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HANSARDLithium Ion Batteries: Fire Safety StandardsMy Lords, when introduced and managed well, e-bikes and e-scooters can be part of the solution to many of the world’s urban transport and health issues. In fact, this morning I…03 Mar 2022HANSARDPost Office: HorizonI thank the Minister for repeating the response in the other place. The Horizon scandal is the UK’s biggest miscarriage of justice. The Minister has partly answered my question,…24 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction and all noble Lords who have spoken in today’s short debate. I start by declaring an interest—not a financial one, like many…21 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, the Minister mentioned taking a special share in Sizewell C. Are the Government looking to take one in Hinkley as well?21 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI thank the Minister for her detailed response. When she, the other Minister or the department reply, could the letter be shared between all those who have spoken in this debate?…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillIn moving Amendment 64, I will also speak to Amendment 65. I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Bruce, Lord Wigley and Lord German, for adding their names to one or both of the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThat is because those systems are fundamentally different. The EU state aid system was a pre-authorisation, not a post-investigation or oversight. It is not comparing apples with…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillIf the argument is that we are only giving one month to raise a complaint or to look into this, why are the uploading timeframes six months and/or one year? If the Government want…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI have very little to add; it has been covered comprehensively. I was happy and pleased to add my name to Amendment 69. We have talked a lot about equity and balance, and the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillWe welcome the tabling of these two amendments, which move us on from the composition and core investigatory powers of the CMA towards enforcement or, to use the word of the noble…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I think we have a hard stop in 20 minutes, so I will be very brief. I am grateful to noble Lords who put down amendments in this group, including the Minister; I hope…09 Feb 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, if Amendment 120 is agreed, I cannot call Amendment 121 because of pre-emption. Amendment 12008 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. As the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, picked up, he very much focused on Amendments 40 and 42, rather than Amendments 41 and 43. The…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI had nearly finished. I reiterate that we are going to have to come to some sort of agreed position on the bureaucratic burden, which the Minister understandably comes back to,…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, and his detailed analysis, especially picking up and bringing back some of the issues from last week. With his…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Whitty. I agree with all his comments. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for tabling this amendment to…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I think we will have a hard stop at 7.45 pm, so I will try to be brief. Even then, though, I am not sure that we will get through everything. Obviously I am grateful to…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, rather than rush through, let us finish here. I am sure there are some issues that we would go into if there were not one minute remaining.07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI thank the Minister for giving way. Just on the point about challenge and that if a subsidy is below the £500,000 it will be part of a scheme, I think he said before that if it…07 Feb 2022