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HANSARDClean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to speak in the gap and add my congratulations to those offered to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for this comprehensive Bill. I also pay…08 Jul 2022HANSARDWinter Heating InitiativesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support people who may struggle to keep warm next winter; and whether they are engaging with energy companies about…07 Jul 2022HANSARDWinter Heating InitiativesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. I fear that this Government are somewhat distracted and about to expend considerable effort on picking an unproven loser; I am of…07 Jul 2022HANSARDFood Strategy White PaperCan the Minister tell us who is responsible in government for ensuring that we have secure supplies of food and that we move from a just-in-time delivery system to a just-in-case…07 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Just to clarify, Amendment 85 would not make a mandatory requirement; it simply places it under the “may” condition of Clause 15. Therefore, it does not materially change Clause…06 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet and will speak to Amendments 85 and 87 in my name in this group. I also apologise as this is the first time I…06 Jul 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Supporting AccessMy Lords, I declare an interest as a board member of the independent transport research group New AutoMotive. I thank the noble Baroness for her Answer. Just this weekend we have…06 Jun 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Supporting AccessTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to mitigating the impact of the increase in the cost of living by helping those who are most dependent on their…06 Jun 2022HANSARDInternational Energy Agency ReportMy Lords, we are fortunate in the UK that our dependence on Russia for energy has been diminished thanks to successive policies to support renewable electricity, but is the…26 Apr 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to this group of amendments, particularly Amendment 1, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Oates. As I said in Committee, I have some sympathy with the greater…24 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak in support of Amendment 12 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, and the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. I will not detain the House for…24 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI do not think that that assertion is correct, because my understanding is that once the nuclear industry stopped building new reactors it moved into decommissioning. What we had…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords—08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly on Amendment 4, as much of what I was going to say has already been covered. I have some sympathy with this amendment, as transparency is nearly…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillWhen we embarked on our nuclear build, we also took government money to build our hydroelectric pumped storage units, which were designed specifically to compensate and were built…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillThe noble Lord, Lord Teverson, has talked about the cost of energy. I agree with him that it is very important that we take this issue seriously. The reality is that the CfD…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillWe are doing series building. The existing Hinkley Point is two reactors built in series, and these will be another two built in series. That is four, so that is not bad—and they…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillBefore the Minister responds, I would be interested in whether we should have a review of the societal demands of how we treat the decommissioning and waste of nuclear, because it…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillWhich do you think is more impactful—an artillery shell, or an airliner or F14 fighter flying into the side of the reactor? They are designed for this. They have regular safety…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I apologise for not being present at Second Reading, and this is the first time I have spoken in Committee. I am speaking to Amendments 3, 44 and 45. Normally, when I…08 Mar 2022