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HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, this Bill is about finance as much as it is about nuclear power. Labour believes that new nuclear has an important supporting role to play in the energy mix, alongside…24 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill24 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI am very grateful to the Minister for his detailed response to these amendments and to the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, who ably introduced his amendments and made many powerful…24 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I am sure this group will be very brief. Amendment 5 does exactly what it says: it instructs “the Secretary of State to compel a nuclear company to collect data relating…24 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI thank the Minister for her response and for her assurances. It is good to hear that the information on where the products come from is shared with the department. We were hoping…24 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill24 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I am really looking forward to reading Hansard tomorrow and I compliment the Minister on hiccuping his way through the whole of his response, as with his introduction. I…24 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, Amendment 11 would require the Secretary of State to undertake an assessment of the case for establishing a state-owned entity to take over the delivery and operation of…24 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 6 in this group. Amendment 2 “makes clear that a company may not be designated by the Secretary of State if it is owned, wholly or in…24 Mar 2022HANSARDSub-Postmasters: CompensationMy Lords, yesterday in the other place the Minister committed to hold those responsible to account. Can the Government confirm that this will extend to the directors of the Post…23 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, as we move to the final group it seems that Covid has claimed yet another victim in the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, who is unable to move his amendment. It is a shame that…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, this group of concessions, as the Minister has outlined, is significant because of both the number of amendments and, more importantly, their text and practical effect.…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, we now come to the first mass grouping of a government concessions package. Like others, I express the thanks of these Benches to the noble Lord the Minister and the…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for tabling Amendment 4 and wish her well in her recovery from Covid—it seems that working on BEIS Bills is a…22 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillWe now come to the group beginning with Amendment 106A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire.21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillWell spotted. The amendments are the wrong way round on Today’s Lists—apologies. The Marshalled List takes priority over the printed list so we will go back and take Amendment…21 Mar 2022HANSARDOnshore Wind Bill [HL]My Lords, the issues raised in the Bill—energy and planning—were always important. With recent events they have become even more so and I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady…18 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung Audiences Content Fund: ReplacementMy Lords, up to the beginning of this year, 144 development projects and 55 productions had been funded, some with really great output including Irish, Scottish, Gaelic and Welsh…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillDoes the noble Lord beg leave to withdraw the amendment?17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, Amendments 25 and 25A appear to be alternatives.15 Mar 2022