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HANSARD Building Safety BillIs there any right of redress to the regulatory authorities in local government, such as building inspectors and others, who were responsible for signing off on these schemes?19 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingWill my right hon. Friend decriminalise non-payment of the licence fee to take the pressure off magistrates courts? Should this not be a household bill like any other?17 Jan 2022HANSARD Charter for Budget Responsibility and Welfare CapCould my right hon. Friend comment on what difference, if any, he thinks it makes that a significant proportion of that debt is now owned by the Bank of England, which is 100%…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI would be delighted to see a mixture of renewables, so that the reliability issue is taken care of. The problem with wind is that it is erratic. In the industrial revolution,…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThe hon. Gentleman is raising some important questions about cost and reliability. What is his recommendation as to what the Government should do to make the position better?10 Jan 2022HANSARD Charter for Budget Responsibility and Welfare CapFurther to that point, is my right hon. Friend not quoting a gross figure for the impact of a rise in interest rates, and quite a bit of that would be credited back to the Bank of…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Charter for Budget Responsibility and Welfare CapLet me return to the subject of the debate, the charter for budget responsibility. I will not follow the Opposition into a debate on the general state of the UK economy, which I…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI have learned enough about energy to know that people produce figures that suit their case. I agree with my hon. Friend that we can say that wind energy is a lot dearer than its…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillIs it not the case that, if the Government in power are faced with a big financial disaster from a very large project going horribly wrong and the company going bust, they will…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI wish the Secretary of State, the Minister and the Bill every success. I think we might call this Secretary of State brave, because experience tells us that it is extremely…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThe burden of the argument with the SNP, my hon. Friend and the rest of us is, as I understand it, transparency over the costs and terms of putative contracts. If those are to be…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWill the Secretary of State give some indication of how long it might take to prove and put into a working model the small nuclear technology, if all went well?10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) Billrose—10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillYes. I fear I may be wandering a little from the actual Bill, Mr Deputy Speaker, but given the general context of energy shortage and the crucial role that gas has been playing in…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI welcome proposals that will create more generating capacity in the United Kingdom. As the Minister knows, I am extremely worried that we are already typically 10% dependent on…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) Billrose —10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWhat difference would it have made if we had had double our wind capacity in recent weeks when it was supplying only 2% of our total electricity because there was no wind?10 Jan 2022HANSARD Charter for Budget Responsibility and Welfare CapIt will be picked by people paid decent wages, and if that requires wages to go up a bit, I have no problem with that. It will also be picked by the growing mechanisation of…10 Jan 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Accommodation: RAF ManstonHow many hotels have now been contracted to deal with illegal migrants and with asylum seekers under Government contract, what is the current year’s budget for all this work and…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Ajax Noise and Vibration ReviewThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Minister says that there is a robust fixed-price contract, which is great news. Is he guaranteeing to the House that the very considerable…15 Dec 2021