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HANSARDDepartmental Contingent Liability Notification: Energy Supply Company Special Administration RegimToday I will lay before Parliament a departmental minute describing a contingent liability arising from the issuance of a letter of credit for the energy administrators acting in…06 Jan 2022HANSARDNuclear Third Party Liability FrameworkToday I am notifying Parliament of the ratification of the 2004 protocols to amend the convention on third party liability in the field of nuclear energy (the “Paris convention”)…16 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021. The regulations were laid before…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021We already have a separate reporting regime in place for that—streamlined energy and carbon reporting. I think my right hon. Friend is a member of the Environmental Audit…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021This is a qualitative assessment done by the 1,300 largest companies in this country—those with more than 500 employees—of how they see the risks and opportunities of climate…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021Yes, of course, Mr Gray. The regulations will now require the UK’s largest companies to assess and disclose actions to manage climate-related risks and opportunities. In November…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021I thank the hon. Members speaking for the official Opposition and the Scottish National party for their contributions. Many of the points they made vindicate the approach that the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI commend my hon. Friend, with whom I spoke on Tuesday and Wednesday. It was a pleasure to visit his constituency. At Ireshopeburn, I saw the generator being connected to the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI thank my hon. Friend for that, and it was invaluable to have his assistance on Friday when visiting his community in Banff and Buchan. I met the SSE engineers at Methlick, and…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesAs the House will know, the Secretary of State updated Members last week on how we are continuing to work to ensure that power is restored to people’s homes following Storm Arwen.…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesLet me deal with each point in turn. It would not be fair to say that yesterday was a photo opportunity. The Secretary of State visited the armed forces, engineers, local…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for those further questions, and for his concern. It was good to have a chance to give him an in-person update on Friday morning on the situation…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s comments as a local MP, but I reject absolutely his allegation of some kind of north-south divide. The response was very swift from the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI thank my hon. Friend for his invaluable assistance on Friday in Aberdeenshire. I do not think he and I will ever forget meeting the engineers who had been working up to 17-hour…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI thank my hon. Friend for his engagement throughout the process on behalf of his Cumbria constituents. He makes some very good points. We will be asking all Members to give their…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI thank the hon. Member for that contribution. I understand the passion that he feels, but a lot has been done on the ground. I saw for myself the provision of accommodation by…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI am told that the hon. Gentleman’s office was informed that I was coming to Ellon in his constituency, but may I use this opportunity to thank the school in Ellon and…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI stress that I am not apologising on behalf of the companies, but it is “up to three months”; I hope that it will be a lot quicker. Of course the Secretary of State and I will…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesOf course we will be working, particularly with local resilience fora. The Secretary of State had a series of meetings on calls with local resilience fora through last week,…06 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesI thank my hon. Friend for her engagement with me and the Secretary of State on behalf of her constituents, and in particular for making meetings at relatively short notice. I…06 Dec 2021