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HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)The hon. Member’s concern for my career is welcome, and I thank him for expressing it in such kind terms. However, I reassure him and every person in this room—and, indeed,…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)I would think that those that are signatories to the Paris and Brussels conventions may. I am led to believe very strongly that it is not the case that all signatories denominate…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)I feel that we may be going round in circles. The Paris convention is a base convention. That is why there is carry-over into the new convention that we are acceding to—the CSC—to…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. His mention of lawyers of course brought to mind another very good Tom Cruise film: “A Few Good Men”. I believe that members of this…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)The clause contains a power for the Secretary of State to amend or modify the threshold for capacity in excess of which these measures can be applied. Capacity refers to the…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)There is absolutely nothing for the hon. Gentleman to worry about. That is what I say in response to his question on parliamentary oversight and ensuring that there is scrutiny of…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)The amendment ensures consistency with the approach taken in clauses 103 and 134 in relation to powers to provide financial assistance. Clause 242 sets out the financial…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 22, in clause 242, page 203, line 35, leave out from beginning to “financial” in line 1 on page 204 and insert— “The Secretary of State may, with the…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I have to say that I never thought we would be debating Tom Cruise at such length. Clause 240 sets out the Government’s duty to publish guidance on the criminal and civil…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)The clause identifies several key terms that are used throughout part 11, and lets readers know which sections contain the corresponding definitions. It is therefore intended…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I do not wish to go over the same ground in too much detail, but a consultation took place in 2017 and an open discussion and debate continues with the industry on this and many…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)The clause sets out the civil sanctions available to Government as an alternative to prosecution when the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that one of the…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Clause 235 creates an offence of knowingly making a materially misleading or false statement when providing information or giving further information about a reported incident. It…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)The clause sets out the appeal options available to a person who has been issued with either a notice under clause 224 or, under clauses 228 and 229 respectively, a notice to…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Happily, the Government and the industry have ongoing positive relations, and open dialogue and discussion on multiple issues. The Secretary of State and the relevant Minister in…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)The aim of the clause is similar to that of the power of direction in clause 224, which is to maintain or improve core fuel resilience or to counteract a fuel-supply disruption or…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Industry participants would be companies, the industry as a whole, trade union bodies and so on. They are absolutely part of the entire process and, of course, if any of them had…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)The powers in the clause are important to ensure resilience and address disruption in the core fuel sector. I thank the hon. Member for Southampton, Test for his amendment and…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I do not want to stray into Captain Mainwaring and Lance Corporal Jones territory, but I think we have been delving into the realms of fantasy. Just for the record, I should state…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)The clause marks the start of part 11, which concerns core fuel sector resilience. By “core fuels” we mean the essential liquid and gaseous fuels used for transport and other…15 Jun 2023