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HANSARDNuclear Decommissioning Authority (Pension Scheme Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate. I will start with the points made by my noble friend Lord Young and the noble Earl, Lord…13 Feb 2024HANSARDGlobal HeatingI am happy to do so. I did not cover it directly in my speech because we made a big announcement about it last week. I answered Questions on it in this House only the other day.…18 Jan 2024HANSARDGlobal HeatingI thank and pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for bringing forward this important debate. It has been short but interesting none the less, with some excellent…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapThe noble Lord makes a number of good points. Clearly, there are some lessons to be learned from the process of Hinkley. We absolutely funded it in the right way, to go back to…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI welcome the noble Lord’s comments. We recognise the substantial contributions that many communities in Wales have made over the years towards our nuclear policy in the UK and…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapWylfa is one of a number of excellently co-ordinated and positioned sites. I am not sure I want to give it any prominence beyond what it already has; there are a number of other…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapMy noble friend makes a good point. Separate processes for potential reforms to the planning system are going forward in government across a range of areas. Of course, it is…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapThe noble and learned Lord is absolutely right: Scotland has an excellent long tradition of support for nuclear power. Sadly, that is not shared by the existing Scottish…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI agree with a lot of what the noble Lord said. I absolutely accept the strong support of the communities in west Cumbria. I am not sure I agree that they are the most…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI am happy to reassure my noble friend. We have given Rolls-Royce £210 million to help in the development of the next phase of small modular reactors. There are a number of…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapThe noble Baroness makes a very valid point. We are looking forward to the upcoming findings of the nuclear skills taskforce, very ably chaired by Sir Simon Bollom. I am sure he…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapThere is quite a process to go through before then. We announced today the consultation on the national policy statement on siting, and we look forward to seeking the views of…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapWe very much understand that. I know the noble Lord, in his previous constituency interests, had a close connection with these matters. It is important that we take the two…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI thank my noble friend for her suggestions. Of course, we need to pay close attention to the skills needs of the future, which is why we have set up the nuclear skills task force…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapMy noble friend makes a good point—but, of course, these are matters for the regulators, which will keep a close eye on the safety, security and efficacy of the technology.15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapMy noble friend makes a good point, but the attraction of using a similar design is that many of the teething problems that have been undergone at Hinkley will hopefully be solved…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI thank the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, and the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for their introductions. On the comments from the noble Lord, Lennie, we of course welcome the support of…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapYet again on this subject, the noble Baroness sets up a false choice between either nuclear or renewables. We are in favour of doing both; they both have a contribution to make to…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapMy Lords, I know from many conversations that I have had with my noble friend her absolute commitment to pursuing the cause of Wales and the contribution that it can make to our…15 Jan 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapThe noble Viscount makes an important point. We had one of the most pre-eminent nuclear industries, but that industry was left to die during a number of Governments, particularly…15 Jan 2024