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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis, a vice-chair of Peers for the Planet and co-chair of Legislators for Nuclear. As an engineer, of…25 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Policy Statement for Nuclear Energy GenerationMy Lords, I declare my interest as a chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis in the nuclear industry. I look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Maclean. It…21 May 2025HANSARDMethane (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, first, I declare my interest as a chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis. I thank the committee’s chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for all her work in steering…13 May 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords, I declare my interest in the register. Can the Minister please update the House on the progress his department is making with banning the imports of Russian nuclear…24 Mar 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis. I will make two very brief points. My first point is on nuclear and the amendment the noble Lord,…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I too very much welcome the Government’s Amendment 8 and thank the Minister for the productive engagement we had in between Committee and Report. I also thank the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I listened very carefully to what the Minister had to say, and I am very pleased with what she said. There was a lot of reassurance on areas without a devolution deal,…05 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]05 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interest as a chief engineer for AtkinsRéalis and as a director of Peers for the Planet. My two amendments in this group address the two issues I raised in…05 Feb 2025HANSARDHousing: Permitted Development RightsMy Lords, I declare my interest as listed in the register. Running through the creation of additional housing are upcoming policy decisions on regulating embodied carbon. Can the…18 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I declare my energy interests in the register and rise to speak to Amendment 56 on behalf of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, who cannot be here today. This is a probing…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I shall make a few brief points. I take the point made by the Minister about the list system with Amendment 66, but I hope we can get some assurance leading up to Report…17 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill17 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Reforms: Net-zero Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, I declare my interests as listed in the register. A Written Ministerial Statement from December last year is preventing a number of sustainable developments from being…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his response to my amendments. I wanted briefly to clarify something he said in responding to my Amendment 19. He essentially made a link…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I declare my energy interests in the register. I will speak to my Amendment 19 and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, for her support of that amendment. This…03 Dec 2024HANSARDGreat British Nuclear: Modular ReactorsMy Lords, I declare my interests as in the register. As the Minister will be aware, we currently have an issue with dependence on Russian fuel for our nuclear fleet. What progress…02 Dec 2024HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register, including as a chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis and as a director of Peers for the Planet. I shall speak to my…26 Nov 2024HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, my amendment follows on nicely from what the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, said earlier. He put it very well: devolution is really good and something that we can all…26 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I live and work in Derby, so it is a particular delight to see the noble Baroness, Lady Beckett, make her maiden speech. She is a living legend in the city of Derby,…18 Nov 2024