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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, and the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, for their comments, but I do not think there were any points for me to address, so I will leave it there.12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]There is already a small-scale trial in Fife in Scotland. There are two shortlisted villages, Redcar and Whitby—on the west coast, not Whitby on the east coast. They have been…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I know that the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, has her very passionate views, but there are lots of alternative views out there as well. We are saying that it needs to be properly…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Let me just respond to the noble Baroness’s point and reiterate once again that nobody will be forced to take part in these trials. There is extensive information available. As I…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I am giving the noble Baroness that assurance now, and it will be in the regulations. I am happy to put it in writing, if she wishes. It is not in the Bill, because that is not…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lords, Lord Lennie and Lord Teverson, for their concern about whoever might be the Official Opposition at the time. I suppose we will see. I am surprised that…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I have met a lot of people to discuss these schemes.12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I do not know what the noble Baroness is doing; she is supposed to be deciding whether she will withdraw her amendment, not responding to a debate. This is not a debate on general…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Let me reiterate once again. Noble Lords are getting involved in the detail of what these trials will comprise—timescales, consumer protections, et cetera. This Bill is about…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]The initial intention is for them to last two years, but we will want to come back and look at all these details on the basis of proper scientific evidence.12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]The noble Lord makes a good point. Before he corrected himself, I was about to contradict him and say that a number of energy-from-waste plants are already supplying district…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will start with my Amendments 123 and 124. Amendment 123 seeks to provide additional clarity to Clause 100. Clause 100(1) provides examples of how targets for a…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I do not think that is the case. As a Minister, I have issued many consultations. In my experience there is never a problem with anybody contributing who wishes to, even if they…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEmployment PoliciesMy noble friend puts it extremely well and I agree with him completely. It is almost as if this action is designed to punish the travelling public. With the way they are targeting…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEmployment PoliciesI thank the noble Lord for his question. It is slightly unrelated to the point under discussion, but I would be happy to get back to him in writing.06 Dec 2022HANSARDEmployment PoliciesThe ingenuity of my noble friend in seeking to ask his questions knows no bounds. As far as I am aware, Ministers do not have employment contracts. We serve at the behest of the…06 Dec 2022