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HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI will take that as a comment and not as a question. I continue to look at all aspects of the Bill to see how they can be improved.09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this very useful short debate. I welcome the amendments proposed by my noble friend Lord Vaizey. Taken together, as numerous…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillFirst, I extend my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and my noble friend Lord Leigh for the amendments in this grouping. Let me start by addressing Amendments 15A and 17,…09 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyI assure the noble Lord that we are doing all that we can to ensure that Ellesmere Port has a bright future. The automotive industry in general is an essential part of the…02 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyUltimately, of course, these are commercial decisions for the companies involved, but we are working closely with a number of people interested in establishing gigafactories. We…02 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyI agree with my noble friend that it is very important that we see a future for these industries. As I have said, we are doing all that we can to help—I outlined our financial…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillCould my noble friend repeat the question please?02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillYes, but we are arguing it should be declared void by automatic obligation of statute, rather than it being a power the Secretary of State could exercise. I have just explained…02 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyI agree with my noble friend and indeed I would include vans as well. He makes a very good point. Developing a competitive UK electrified supply chain is key to maintaining the…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank everybody who has spoken in this debate and thank my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering for tabling the amendment. It seeks to clarify that certain factors, namely…02 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyI outlined in previous answers the support that we are giving; we are looking closely at all these matters. I am sure that it is eminently possible to ensure that a circular…02 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyThere are a number of good proposals around the country, including from Coventry, for the location of gigafactory investment. Ultimately, of course, the decision will be a…02 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyI am pleased to tell the noble Baroness that we are already investing millions of pounds in training for green jobs under the Green Homes Grant scheme. We invested about £7…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillIf the acquisition in question poses a risk to national security, yes, there is the general power, but the point I was making is that, with regard to areas of political and…02 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyThose decisions have already been made, and I agree with the noble Lord: it is essential for the future of the industry, and in relation to issues such as rules of origin, that we…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillFirst, I thank my noble friend Lord Lansley for his Amendment 11. With the permission of the Committee, I will speak first to the three minor technical amendments that the…02 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyI know the noble Lord’s personal commitment to the north-west, and I agree with him about leaving no stone unturned. I assure him that the Government are committed to securing the…02 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyA bid from Coventry, bids from the north-west, a bid from the Wirral as well—we totally understand that. The noble Lord will understand that these are commercial decisions. We are…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI am grateful to noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Fox, for their introductions to this debate. I thank them for proposing this new clause and for enabling a further…02 Mar 2021