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HANSARDRural Landlords and Land Letting: ReformThat was not the Bell—it was the noble Lord’s phone.21 Jan 2021HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, with this number of speakers, and the difficulty of intervening remotely in Grand Committee, I kindly remind noble Lords to please stick to the speaking limit, which…21 Jan 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillI remind the noble Lord of the advisory speaking limit.18 Jan 2021HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillCan the noble Baroness bring her comments to a close shortly please?18 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityInterconnection remains an important part of the UK’s energy strategy, delivering lower costs, increased energy security and better integrated low-carbon generation. The UK-EU…11 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityThe noble Lord is absolutely correct; the commitment to build the national thermal hydraulics facility was made when we launched the nuclear sector deal in November 2018. It…11 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityCapacity margins for this winter are healthy, and we remain confident that electricity security can be maintained under a wide range of scenarios. Through the capacity market, we…11 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityI cannot give a specific answer on how many designs will be expected to be announced, but we are currently finalising arrangements to open the generic design assessment. We will…11 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityThere is only one SMR that is scheduled for production before 2028, which is in Canada, and that may well slip anyway. As set out in the energy White Paper, our aims are…11 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityThe noble Lord, Lord West of Spithead, is always a great proponent of large nuclear, and I agree that we are likely to need significant, large nuclear capacity in order to meet…11 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityMy noble friend is absolutely right that the UK is still one of the front-runners of the development of SMRs, because we acknowledge that SMRs and, indeed, advanced modular…11 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityAnalysis in BEIS released alongside the energy White Paper demonstrates that in a low-cost system, the UK could need between 5 and 15 gigawatts of nuclear capacity. However, it is…11 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityThe noble Baroness asks, on the surface of it, a perfectly straightforward question, to which I would love to be able to give an equally straightforward answer. The most I can say…11 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityThere was a number of questions there; I will do my best. Having consulted, we still believe that the regulated asset base model is the best way of financing large-scale nuclear…11 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillLord Morris, you need to unmute.05 Jan 2021HANSARDHeat and Building StrategyOf course the work of the climate change committee informs much of the Government’s work at the moment. It has to be said that it is often a bit more ambitious than our plans, but…08 Dec 2020HANSARDHeat and Building StrategyI recognise the concern that my noble friend raises in his question. However, the cost of not decarbonising heat and developing greener buildings could be an awful lot greater if…08 Dec 2020HANSARDHeat and Building StrategyThe noble Lord is quite right on the science of his question. Indeed, the heat produced by nuclear power stations can be used for many other purposes, rather than just heat…08 Dec 2020HANSARDHeat and Building StrategyI hope that it will not take that long, but one of the main pillars that my noble friend will have read about in the 10-point plan is the installation of at least 600,000 heat…08 Dec 2020HANSARDHeat and Building StrategyThis is indeed a difficult area. The Government’s forthcoming fuel poverty strategy aims to reduce barriers to accessing support for households living in these sorts of home…08 Dec 2020