Lord Moynihan

My Lords, I declare my interests as chair of Amey, Acteon and Buckthorn. This Statement comes at a time when the United Kingdom faces major, unparalleled challenges to its energy…

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this SI, to which I have tabled a regret amendment. I also echo all the comments made by the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, on…

My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friends Lady Redfern and Lord Fuller for their contributions. They bring a great deal of expertise to this Committee from a lifetime outsi…

To place it firmly on the record, Norway and ourselves share the same basin in the northern North Sea, delineated by a median line. Geology does not recognise a median line, which…

I absolutely do not want to start a debate this afternoon, because we will unquestionably have plenty of opportunities in the future to cover this ground, but there is nothing mor…

My Lords, two days ago, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that all countries must play their part in boosting oil and gas production. The Energy Secretary demonises and bans dr…

My Lords, I am delighted to stand before the Committee in agreement with the noble Earl, Lord Russell, on this occasion. If I may, I will build on some of the questions he asked.…

My Lords, given that the environmental footprint is rightly central to the Government’s net zero policy, what is their reason for not opening the North Sea to a new licence round…

Does the Minister accept that in the UKCS we have a far smaller carbon footprint for our own North Sea gas than the full life-cycle emissions of imported LNG from Qatar and the Un…