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HANSARDPower Outages: North of EnglandOf course, there are many lessons to be learned from the past week. It has been extremely challenging in the north of the country. I am from there myself and well aware of the…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPower Outages: North of EnglandMy colleague, Minister Hands, went up to visit the area yesterday, spoke to many people who had been affected and met many of the engineers who have been working around the clock…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPower Outages: North of EnglandI hope we will not just accept it. Balancing the different factors that the noble Lord mentioned, we need to put as many cables underground as possible, but he is right that that…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPower Outages: North of EnglandMy understanding is that there are currently about 20,000 people who are still without power. As I said, 950,000 have had their power restored. I understand the calls for the Army…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPower Outages: North of EnglandI do not have that figure to hand. The noble Lord, with his work on infrastructure, will know that the cost of putting power lines underground is much greater than that of…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPower Outages: North of EnglandThey are indeed private companies, but resilience is in their interests as well as ours, and they are very tightly regulated through Ofgem. They will be seeking to learn all the…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPower Outages: North of EnglandI know that it has been appalling for many people; I come from the area myself and have spoken to many MPs in those areas. I have been contacted by many residents. There are…02 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm ArwenMy Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their contributions. Let me state that I totally share their frustration and annoyance. Storm Arwen has brought severe weather to many parts…02 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm ArwenMy noble friend makes some good points, and I am obviously pleased to hear that his property was not too badly affected. As he knows, I know the area well and I am pleased that…02 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm ArwenYes, I believe that it is. The network operators are as resilient and able in the north of England as they are in the south. But a fact of the geography and communication of this…02 Dec 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, Amendments 4, 5 and 6 seek to put reporting requirements into statute, and I am happy to comment on them. I am grateful to noble Lords for giving me the opportunity to…01 Dec 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillYes, it is my understanding that the Bill, if passed, will enable compensation to be pursued, and there is no need for the restoration of companies to the register for that to…01 Dec 2021HANSARDRegulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment to Schedule 3) (England) Order 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment to Schedule 3) (England) Order 2021. Relevant document : 19th Report from the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCompanies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021. Relevant document: 19th Report from the Secondary…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCompanies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021My Lords, I beg to move that these draft regulations, which were laid before the House on 28 October 2021, be approved. These regulations will amend the Companies Act 2006 to…30 Nov 2021HANSARDRegulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment to Schedule 3) (England) Order 2021My Lords, I beg to move that the draft Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment to Schedule 3) (England) Order 2021, which was laid before the House on 1 November…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCompanies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021I thank both noble Lords. I know that they had some questions, which I will come on to shortly, but both their contributions emphasised how much support there is for these…30 Nov 2021HANSARDRegulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment to Schedule 3) (England) Order 2021I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, for his contribution. As I said initially, the order will ensure that businesses can receive consistent and reliable advice in respect of…30 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillBecause it is a fairly new and exciting agency doing new things. I suppose we will have to disagree on that. There is no point and nothing to be gained by doing otherwise. In…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, for tabling these amendments and for the discussions so far. I will not comment at length, given the discussions that we had…22 Nov 2021