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HANSARDTidal Energy Generation: Ringfenced FundingMay I go back to the pots of money? As my right hon. Friend says, £20 million is clearly welcome compared with where we were, but would a bigger pot of money not unlock greater…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTidal Energy Generation: Ringfenced FundingWill my right hon. Friend give way one more time?25 Nov 2021HANSARDTidal Energy Generation: Ringfenced FundingWill the Minister give way?25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Again, I am trying to rise to the challenge from the Minister to put forward amendments and new clauses to improve the Bill.…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)New clause 5 does relate to clause 32. I will refer to it just briefly. All I would say is that the new clause sets out considerations that would need to be addressed before…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is right about the purpose of the RAB model, but would the unlikely event of insolvency not just confirm the failure of the RAB scheme? We should not keep…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)Can the Minister explain more fully why giving detail on what the anticipated capital costs of the project are will somehow endanger the sign-off of that deal?25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am still not clear how putting in the public domain what the capital cost is would make it difficult for somebody to secure private investment. First, they will have already…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)My point was that part of the original strike rate deal agreement for Hinkley Point C was that if Sizewell C followed on, there would be a consequential reduction in the strike…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I have listened to the Minister and I am still not convinced in any way that what he outlined will provide the transparency that I am looking for. Again, the argument is, in terms…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I will be brief. The new clause could have been an amendment to clause 41. I am concerned that the financial provisions under…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Let us return to some of the Tory treasurers who are now lords and look at their performance. Lord Harris of Peckham has spoken just eight times in the Chamber since being…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Lastly and briefly, new clause 5 ties in with the debate that we had earlier on amendment 18 to clause 32. These are the key…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)In each response, the Minister says that he welcomes my desire for greater transparency, but he then rejects all my requests for greater transparency, so it does not quite feel…25 Nov 2021HANSARDGovernment Agencies: Transparency of DecisionsWhile calling for transparency from other public bodies, the UK Government need to lead from the front. It is a fact that the VIP lane allowed contracts to be given to Tory…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTidal Energy Generation: Ringfenced FundingDoes my right hon. Friend agree that another thing the Government could do that would not cost them or consumers any money would be to set an interim date and target for hitting 1…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. Some of the other Labour amendments that we supported when they went to a vote have been about cost controls and have…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I will be very brief because most of my new clauses are quite self-explanatory. This new clause seeks full clarity on any…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I will not press the new clause to a vote at the moment. I will have a think about what the Minister recommends on language, which presumably means the language he would accept; I…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Again, I will be very brief, because I think it is clear what I am looking for. I am sure that the Minister will give the…25 Nov 2021