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HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)We are in a curious position with this clause, which is a bit akin to my writing to the then Energy Minister to ask him to reintroduce the Bill as soon as possible. The Government…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)As always, you are right, Ms Nokes, so I will temper my remarks. I hope that common sense will prevail and that a thumping majority will ensure that the clause is retained so that…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I heard what the Minister had to say about the amendments. I am pleased to hear that the Government are taking this seriously, and I hope that the measures that he suggests by…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)If the hon. Member cares to go back to the consultation in 2020, he will see that there are certain exemptions, depending on things such as conservation areas, from getting…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)It seems rather a long time since I got through the first half of my remarks on this clause, but I am happy to continue. I will recapitulate briefly what is in the clause, and…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)For clarity, I did not say that it was introduced by the Government, nor would I say that, because it certainly was not. The point I was trying to make was that it is now a part…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The clause addresses some very important issues with the process of hydrogen trials, which are in fact already under way in a couple of parts of the UK. It relates to the first…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Into a plasma within a contained vessel. The processes of producing that plasma for the purposes of electricity generation are indeed very different from producing steam,…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I would like to move the amendment formally and explain briefly why the Opposition would like the amendment.08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 100, in clause 170, page 146, line 7, at end insert— “(5) Within six months of the date of this section coming into force, the Secretary of State must…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)All I can say is: hooray! I have spent quite a lot of time on previous occasions attempting to get the House to legislate on separate electricity storage licences—freestanding…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The hon. Member is of course right to say that neutrons, in their own right, cannot produce radioactivity, but that is not what I was saying. What I was saying is that the process…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The hon. Member is absolutely right. I think the figure is around 6%—sometimes a bit higher—but part of the issue with that loss is not just the general inefficiency of the…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)These are sensible provisions, following the initial clauses about low-carbon heat schemes, and they will help greatly with the regulation of the schemes generally. I have nothing…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The clause relates to the question of the installation of heat pumps, as the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun correctly drew attention to. The intention of the amendment,…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend has put forward very well a potential problem that we are moving towards here—a problem that the new clause, which I am sure he will support, is designed to get us…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I hope we have established that it is not the case that fusion activity is much more advantageous than fission from a safety and waste point of view. It is not, in itself,…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)The Minister is not just a glass half-full guy; he is a glass overflowing and going down the side of the glass on to the table kind of guy. I am not sure I can work out the best…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)Yes. The various retail energy companies that have been responsible for the roll-out have in many instances tried their hardest, but they have been overcome by the sort of…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 99, clause 160, page 136, line 20, at end insert— “(2) Strategic transmission network projects that are— (a) identified in the Electricity Networks…08 Jun 2023