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HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI am afraid we will have to differ on that. Amendment 1 has been written on good advice, in terms of what EDF does and does not do in its operation, and, on the contrary, what a…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillIt would not be irresponsible to support the Bill on Third Reading, but it would be responsible of the Government to take a little more notice of these particular problems with…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI rise to speak to the amendments tabled on Report. You will be interested to know, Mr Deputy Speaker, that I would also like to talk about the Bill and its contents.10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillSorry, no—I have a general habit of wearing a mask whenever possible. The Bill essentially falls into three parts. Part 1 concerns the designation of a company for the receipt of…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThe hon. Member is quite right that prior to 2007 the Labour Government did not consider the development of nuclear power by state means to be an appropriate way forward, although…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillIt is correct that EDF is owned by the French state, but it is not controlled by the French state and, as I say, it does not operate for investment purposes. The amendment…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThe Bill, as its title suggests, is about how to finance nuclear power. We know that the Climate Change Committee has indicated that some nuclear power is needed in the future as…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThat is precisely why we wish to put in the Bill that there should be a direction in which the Government should go. Of course they should have flexibility in how they work, but…10 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I am afraid that this morning we cannot beat the record for the briefest Committee sitting, but I hope we will get…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesI congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on obtaining the debate this afternoon and on putting forward the case for local energy, particularly for a community…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesThe hon. Member is absolutely right. It is not particularly difficult to overcome these problems. I am emphasising this deep mindset of how the grid works that has been with us…30 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)Mr Gray, if the amendment were to be passed, I do not think it would have an effect on clause 31. I merely raise the issue because we will be talking about all these issues in…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)Yes. I thank the Minister. Question put and agreed to. Clause 33 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 34 to 42 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedule Minor…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I suspect that the Minister may also want to write to me on this. Paragraph 4 deals with consequential repeals. I am familiar, as I am sure everybody is, with the works at the…25 Nov 2021HANSARDPoint of OrderThank you for your guidance on this matter, Madam Deputy Speaker. Of course I withdraw the question of misleading the House. I hope the Business Secretary will come to the House…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for setting out what the clause is about. Hon. Members will recognise that the clause is deeply embedded with the rest of the clauses in this part of the…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)Further to that point of order, Mr Gray. I would like to associate myself with the Minister’s remarks about the passage of the Bill and with the thanks that are due to the many…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for his consideration of the processes by which a power plant might need to be rescued and/or decommissioned and/or discontinued. I think he will recognise,…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Member is right that in the event of an utter catastrophe, where the nuclear core does not work, the concrete casings are seriously deficient and the whole thing has to…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Sixth sitting)I have a brief question for the Minister on clause 33(7)(b), concerning the application of section 171(1) of the Energy Act 2004. It says: “omit the definition of ‘non-GB…25 Nov 2021