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HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I will include an indication of our position on new clause 39, Mr Gray, although I understand that any vote on the new clauses will take place at the end of our proceedings and…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Yes. I am seeking to state why I might wish to withdraw amendment 101, or otherwise, and in so doing I was seeking clarification, Mr Gray. My understanding is that new clause 39,…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Yes. I was actually trying to save time, Mr Gray.13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Right. On amendment 101, I do not think that there is anything explicit in schedule 16 relating to the position of efficiency in regulation. Having had a look at the schedule…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I do not have much to say other than that we now move on to heat network zones as opposed to heat networks themselves, and we will be debating what the term means and how the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 102, in clause 181, page 152, line 27, after “the Secretary of State” insert “or the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority”. This amendment is to ensure…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)We have tabled two amendments to clause 181. As far as I understand it, the clause adds to the heat network system, which, as I have said, has evolved over the years into a number…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)For no other time, probably. Clause 186 is a relevant and necessary proposition concerning the development of heat zones and heat zone authorities, but one thing that does rather…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Once again, the bona fides of the Minister are not in any question at all, but what he is saying to us relies quite a lot on the regulations that will follow from the Bill and how…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)The Minister reflects that circumstances may change over time so it is necessary to have such a power. He is right that circumstances are not static; indeed, we may well miss a…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Clause 186 rather reminds me of Bertrand Russell’s definitions of propositions that are automatically members of their own class and propositions that are not automatically…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I have nothing to add, other than “Hooray, we’ve got to the end of that part!” We now have lots of regulations in place, which is a good thing. Question put and agreed to. Clause…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)We have now moved smoothly and efficiently to the question of energy smart appliances and load control; I will have something to say about load control later. The arrangements for…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 160, in clause 199, page 170, line 3, at end insert— “(f) regulate or prohibit the provision of load control in relation to appliances that are provided by…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)We now come to the section of the Bill concerning licensing of load control. Load control is very much associated with the previous debate, inasmuch as it relates to how energy…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I will not be that brief.13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)Clause 215 is about administrators and the administration of schemes, and those administrators will have at their elbow action plans determined by previous clauses. It is good to…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)On a point of order, Ms Nokes. It has come to my attention that an article published today by Politico says that the Secretary of State has “signaled a coming U-turn on the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)Further to that point of order, Ms Nokes. I thank the right hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell for his point of order, which related to mine. Far be it for me to downplay his…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I thank the right hon. Member for his intervention, but I do not quite share his implied view that everything that comes out of China needs to have that level of security…13 Jun 2023