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HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionI declare my interest as a board member and director of the Water Retail Company. I thank the Minister for the Statement, and we welcome the report. I am sure the Minister will…23 Jul 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Nuclear DevelopmentTo ask His Majesty’s Government what impact they anticipate reallocating £2.5 billion of Great British Energy’s planned budget for nuclear energy generation development will have…22 Jul 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Nuclear DevelopmentMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer. The Treasury cut one-third of Great British Energy’s budget and its investment powers, clipping its wings before it could fly. A…22 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMy Lords, we on these Benches welcome this Statement, issued in response to the Met Office’s State of the UK Climate report, our most authoritative assessment of the UK’s changing…21 Jul 2025HANSARDElectricity Capacity (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025My Lords, these Benches welcome these amendments. This is an important step in our journey towards a full, clean and secure energy future. We are generally supportive of the…16 Jul 2025HANSARDElectricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025My Lords, from these Benches we generally support the draft regulations. We commend the stated commitment of this Government to deliver warm homes that are cheaper to heat and to…16 Jul 2025HANSARDWaste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025My Lords, we are very supportive of these measures and I very much welcome the Government bringing them forward as part of addressing an ever-growing problem. As the Minister…15 Jul 2025HANSARDContracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025My Lords, before I turn to the SI, I will respond to a couple of the points the noble Lord, Lord Frost, has made. We shared a Select Committee, so I absolutely respect the noble…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNuclear Installations (Compensation for Nuclear Damage) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, we very much welcome these changes and we thank the Government for taking a world-leading approach here. The Government seek a resurgence of nuclear power, both…14 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Resilience Action PlanMy Lords, on these Benches we very much welcome the publication of the Government’s resilience action plan. Of course, we recognise that we live in a period marked by heightened…10 Jul 2025HANSARDOverarching National Policy Statement for EnergyMy Lords, I start also by paying tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and the work that he did as a Minister. I know that it was his decision to step down, and it has been really…09 Jul 2025HANSARDData Centres: Energy and Water ConsumptionMy Lords, demand is increasing faster than our policies for AI energy usage. AI is desperately power hungry, just at the pinch point where we are desperately trying to reach clean…08 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewMy Lords, we are very grateful to NESO for the final report on this catastrophic power failure that shut down Heathrow, and we note the deeply concerning findings. A single point…08 Jul 2025HANSARDGrangemouth Oil Refinery Closure: Job LossesMy Lords, on these Benches, we believe in a just transition, and I know that the Government do too, but, more broadly, what action are this Government taking to be proactive and…03 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Modern Industrial StrategyMy Lords, we on these Benches very much welcome this the first industrial strategy since 2017. We particularly welcome the concentration on our energy resilience and energy…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Extreme HeatTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prepare for, and mitigate, the increasing likelihood of prolonged periods of extreme heat in the United Kingdom.26 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Extreme HeatMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her Answer. Prolonged extreme heat is now 100 times more likely because of climate change, a new Met Office report has found. Inescapable heat…26 Jun 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, we welcome the stated aim of getting Britain building and kick-starting our economic growth, delivering much-needed housing and critical infrastructure. We also…25 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyMy Lords, we on these Benches very much welcome this report. Of course, after decades of underinvestment, it is essential to ensure that our country can operate appropriately. I…24 Jun 2025HANSARDContracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025My Lords, I too speak in favour of the amendment tabled in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, against the Motion tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Wilson of Sedgefield.…23 Jun 2025