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HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Plasma, yes.08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Thank you, Ms Nokes, and I apologise for not prosecuting my arguments procedurally in the correct way earlier. I want to respond to what the hon. Member for Southampton, Test has…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Is the hon. Gentleman suggesting that an individual neutron is a body that can further emit a radioactive source? That cannot be true. Radioactivity, by its nature, is the smaller…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)This summer, along with colleagues on the Science and Technology Committee, I had the opportunity to visit the Torus at Oxford—a particularly impressive site—and to hear from not…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I will take your advice, Ms Nokes.08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)My right hon. Friend is making a powerful case around what many of us hear on the doorstep. Does he agree that being able to define exactly what any levy would be for is a really…06 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am listening carefully to the hon. Gentleman. If I understand our historical regulatory regime, it was about prevention from harm—we would regulate cyanide, but not necessarily…23 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]The right hon. Gentleman was engaging in palaeontological analysis. If I can bring him to the slightly more recent past, he named the number of wind farms given planning…09 May 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeMy father is a civil and structural engineer and I have engaged with him regularly on the subject of sewage pollution, but I think that one of his more familial aphorisms is…25 Apr 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillI emphasise that point. I too was on the armed forces parliamentary scheme, and extend my thanks. Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the most eye-opening insights we got into…24 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillMy hon. Friend has mentioned the creativity with which local voluntary organisations are helping veterans. Does he agree that some of the spirit that enabled them to serve so well…24 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q That is very interesting. It almost reflects the economic drivers in the Salford-Manchester complex at the moment, even before we get the National Cyber Force up at Samlesbury.…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you so much for your evidence. As we transition into this new world, I am interested in hearing your expert view on where you are seeing immediate demand—for example, the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)That is really interesting; thank you.21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Fair, yes; I can see that is different, but a student coming in in five years’ time when this is established could say, “Well, if I go through this modularisation programme and…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q I can see how there would be a feedback loop here for almost honey-potting around in educational institutions in key industries. Sir KCB Bell—I always start with flattery; I…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q This is a very interesting debate. In terms of being overwhelmed by choice, perhaps I could start with ladies first again, but I would like both of your opinions. Is there a…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q And that would achieve 4 and 5, but it is 6 where the problem kicks in. Professor Rigby: Six is still fine. The opportunity is to put in those optional modules that are current…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Yes, I am very interested. Say I was to take advantage of these loans and invest my time and hard-earned money in moving from one job sector to another via the modular course,…21 Mar 2023