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HANSARDTrades Union Congress: Levelling UpIf the RMT were prepared to seek a more constructive relationship and to provide a service to the travelling public, maybe the Transport Secretary would be prepared to meet it.29 Jun 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsOf course they are doing that research. A vital part of the work and the financing model will be to make sure that all decommissioning costs are taken into account, which is one…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsWe have not made a decision on the relevant business case model—it could be either the RAB or the CfD model—but we will consult on this shortly.28 Jun 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsThe noble Lord might want to ask the people of Sheffield whether they want an SMR beforehand. As a serious point, this is very important; indeed, it is a matter of legislation…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsWe are always open to new ideas for how we can speed the process up. We want to see both existing nuclear technology and the SMR process brought forward as quickly as possible,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsMy noble friend makes an important point, and we will take into account all these factors, including value for money, when we make decisions in the next Parliament on whether to…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsThe noble Baroness makes an important point; these are long-term decisions. Most energy policy decisions are longer term, as it takes many years to bring on stream new energy…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsI agree with my noble friend’s point: Rolls-Royce is indeed an excellent company, which is why we are funding it to do this work.28 Jun 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsThe noble Lord makes an important point. There are a lot of very skilled engineering jobs. We have made some errors in the past on our nuclear strategy, which resulted in a lot of…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsI cannot confirm any individual projects, but I have said that we are proceeding with making final investment decisions in the next Parliament on two further nuclear reactors.28 Jun 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsMy Lords, the energy and security strategy sets out our intention to take one nuclear project to final investment decision in this Parliament and two projects to final investment…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsWe are providing immediate support to Rolls-Royce to develop the SMR; we provided it with £210 million to do exactly that. However, it is important that we go through all the…28 Jun 2022HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 May be approved. Relevant document: 2nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee . Considered in Grand…27 Jun 2022HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 12 May. For 11 years, the warm home discount scheme has ensured much-needed support to millions of households. Since it…20 Jun 2022HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022. Relevant document: 2nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee20 Jun 2022HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022Yes, of course we will conduct a process of constant improvement. As more data become available, as universal credit is rolled out, and as EPCs are increasingly rolled out and…20 Jun 2022HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022My noble friend has asked me a number of difficult questions. Yes, we want to ensure that as much of the funding as possible is committed to this scheme, perhaps all of it will…20 Jun 2022HANSARDWarm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2022I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. The context is that, this year, as we all know, we have witnessed an extraordinary increase in the cost of energy. The…20 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireMy noble friend makes a very important point. He has long experience of industrial relations. It is almost as if these strikes were specifically designed to make life as…15 Jun 2022HANSARDFire and RehireI am sorry the noble Baroness does not want to join us in condemning the potential strike action on the railways and elsewhere. As I said, we want to see good labour relations and…15 Jun 2022