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HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I declare my interest as the chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis. It is wonderful to be back in your Lordships’ House after a fairly brief hiatus, and it is very…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026On Sizewell B, I wonder whether the Minister can write to me with more specifics about the supply chain and whether that which currently supplies Sizewell B will come to an end as…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDBritain’s Battery Future ReportMy Lords, I declare my interest as a chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis. High electricity prices feature strongly in the report as a barrier to investment. There is no easy…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 93, 119 and 183. I thank all noble Lords who supported these amendments across Committee and now on Report, including the noble Lords, Lord…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that comprehensive response and for the collaborative approach she has taken in response to these amendments and in all the various letters that…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as the director of Peers for the Planet and as chief engineer at AtkinsRéalis. This is another one of those areas where we have recycled amendments…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister for that response. I also thank the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for all his welcome support for these amendments. As the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, said, all…05 Mar 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I remind noble Lords of my interest as a chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis. I will briefly thank the Minister and his team for their time in all our meetings and…24 Feb 2026HANSARDGovernment Website: Registering a DeathMy Lords, sudden unexplained death in childhood is a tragedy that affects around 40 children per year in the UK, but there are cases where, in the event of a child’s death,…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillMy Lords, I remind noble Lords of my interest as a chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis. For my Amendment 7 in this group, I have simply retabled my amendment from Committee.…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI thank the Minister for making that strong statement from the Dispatch Box on the intention to exclude HEFA technology and feedstocks. That is further than the Government have…10 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, for now, I am going to steer us away from transport and on to a no less important topic: social mobility. I thank the noble Lords who have signed these amendments and…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that very detailed response. I should have declared my own interest in the cost of childcare, as a father of twins; it is a subject that is…02 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendment 101 in my name. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, and the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, for their…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis. My Amendment 3 would make a simple change but it highlights something fundamental to the Bill, so I…20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I raised a minor point around paragraph (a) in Clause 2—“areas of competence”—which refers to “transport and local infrastructure”. My point is about the wording. That…20 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax Armoured VehicleMy Lords, I declare my interest as a chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis. We have a difficult history of armoured fighting vehicle procurements in this country. The TRACER…10 Dec 2025