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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord. I thank him for his amendments and for his support of mine. In fact, he very ably summarised my amendments. It is…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, tempting as it is to have a large-scale debate about nuclear energy, I do not think that noble Lords will want that. I broadly understand where the noble Baroness is…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI am very grateful to my noble friend. I say to the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, first, that the person to whom she referred has not in fact advised me on this amendment.…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I was at a conference yesterday, and the Telegraph reported on it. The headline is not my authorship.17 Sept 2025HANSARDNational Health Service RegulationsMy Lords, my noble friend referred to Community Health Councils. I was one of the first CHC secretaries to be appointed in 1974.16 Sept 2025HANSARDNational Health Service RegulationsWait for it, my Lords—I was also the Minister who got its abolition through your Lordships’ House. Mea culpa; I was mistaken. We should bring it back.16 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, confronted with the death of my mother four years ago, I have thought long and hard about this bill. Just days after celebrating her 99th birthday, she suffered a…12 Sept 2025HANSARDNuclear Regulatory SystemMy Lords, will my noble friend come back to the point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Howell, about SMRs as opposed to major gigawatt developments? Does he accept that we need both…10 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, very briefly, I support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale; I think it is very important. I want to pick up what my noble friend said: many local…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, first, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Banner, for his outstanding work in relation to judicial review reform. It has clearly had a big impact on the Bill. At the…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI was very grateful to my noble friend for his very responsive wind-up. My noble friend said that the Government would need to consider Amendments 129, 130 and 135D further, and I…09 Sept 2025HANSARDGilt YieldsMy Lords, will my noble friend respond to the comment of the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, about North Sea oil and gas? Will he remind her of the CBI report in spring this…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, to which I have added my name. I am also very sympathetic to the amendment tabled by the noble Earl, Lord…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, surely the point about the Bill is that it is enabling us to put the structures in place to actually get the grid capacity up and running.01 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it has been a very interesting debate. I say to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, that I know the Green Party does not like nuclear, and I would just point to the…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part. I thought the intervention from the noble Lord, Lord Grayling, was very interesting. I very much take his point…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 91. My noble friend Lady Liddell is not able to be with us today, so I have taken on the mantle of championing carbon capture, usage and…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, my Amendment 53B seeks to remove the current requirement for what is known as “regulatory justification” in relation to new nuclear power stations. I want to acknowledge…24 Jul 2025