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HANSARDGlobal Navigation Satellite SystemMy Lords, there is increasing concern from the scientific community about the impact of large satellite constellations upon astronomical observations. What work is being done to…10 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. The national thermal hydraulics facility is a key part of the nuclear sector deal and will bring jobs and investment to…02 Mar 2021HANSARDNorth of England: InvestmentMy Lords, although the paper is entitled A Northern Big Bang , many of the problems described and the possible solutions identified are as relevant to the Midlands as they are to…23 Feb 2021HANSARDHS2: Phase 2BTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on (1) the East Midlands, and (2) Yorkshire, of not delivering the eastern leg of HS2 Phase 2B in full.08 Feb 2021HANSARDHS2: Phase 2BI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare my interests as co-chair of the Midlands Engine All-Party Parliamentary Group.08 Feb 2021HANSARDHS2: Phase 2BI thank the Minister for her reply. Only the full HS2 eastern leg and Midlands Engine Rail—including the developments from regeneration around the HS2 East Midlands hub at…08 Feb 2021HANSARDElectricity SupplyMy Lords, I declare my interests, as shown in the register. We are losing a large amount of low-carbon firm power capacity by the end of this decade. Much of the debate on future…03 Feb 2021HANSARDNational Grid: CapacityMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. The energy White Paper commits to opening the generic design assessment to SMR technologies this year. Can the Minister say…11 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Economic RecoveryMy Lords, I declare my interests in the register. The voice of the regions will be key to our green economic recovery. The Midlands Engine’s green growth conversation aims to…14 Dec 2020HANSARDHydrogen SectorI draw the attention of noble Lords to my entry in the register. There remain significant technical risks with the use of hydrogen. For example, capture rates of carbon capture…30 Nov 2020HANSARDFossil Fuels: BusinessMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. I very much welcome the Government’s ambition for London to become the global centre of green finance and the announcement by…19 Nov 2020HANSARDCarbon EmissionsMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. A recent survey found that while 77% of offshore oil and gas workers were open to joining the renewables sector, and over half…09 Nov 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook 2020 , published on 13 October.20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for that response. The report recommends faster structural changes and the need for Governments to take decisive actions to accelerate clean-energy…20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020My Lords, in asking this Question I declare my interests as recorded in the register.20 Oct 2020HANSARDTrains: East MidlandsMy Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of the Midlands Engine All-Party Parliamentary Group. Rail is playing a vital role in levelling up the Midlands and capitalising…19 Oct 2020HANSARDRolls-RoyceMy Lords, I declare my interest as in the register. The East Midlands, where Rolls-Royce has its headquarters, has the lowest public sector research and development spend in the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. Given that we are unlikely to achieve net zero without nuclear power, which is critical to the security of thousands of jobs…28 Sept 2020HANSARDDevolution in EnglandMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that the White Paper will set out firm commitments to back pan-regional bodies such as the Midlands Engine partnership, given their vital role…22 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy: HydrogenMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. Currently the major basis for hydrogen production, as other noble Lords have said, is steam methane reforming, of which CO 2…17 Sept 2020