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HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)He said: “We have to take the public with us on this—we cannot keep adding to people’s bills to try to make things work.” —[ Official Report , 9 May 2023; Vol. 732, c. 276.] That…06 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. Hopefully, the passage of the rest of the Bill will be pacific and friendly under your chairmanship and that of the…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Yet again, the clause appears to be relatively straightforward, but I would like to unpack the meaning of “false statements”. The Minister has given a general outline of what it…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)This is another fairly straightforward clause about criminal proceedings, but we ought to focus on the statement at the end of clause 35 about the definition of “offshore place”.…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)That is a bit of a worrying definition, because it suggests that outside the 12-mile zone, the offence would not be prosecutable. A lot of carbon capture and storage installations…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)That does not address the fact that carbon capture and storage, and the repositories for it, are way out to sea. Putting a pipe at the bottom of those repositories, and connecting…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is a wider gap, basically.25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Try as I might, I cannot find much at fault with this chapter of the Bill. On the contrary, I actually think it is rather well drafted. I am happy to sit down, having said nothing…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)As the Minister says, these clauses are important in establishing reporting requirements relating to carbon capture and storage strategy and policy statements, and the requirement…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)We are now dealing with orders that follow from material we have considered previously in relation to false statements, the insolvency of companies and various other things.…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I was about to say that. I can reveal that the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun was seen in the Library yesterday evening wearing a Kilmarnock shirt, which attested to his…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Yet again, there are some sound provisions in the Bill on transfer schemes and how they might work. We have had the debate about how transfer schemes might follow from orders and…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)With respect, that slightly misses the point about the question of the consent of the pre-existing licence holder. My question was: does the fact that the Bill says the Secretary…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Are we not going to talk about the schedule?25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I was getting so into the weeds that that is not surprising. My question concerns compensation for third parties and the extent to which the Secretary of State appears to be…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I think we have identified the relevant notifications on the termination event. The clause seems to be an admirable way to do it, particularly in respect of the co-operation with…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)We come to the part of the Bill where we go through all the definitions and talk about the various amendments that have been made to other pieces of legislation. I always worry…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Yes, indeed. My hon. Friend has read my mind, as she often does. This clause is procedural, as I have illustrated, and essentially says: “There may be exemptions. We don’t know…23 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am attempting to get to my feet, Mr Gray.23 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I do not have anything much to say about clause 7 standing part. I will have some things to say about some of the clauses that follow, but the power to grant licences is pretty…23 May 2023