Lord Whitehead

Lord Whitehead

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Labour (Life Peer)

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House: Lords

Constituency: Life peer

Status: Current member

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Sitting day: 2026-03-25

Activity total: 8

Contributions: 8

Votes recorded: 0

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Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026

2026-03-25

That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 2 and 5 February be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 23 March.

Fuel Supplies: War in Iran

2026-03-25

I hope the noble Lord does not consider that the figures and other facts that I have presented this afternoon are all erroneous, because I assure him that they are not, but he is…

Fuel Supplies: War in Iran

2026-03-25

My noble friend is right that this does not fall within my brief particularly, but I do know a bit about the subject he is raising, which is synthetic ammonia supplies from the Mi…

Fuel Supplies: War in Iran

2026-03-25

The noble Earl is right; this is currently, in essence, a price crisis and not a supply crisis. That will remain the case for quite a long time, depending on how long the war cont…

Fuel Supplies: War in Iran

2026-03-25

The noble Lord will not be surprised to hear that I do not agree with his analysis of why the two refineries that have closed in the UK have done so, but the four refineries that…

Fuel Supplies: War in Iran

2026-03-25

The issue of fuel supply through the Strait of Hormuz is relative to world supply and world prices; that is, because the UK obtains only a very small proportion of its supplies fr…

Fuel Supplies: War in Iran

2026-03-25

I thank my noble friend for his question. His first statistic is correct. His second statistic, not that it is necessarily one that has his support, is categorically untrue—it is…

Fuel Supplies: War in Iran

2026-03-25

The UK benefits from a strong and diverse fuel supply. The fuel supply industry has been clear that fuel production and imports continue as usual. The Government continue to monit…