"My Lords, it is a pleasure to open the Second Reading debate on the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill. The measures contained in the Bill will support businesses across the UK as they deal with the immediate economic costs associated with the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. We did …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to close this Second Reading debate on the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill. I am very grateful to the select group of noble Lords for their contributions and questions.
The measures contained in the Bill will support businesses across the UK as they deal …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"My Lords, climate change clearly poses a long-term risk to financial stability and household resilience. The Government’s remit to the Financial Policy Committee ensures that it considers climate-related risks as relevant to its primary objective of maintaining financial stability. The Climate Change Committee’s recent report identified declining insurability and reduced …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her Question. I am very conscious that she is far more expert in these matters than I am. As she knows, the independent Climate Change Committee has made recommendations on the preparedness of the UK for current or future climate change risks. …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"It is a great shame what my noble friend says about the Opposition; with such a significant issue as climate change and the importance of net zero, we want a cross-party consensus to drive forward the measures necessary in this country. He is absolutely right to say that economic growth …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. She is absolutely right in what she said about climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—the world’s foremost authority on climate change science—established in its sixth assessment report that climate change is real and is being driven by greenhouse …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"The Government have already committed significant investment in the transition to net zero, including £2.6 billion to decarbonise transport, £1.4 billion to support the uptake of electric vehicles, £2.7 billion a year for sustainable farming and nature recovery, and £13.2 billion to support the rollout of heat pumps and other …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech
"The noble Baroness is absolutely right about the importance of getting on with housing and infrastructure, and that is what this Government are seeking to achieve. She is absolutely right to say that a resilient and affordable insurance market is necessary for enabling businesses and households to recover quickly from …..." Lord Livermore - View Speech