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HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 4 March be approved. Relevant document: 20th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee26 Mar 2025HANSARDHeathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and SecurityMy Lords, my understanding is that, in Heathrow’s view, the supply was insufficient to ensure safe and secure operation. Therefore, it proceeded to reconfigure its internal…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend on all of that. I am glad that he mentioned the importance of nuclear energy as our essential baseload. With Sizewell C, the SMR programme,…26 Mar 2025HANSARDHeathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and SecurityMy Lords, I am sure those are things that need to be looked at and reviewed by Heathrow, and more generally in relation to the grid and network connections, which I think is part…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesMy Lords, I cannot give a definitive date for future legislation, as the noble Earl will understand, but he is right about market reform. We are considering fundamental changes,…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEcodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025My Lords, what I think I said was that, in line with the scrutiny committee’s recommendations, we will commit to publicising future changes through a parliamentary Statement to…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesThe noble Lord is clearly right that energy efficiency in our homes is necessary if we are going to meet the net zero target by 2050 and hold down the cost for domestic consumers.…26 Mar 2025HANSARDHeathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and SecurityMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his work, particularly the work of the National Preparedness Commission. The matter he raises is very important. The Government take the…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesMy Lords, I have noticed the change in leadership at EDF, and we look forward to having discussions in the future with the new person who has been appointed. EDF has made a major…26 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationI am grateful to the noble Lord for raising this question again. He will know that the Government have committed to prevent the import from Russia of nuclear fuels by 2030. We are…24 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationNo, my Lords, and I very much regret that the Opposition have withdrawn their support for policies taking us towards net zero, particularly in view of the fact that the noble…24 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords, a process for small modular reactors is being undertaken by Great British Nuclear at the moment. It has undertaken a technology appraisal, tenders have now come in, and…24 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords, I totally agree with the noble Baroness that the wholesale move to electrification, not just in power generation but in transport, industrial processes and home heating,…24 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords, the noble Lord will recall that we signed contracts in December to launch the first carbon capture, usage and storage project. We expect that, by 2030, clean sources of…24 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords, I understand the noble Lord’s concern. He will know that the Great British Energy Bill is being debated in the other place in a day or two’s time. I understand the point…24 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords, the noble Lord will know that through Urenco, at Capenhurst, we are investing a considerable amount of money into the HALEU programme to enable us to have the whole fuel…24 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords, I do not think there is any confusion at all. The policy is quite clear. We value our agricultural land, and the total amount of it that could be used by solar in…24 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords, in an era of heightened geopolitical risk, switching oil and gas for home-grown clean energy from renewables and other clean technologies offers security that fossil…24 Mar 2025HANSARDScotland: New Nuclear Power GenerationMy Lords, I absolutely agree with my noble friend on the importance of the small modular reactor programme. He knows that Great British Nuclear is going through a selection…18 Mar 2025HANSARDScotland: New Nuclear Power GenerationMy Lords, the noble Earl is not going to draw me into commenting on what the Scottish Government have done on these matters. However, it is worth making the point that, in 2023,…18 Mar 2025