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HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Twelfth sitting)If there is some ambiguity, is there a reason why he feels that putting a clarification in the Bill to spell it out and give those reassurances would not be acceptable? The…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)Clause 270 is about prohibition of new coalmines going forward. The reason the Lords felt that was needed, although there had been a de facto position of no new coalmines for…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)Further to that point of order, Dr Huq. I sought the advice of another Committee Chair, James Gray, on whether it was appropriate. Obviously, it is appropriate for a shadow…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)Perhaps the hon. Member might like to make a speech after I have sat down. All I can do is reiterate the comments I have had from people who are very much at the heart of the UK…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)I will come to that point in a moment, and I have some quotes from the steel industry. It is not just carbon dioxide that is a problem. The Green Alliance estimates that the mine…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)It is good that we have all had a chance to refresh ourselves over lunch and have come back ready to do battle once again over the need to prohibit new coalmines. Clause 270,…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)It is net zero, but that requires us to make significant reductions in carbon emissions in the areas where we can, and we know that we can do that in replacing coal use. There…20 Jun 2023HANSARDClaimant Inquiry Waiting TimesI am glad to hear that action is being taken, although it sounds like it will be quite a long time before it starts to have an effect. I have a constituent, Shani, who has been…19 Jun 2023HANSARDClaimant Inquiry Waiting Times19. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times on (a) personal independence payment and (b) employment support allowance claimant inquiry lines.19 Jun 2023HANSARDMusicians Touring in EuropeI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It seems that piecemeal progress is being made, and the Musicians’ Union and others in…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Abortion: Offences against the Person ActThe Minister seems to be saying that if something is deemed a matter of conscience and subject to a free vote, it is never a matter for Government legislation and bringing it…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eleventh sitting)As Labour left government, we had plans for an ecologically coherent network of, I think, 113 marine conservation zones. Does my hon. Friend share my disappointment that we are…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Will the Minister clarify what he means by “industry participants”?15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)I have no idea what you are talking about. I am not sure I have ever seen it.15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eleventh sitting)I think my hon. Friend made it perfectly clear that some places are appropriate for offshore wind and some are not because of the nature of the marine environment. Does he share…15 Jun 2023HANSARDMusicians Touring in Europe9. What progress she has made with Cabinet colleagues on supporting musicians planning to tour in Europe.15 Jun 2023HANSARDDeep-sea Mining Exploration Regulations4. What his policy is on the proposals for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining exploration regulations at the International Seabed Authority Council and Assembly in Kingston,…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDeep-sea Mining Exploration RegulationsThe Minister has just read out the written answer that was given fairly recently. As I understand it, that actually means that the Government have rejected calls for a…13 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Has the Foreign Secretary seen the report in the i newspaper today that a Ukrainian businessman suspected by the FBI of being a Russian FSB asset is living in London and used…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)It is £6 billion.13 Jun 2023