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HANSARDEnergy Storage CapacityMy Lords, I am sure most noble Lords agree that more storage of gas and electricity, and more nuclear power and wind, are desirable in the long term. But, as none of these will…05 Apr 2022HANSARDCOP 26My Lords, while all these deals are desirable—as are the main COP 26 aims, the net-zero aims and the Paris targets, if we can get anywhere near them—is not the real need now, the…28 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I rise to oppose this amendment. It is not that I am out of sympathy with the concerns and motives behind it; I am all for any moves that create a more explicit…24 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 12 from the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, and my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe, because I am really quite keen to know what the Government’s…24 Mar 2022HANSARDConstitutional ReformMy Lords, have my noble friend and the noble Lord, Lord Campbell, had a chance to read the latest report from the Constitution Committee called Respect and Co-operation: Building…21 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Discussions with US and ChinaMy Lords, there is a lot in what the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, says. In our discussions with the Americans, are we urging them to pump and export more oil? We are urging the…17 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: BBC World ServiceMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Collins, has a point: the time has come to use our soft power effectively. The entire Russian murder campaign is conducted behind a cover of a wall…10 Mar 2022HANSARDGreen SkillsMy Lords, the International Energy Agency confirms that global emissions are again rising fast. Sadly, it looks as though even if we achieve the UK net zero aim, which is…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, we are getting to the important issue—quite rightly raised by the noble Lord, Lord Vaux—of control, the involvement of foreign companies and, behind them, possibly…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I had rather a nice time working with the Liberal Democrats in the Cameron Government, when, in an enlightened way, they were strongly in favour of nuclear power. It…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I am second to none in my concern for the escalating costs of past nuclear projects—large-scale projects, that is. That is why my hope is that more and more emphasis…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillWhat I am saying is that, if the Secretary of State decides to publish his value for money assessment, that assessment will of course include the long-term national security…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, surely no one is suggesting that these are alternatives, or if they are then that is not what any sensible assessment would allow. Of course the aim for a decarbonised…08 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil and Gas ImportsIs my noble friend Lord Forsyth not entirely right that some very tough short-term measures will have to be taken to help break the Russian monopoly—one part of the measures we…07 Mar 2022HANSARDMike Veale: Police Conduct ReportMy Lords, I endorse the comments of my noble friend Lord Lexden about the Minister’s work, which has been very valiant during the whole of this difficult case. I think it is…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister will have noticed that, on Friday, China and India—in fact, the UAE as well—refused to condemn outright the Russian bloody assault by…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, like others, I greatly look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Sedwill, in this debate. It seems generally agreed that the Prime Minister’s speech on…25 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: NATO MembershipWill my noble friend keep reminding his colleagues that Russia is in some senses half an Asian nation as well as a European one, and that we need not only a united NATO, which I…24 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest, as I am advising a company involved in the power construction sector—Mitsubishi Electric—and a long-standing interest as a former Secretary of…21 Feb 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasMy Lords, in running down North Sea oil and gas for climate purposes, is it not vital to ensure that supply does not shrink so fast that it falls behind continued demand, with the…10 Feb 2022