Great British Energy Bill debated in the Lords

The Great British Energy Bill seeks to establish Great British Energy, as a publicly-owned and operationally independent energy company.

Debate on the draft law

During second reading, members discussed the main topics in the bill and drew attention to specific concerns or areas where they believe amendments (changes) are needed.

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Minister of State at the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, opened the debate and responded on behalf of the government.

Members speaking

Contributing members included:

• Baroness Hayman (Crossbench), chair of Peers for the Planet, a cross-party parliamentary climate action group
• Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative), chair of the Windsor Energy Group, a sustainable thermal energy company
• Lord Ravensdale (Crossbench), president of the Sustainable Energy Association
• Baroness Young of Old Scone (Labour), former chief executive of the Environment Agency.

Catch up

• Watch the Parliament TV recording.
• Read the Lords Hansard transcript.

Explore further information

Find out more about the bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Next steps

Committee stage, the first chance for line by line examination of the bill, is scheduled to begin on Tuesday 3 December.

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