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HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that clarification. I was not casting any aspersions about the hon. Member not being here; I was just saying that it was unfortunate when I am…22 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourteenth sitting)The Minister can shake his head but that is a fact.22 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourteenth sitting)Excitement is sometimes quite tempting, Mr Gray, but I will try my best. I am trying to draw together the history of the coalmines and the issue of whether we should go forward…22 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourteenth sitting)I am happy to comment on energy security, but I remind the right hon. Gentleman that those were not my words but the words of the former COP26 President. He said that the proposed…22 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWill the Minister give way?21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe Minister keeps talking about wrecking amendments, but how is obliging an employer to ensure that an employee has received a work notice a wrecking amendment?21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThe Minister has said that the consultation has already closed, but the whole point of the Lords amendment is to oblige the Government to consult on draft regulations when they…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillProposed new section 234F of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, inserted by the schedule, says, “the Secretary of State must consult such persons as…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI want to start by simultaneously condemning and praising the Lords, because although I still disagree with the premise of unelected peers for life, I respect the work ethic of…21 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)Does the hon. Gentleman agree that there is a real paradox here? Allegedly the site rate for Hinkley Point C already has built into it the decommissioning costs for the storage of…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)Given the Government’s plan for a quarter of electricity to be generated by nuclear by 2045, how much additional nuclear waste does the Minister predict? How much additional…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)Will the Minister explain the process for looking for a new geological disposal site? Will consultants do it? Will it be desktop-based to start with, and then involve intrusive…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)If the estimate is that more than 80% of the coal from the mine will be exported, how will it be displacing imported coal and shipping emissions?20 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Energy Prices13. What recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential effects of energy prices on the cost of living.20 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Energy PricesMany people in the highlands and islands of Scotland will have had their taxes used to help pay for the construction of the gas grid, despite the fact that they are off the gas…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)I will be brief, Dr Huq. On the Minister’s point, is it not the case that up to 85% of the coke that will be exported to the EU is coming out of coal in Cumbria? Does he agree…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)rose—20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)On that point, as the Minister agrees with his colleague, is the Minister saying that he needs to keep coal generation as an option, on the table, beyond the planned phase-out…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)If the Government allow the licensing of a new coalmine, how will that help energy security? The Minister has just committed to phasing out the use of unabated coal by October…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)The Minister says that he is working with his officials, but assuming that the Government majority on the Committee will reject clauses 272 and 273, what opportunity is there for…20 Jun 2023