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HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill24 Mar 2022HANSARDElectricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, we on the Liberal Democrat Benches support these regulations so I will not take up too much of the Grand Committee’s time, but there are a number of questions which I…21 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionIs the Minister aware of the remarks made this afternoon upstairs by the former Kenyan Prime Minister and current presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, about the impact of climate…15 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI thank noble Lords—some more than others—for their contributions to this debate. I particularly thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell, who, while we disagree strongly on these…08 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, on behalf of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, due to her leg being in plaster, and with her permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in her name on the Order…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I apologise for my delay in arriving; I misunderstood and thought that the Committee was adjourned until the end of the special session, which was slightly delayed. I am…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI say with respect to the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington, that she has intervened on many occasions and we probably need to move on. I just ask that these matters be taken…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I will concentrate in particular on Amendment 6, addressing nuclear outages, and Amendment 37, which would protect recipients of universal credit from being liable to…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI have heard this from others, and the argument seems to be, “Well, we’ve created such a mess already that it doesn’t make much difference if we create any more.” They may create…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. I am afraid that I am not entirely reassured by it, because there is a lot of talk in this Bill about protecting commercial interests…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. Given the lateness of the hour, I will not go into detail but just say two things. First, I have read the…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I will speak in particular to my Amendment 5, but I support all the amendments in this group aimed at greater transparency and accountability, particularly those in the…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, Amendment 33 and the subsequent amendments in this group seek to ensure that the Government cannot refuse to publish information that is in the public interest without…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly as time is marching on. I think the Minister told us that the reason why Amendment 5 would not work is basically that the Government cannot tell us…08 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweI thank the Minister for his reply. Is he aware that, at a ZANU-PF rally on 27 February, Vice-president Chiwenga said of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change, “you see how…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders Bill08 Mar 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, Amendment 79 would require the Secretary of State to provide physical proof of immigration status to anyone who has been granted such status and requests such proof. The…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly on this group, particularly to Amendments 2 and 9 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord McNicol of West Kilbride, which I have also signed. I also…08 Mar 2022