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HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI thank noble Lords for their insightful contributions on the designation of a company as Great British Energy and the ownership of such a company. I welcome the amendments from…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI thank the noble Lord for his response to these amendments. I reiterate that the core aim of these amendments is to protect the taxpayer, ensure proper scrutiny and secure the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI rise to speak to Amendment 2, in the name of my noble friend Lord Frost and my own. This amendment brings critical clarity to the purposes of the Great British Energy Bill. It…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, and the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for their amendments. We all agree that modern slavery is one of the great scourges of…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I rise to speak in favour of my noble friend Lady Noakes’s stand part notice. This clause deals with the Crown status—or more accurately, the lack of Crown status—of…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Naseby for introducing his thoughtful and technical amendments, which no doubt would improve the quality of the Bill should they pass. I…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, Amendment 21 is in my name. The UK led the world, becoming the first country to split the atom. This was followed in 1956 by the world’s first nuclear programme and a…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Nuclear: Modular ReactorsLast week, in answer to a question on COP 29 from the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, referencing GB Energy, the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Basildon, suggested…02 Dec 2024HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024My Lords, I support this instrument. This order will expand the scope of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to include carbon dioxide venting in the upstream oil and gas sector. It…02 Dec 2024HANSARDContracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024My Lords, I rise to support His Majesty’s Government’s draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024. These regulations will enable further…02 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I begin by welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Beckett, and the noble Lord, Lord Mackinlay of Richborough, to this House and congratulate them on two magnificent maiden…18 Nov 2024HANSARDRenewable Energy: CostsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to wind up this interesting debate on energy on behalf of the Opposition. Indeed, it is the second such debate we have had in the last two weeks, with a…14 Nov 2024HANSARDClimate AgendaMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, for tabling this debate. I also welcome my noble friend Lady May of Maidenhead to her place in this House and congratulate her on a…24 Oct 2024HANSARDUK-Scottish Government RelationsMy Lords, one of the many successes of the Scotland Office under the previous Government was building deep relationships with the 32 local authorities in Scotland. Of course, that…24 Oct 2024HANSARDPost Office HorizonI welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, to her place on the Front Bench. I am glad that the Government are picking up with a sense of urgency the last piece of business that…24 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechI thank the noble Lord for continuing to joust with me. I did say that I would focus on Scottish issues, because I know Wales and Northern Ireland less, and that I would focus on…23 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, on behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition let me first put on record my congratulations to Labour on its comprehensive victory in the general election, and my special…23 Jul 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, it is an honour to speak for the final time on the Bill. Noble Lords will be aware that we have one issue remaining, relating to secondary ticketing. Lords Amendment…23 May 2024