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HANSARDNuclear Energy: Hydrogen Production TargetsI certainly do not agree with the premise of the noble Lord’s question. Sizewell C will use only 35% of its heat, with the rest being discharged into the sea. If we can use that…19 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy: Hydrogen Production TargetsThe Government are mindful of such opportunities and ammonia represents good potential as an energy storage medium. BEIS has supported ammonia-related innovation projects under…19 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy: Hydrogen Production TargetsThe noble Lord is entirely right: the HGTRs are a very promising AMR technology which the Government have supported with £30 million for feasibility and development of AMR designs…19 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy: Hydrogen Production TargetsThe noble Lord, Lord Empey, makes a very good point—particularly as the National Security and Investment Bill is proceeding through the House this week. I assure him that the UK…19 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy: Hydrogen Production TargetsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, makes a very good point. The RTFO was created specifically to address the transport element of the EU renewable energy directive, but to…19 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy: Hydrogen Production TargetsI entirely agree with the noble Baroness as we have a world-leading position in the production of both green and blue hydrogen. I also welcome the Freeport East Hydrogen Hub. In…19 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy: Hydrogen Production TargetsMy Lords, the energy White Paper acknowledges the important role that both nuclear energy and hydrogen can have in meeting our climate targets. I am aware of industry proposals…19 Apr 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyI intervene at this juncture to remind noble Lords that there is a four-minute speaking limit. I would be grateful if people could try to observe this so that everybody gets the…14 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.13 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I beg to move that the Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before the…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I thank noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this short debate. The points that we have been discussing today highlight that these regulations will ensure that the…13 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI am grateful to my noble friends Lady Noakes and Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts for their amendments, which, I believe with good intention, seek to bring further clarity to the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillThe noble Baroness makes some very good points—I am conscious of her much greater knowledge of this area than I have—particularly the point she makes about licensing being the new…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank my noble friends Lord Lansley and Lord Vaizey, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for these amendments. They seek to clarify and reduce the scope of the regime in…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillLet us try to get this done in five minutes. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and my noble friends Lord Lansley and Lord Vaizey for tabling these amendments. I will begin…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI am grateful for those comments. They will be noted.09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Working MothersThe Government pay careful and due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination and advance equality of opportunity through our policies, including the Self-employment…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Working MothersThe noble Lord is right to draw attention to the sorts of lesson we ought to be able to focus on in this report, which had such an enormous response. It is personally frustrating…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Working MothersThe noble Lord makes some interesting points. The shared parental leave and pay scheme already gives working families choice and flexibility on who cares for their children, at…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Working MothersThe noble Baroness is right to point out a number of very shocking statistics in the TUC report. We continue to actively monitor the impact of Covid-19 on the labour market,…08 Mar 2021