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HANSARDNuclear: Small Modular ReactorsMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord for his congratulations. What better way to spend my birthday than answering his Question? I understand his frustration. Of course,…19 May 2025HANSARDInfrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025That the draft Order laid before the House on 10 March be approved. Relevant document: 20th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand Committee…13 May 2025HANSARDMethane (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, it has been an interesting debate. Like members of the Grand Committee, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for initiating the debate and her chairmanship…13 May 2025HANSARDClimate Change: ProgressMy Lords, the Government are committed to strengthening the nation’s resilience to climate change. We welcome the Climate Change Committee’s latest report and are carefully…06 May 2025HANSARDEnergy Grid ResilienceMy Lords, as I think I have already said, the security of our energy system is clearly critical. I take the point the noble and right reverend Lord raised about cybersecurity.…06 May 2025HANSARDEnergy Grid ResilienceNo, my Lords, I am not aware of any investment, but I will double-check. I am very happy to discuss this with my noble friend. We should also mention nuclear fusion as having…06 May 2025HANSARDEnergy Grid ResilienceMy noble friend is right about AI; that was one of the main points raised in the Tony Blair Institute report, which was raised earlier. We are giving long-duration energy storage…06 May 2025HANSARDInfrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025My Lords, it has been a really interesting debate. First, I say to the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, that her views are not surprising, as she has managed to convey this to me…06 May 2025HANSARDInfrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025My Lords, this instrument, which was laid before the House on 10 March 2025, is another important step in supporting the deployment of onshore wind and solar, which are critical…06 May 2025HANSARDClimate Change: ProgressMy Lords, I recognise the argument, but if every country that emitted the same emissions as the UK does took action, we would have a critical impact on reducing global greenhouse…06 May 2025HANSARDInfrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025. Relevant document: 20th Report from the Secondary Legislation…06 May 2025HANSARDClimate Change: ProgressMy Lords, I am not going to stand at the Dispatch Box and say that we are going to rule this out completely. The noble Baroness will know that flood-plain building is possible in…06 May 2025HANSARDEnergy Grid Resilience—again. I think that is absolutely right. So much misinformation about energy policy appears in social media and in the media generally. We are doing our best; sometimes…06 May 2025HANSARDEnergy Grid ResilienceMy Lords, interconnectors are very important for our energy security. As we move towards a low-carbon world, we will wish for that supply to be as low-carbon as possible. This…06 May 2025HANSARDClimate Change: ProgressMy Lords, first, on the substantive point that the noble Lord makes about progress, he will know that we are not yet halfway through the national adaptation programme 3.…06 May 2025HANSARDEnergy Grid ResilienceMy Lords, the noble Lord can hardly expect me to go into the details of what we expect out of such discussions. He will know that we are embarked on resetting the relationship…06 May 2025HANSARDEnergy Grid ResilienceMy Lords, I do not have the exact figures, but I will certainly find them and send them to the noble Lord. Clearly, protecting the offshore infrastructure is a very important…06 May 2025HANSARDEnergy Grid ResilienceMy Lords, I very much take my noble friend’s point; I will certainly take it on board and discuss it with colleagues. In relation to energy security, I have already said that we…06 May 2025HANSARDEnergy Grid ResilienceMy noble friend will know that my colleagues in the MHCLG are discussing these matters at the moment. I, of course, very much understand the contribution that solar on rooftops…06 May 2025HANSARDClimate Change: ProgressMy Lords, if I may say so, that sounded like a very dogmatic question. The noble Lord would be forgiven for not thinking that, in government, his party passed legislation…06 May 2025