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HANSARDCovid-19: Working MothersThe Government are sympathetic to the challenges working parents have faced during the pandemic and note the content of this excellent TUC report. The coronavirus job retention…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Working MothersThe noble Baroness raised a number of important issues. I spent a lot of the weekend trawling through the Mumsnet findings, which showed that school closures have made balancing…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Working MothersWe have laid out a number of schemes, and I believe that we have rolled out unprecedented levels of economic support to those who need it most, regardless of gender. That includes…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Working MothersMy noble friend is right; having already mentioned the call in the manifesto for greater flexibility in working practices, the Build Back Better Council is bringing together a…08 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyThere are indeed design proposals that involve a number of small modular reactors on that site, and the Government believe that these will play an important role alongside large…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI reiterate that we will continue to consult widely on important changes that merit further scrutiny. The Government care deeply that we get these definitions accurately put into…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I welcome Amendment 14 from my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering, and Amendment 94 from the noble Lords, Lord Fox and Lord Clement-Jones, which overall seek…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillNo, I will respond to the noble Lord in writing.02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI will respond in writing.02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank my noble friend Lord Hodgson for his amendment, which intends to shorten the time limit for the Secretary of State to call in trigger events which have already taken…02 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyThe noble Lord makes an extremely good point about trying to preserve the corporate knowledge within Wylfa and I will certainly take back this concern and proposal to the…02 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyThe noble Lord raises an important point in an area of concern. Freight through all Welsh ports is down more than 50%, unlike freight through most UK ports, which have now…02 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyThe Shearwater design is indeed an imaginative use of Ynys Môn’s unrivalled potential for generating power, both nuclear and in offshore wind; the Shearwater proposal as I…02 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyThe national thermal hydraulics facility is a key part of the nuclear sector deal and would indeed bring jobs and investment to Anglesey. The issue is very live at present.…02 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyIndeed, the Government are committed to exploring all the possibilities for tidal and wave power—in south Wales there is not only the Swansea tidal lagoon but the Dragon Energy…02 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyWe have been ambitious in our plans for new nuclear. We committed to at least one more gigawatt power plant in the energy White Paper published before Christmas and we are in…02 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyThe noble Lord, Lord Davies, raises an important point. The freeport bids for England are already in and an announcement is expected shortly. I know that the MP for Ynys Môn,…02 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyThe noble Baroness is right to focus on the energy sector for Ynys Môn. The announcement overnight of the £5 million investment in the Holyhead hydrogen hub, adding to the Welsh…02 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyMy Lords, we recognise the need to pursue other opportunities for the region in parallel to large nuclear. In December, the UK Government, working with the Welsh Government and…02 Mar 2021HANSARDElectricity SupplyThe noble Lord makes an interesting point. He is right that we should take all costs of the energy system into account when making choices about our generation mix. The latest…03 Feb 2021