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HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, quite rightly, the Bill before us requires a degree of consultation. In the designation process, the Secretary of State is required to consult a number of people, with…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I am afraid that I cannot be quite as brief as the noble Lord because I have a number of amendments in my name. I am also conscious of the pressure on the Committee’s…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillWe have had a masterclass in defining things such as the value for money study; we are getting a masterclass in ministerial obfuscation. My question to the Minister was, “Are we…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I am enormously grateful for the opportunity to listen to so many noble Lords who have contributed to the debate. It has been a masterclass in what we mean by value for…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillAs I was saying, we come to the second string of things that were debated, in relation to the criteria surrounding the designation process. We heard something wonderful: a…08 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillOh!02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, before I remark on Amendments 122, 123 and 124, I express my surprise that we still have arrangements in our House whereby those who wish to contribute virtually do not…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I think we are all grateful to the Minister for her remarks. It is clear that the Government share the concerns we have expressed about construction products, CO 2…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillI am very grateful for what the Minister said the Government are doing, but before she moves on to the next amendment, can she give a clear indication of the timescale? Far too…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillThe noble Baroness is forgiven entirely, and let us hope she will come to support the amendment at the end. The Bill is clear what it is about. It is to make provision about the…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I will try my very best to be as quick as I can, as I have tried to in all my contributions. I began my last contribution with concern about the speaking order of…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillAbsolutely.02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillAs I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, Amendment 111 seeks to address the issue of potentially unsafe electrical items purchased online and the impact that could have…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, if I purchase, say, an electric fan or a tumble dryer online, it will arrive at my door within a few days and I will plug it in and use it. However, the item could be…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, in my remarks, I went out of my way to praise the current Government for the promises and commitments they have made in this area. I will go further and say that I will…02 Mar 2022HANSARDGambling AdvertisingMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform. Since gambling advertising and gambling itself were liberalised by the Gambling Act 2005, the promotion…01 Mar 2022HANSARDGambling AdvertisingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the link between gambling advertising and gambling-related harm.01 Mar 2022