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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]That the Bill be reported from the Committee of the Whole House in respect of proceedings up to and including Wednesday 7 September; and that the order of commitment of 19 July be…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCOP 27: OutcomeThe noble Baroness makes an important point. Energy efficiency should be our first port of call, and indeed it is. Over this Parliament, we are spending £6.6 billion on home…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCOP 27: OutcomeI agree with the point made by my noble friend. We will need to make sure that, when the fund is up and running and established, it goes to the people who really need it, which is…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityWe are looking at a lot of ways of supporting the steel sector—we think that it is a very important sector in the UK. I would question the noble Baroness’s figures. If we wanted…05 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityI thank the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, and the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for their questions. I will start with nuclear, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, and Labour for…05 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityI am pleased to hear that Welsh support. The noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, and the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, both mentioned the importance of energy efficiency and public…05 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityMy noble friend makes some very good points, and I agree with him on the three issues he talked about: generation, energy efficiency and of course distribution, which is equally…05 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityThe answer to the noble Lord is that we need both. We need new large-scale nuclear power, not least to replace some of the ageing stations that are being phased out, but we want…05 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityI think I said in response to the noble Baroness’s earlier question that I welcome this fantastic project and wish the developers well in producing it, particularly as I believe…05 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityI do recall the Question from the noble Baroness. We do not have precise data on how many digital advertising screens there are in the country and what energy they might be using.…05 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityI disagree fundamentally with the noble Baroness. Sizewell C is an important investment. It is still at the planning stage at the moment. We will secure the funding for it and we…05 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityI thank my noble friend for his questions. I also thank him for welcoming me back to the Front Bench, although I was not aware that I had ever left it. Nevertheless, I am sure…05 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityI thank my noble friend for his question. He takes a close interest in this issue, having been Secretary of State for Energy in the past. He makes a very good point about the…05 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy SecurityThe noble Lord will know, from his history of looking at infrastructure projects, that I cannot give definitive answers to those questions. We have announced the funding of…05 Dec 2022HANSARDProtection for Whistleblowing Bill [HL]My Lords, I join the rest of the House in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, on securing Second Reading of her Private Member’s Bill. As a former co-chairman of the…02 Dec 2022HANSARDInternal Market Information System Regulations (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021Noble Lords will understand the importance of protecting citizens and businesses through the effective and efficient operation of the Northern Ireland protocol. This instrument…29 Nov 2022HANSARDInternal Market Information System Regulations (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 July 2021 be approved.29 Nov 2022HANSARDInternal Market Information System Regulations (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021My Lords, I join the noble Lord in expressing my regret that this major piece of legislation has not attracted more speakers. Nevertheless, it is quality that counts, not…29 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP 27: CommitmentsI am happy to write to the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, on the important objective of tidal stream energy. With regard to fossil fuel lobbyists, it was not a cheery sight,…24 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP 27: CommitmentsI join other Members in paying tribute to the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, for bringing forward this debate on the commitments made at COP 27. It has been…24 Nov 2022