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HANSARDEnergy 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 ] (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 95, in clause 119, page 108, line 34, at end insert “including the oversight of efficiency and loss reduction in cabling”. This amendment would give the…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)This is another stand-alone clause. We have discussed the question of DACCS and other forms of mechanical greenhouse gas removal before, and our consensus of understanding was…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)We come to a section of the Bill that I heartily approve of. I have long championed the idea that we set up an independent system operator in this country. It is really important…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I have nothing to say on the clause, but I believe that my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam does.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 ] (Seventh sitting)We come to the first section of part 6 of the Bill, which deals with market reform and consumer protection. The first clauses in this part relate to developing far greater…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)Indeed. The hon. Member makes an important point about where we connect and the facilities for connection, which I will consider briefly in a moment. This is also a substantial…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The hon. Member is right that the processes are quite different—I was about to put forward a few reflections on that—but they are not completely unconnected. As she mentioned,…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Amendment 84 is included in this group, I believe?06 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Most of the provisions in this group deal with the establishment and terms of a hydrogen counterparty. The establishment of the counterparty is clearly important in the raising…06 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 86, in clause 78, page 67, line 31, at end insert— “(4A) Revenue support regulations may make provisions for the return of sums held by a revenue support…06 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I hear what the Minister has said. I am a little sorry that the Government cannot place their own policy in the Bill, but I hear that they will make plans to take that into…06 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)We have two concerns about this group. One relates to Government amendment 12, and the other to amendment 117, which we seek to advance. Amendment 117 simply seeks to widen the…06 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Gray. Before we proceed with the impressive first group of amendments and new clauses, may I use your offices to inquire about other new clauses that it…06 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The amendment concerns a different aspect of clause 104. When the Secretary of State establishes one or more low-carbon heat schemes under subsection (1), they must produce a plan…06 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)If the Minister does pursue this, that is what we would propose. I would just add, finally, that I think there is considerable support for that in this Committee. The right hon.…06 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 89, in clause 104, page 98, line 35, at end insert “which must include provision for— (a) a ban on the installation of unabated gas boilers in new…06 Jun 2023