord of Garvel
Conservative - Life peer
Became Member: 13th October 2021
Shadow Minister (Energy Security and Net Zero)
(since September 2024)1 APPG membership (as of 28 Mar 2025)
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(47 debate interactions)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
(11 debate interactions)
(6 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(89 debate contributions)
(5 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(31,680 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
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Lord Offord of Garvel has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 7 Written Questions
(View all written questions)6 Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Questions
(View all Lord Offord of Garvel's DESNZ questions)Following the election, this Government has outlined its ambitions through the Plan for Change, which sets out an ambitious set of milestones - across the missions - for this Parliament.
As the House would expect, Government continually reviews its work to ensure that it is delivering the best outcomes for the people of the United Kingdom, and that its policies continue to represent the best value for the taxpayer.
Public reviews will be available on gov.uk as they are published.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ) traded carbon values for modelling purposes are used to estimate the financial cost of purchasing allowances in the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) under different scenarios. These values are owned by DESNZ and not by the UK ETS Authority which governs the UK ETS.
The most recent set of traded carbon values for modelling purposes, for 2024, were published on the Government’s website on 17th December 2024 and are attached. The assumptions are listed on the publication.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
I refer the Rt Hon Lord Offord of Garvel to the answer provided by the Secretary of State on 10 December 2024 to Question 18202.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
In England and Wales, the Planning Act 2008 requires developers to demonstrate that they have consulted adequately with communities before they submit applications for consent. Developers are also required to show they have fairly considered alternatives to their proposals in their applications. In Scotland, the Scottish Government’s good practice guidance sets out the expectations and requirements for consultation.
The Government is committed to ensuring that communities who live near new clean energy infrastructure also benefit from it and are currently considering how to most effectively deliver this. This includes developing guidance on community benefits for electricity transmission network infrastructure, which we will publish in due course.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government has made clear in planning guidance that, wherever possible, solar developers should utilise brownfield sites. All projects are subject to rigorous planning examination, in which any impact on agricultural production is considered.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We will continue to support industry and consumers to make the switch to zero emission vehicles, with over £300 million announced in the Budget to drive uptake of electric vehicles and £2 billion to support the transition of domestic manufacturing and supply chain.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)