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HANSARD Climate ChangeIf one is trying to get a zero-emissions outcome, trying to get a lot more high carbon fuel out of the ground using some of the most difficult ways possible does not exactly seem…24 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeThe hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point—possibly with the aid of his calculator—that I had not put forward this evening, and it shows the scale of this injustice. He is right to…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeWe have had a tremendous debate, which has combined passion, eloquence and reasonableness. Most importantly, not a single Member has put forward an iota of defence for the…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsI agree with the hon. Gentleman that some pension funds are beginning to take a different view. Indeed, that different view is becoming more possible, but the general…22 May 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsI congratulate the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Sir Edward Davey) on securing this debate. I think he slightly understated the carbon bubble in his opening…22 May 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsMy understanding of the 2018 regulations is that it is mandatory for people to look at such things, but not mandatory for people to do things. That is the difference. In fact, I…22 May 2019HANSARDRenewable Energy SourcesThe truth of the matter right now is that, far from expanding the source of renewables, the Government have narrowed the use of renewable energy in recent years. Of course we…30 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft Electricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019On the particular point of the capacity market providing new build, will the Minister agree that the only combined cycle gas plant supported by the capacity market is one 400MW…02 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft Electricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. The Opposition really do not want to vote against the draft regulations, because we consider some form of…02 Apr 2019HANSARDEnergy MixThere will now be a 9 GW cut in future installed capacity by 2030 as a result of Toshiba and Hitachi ending their plans to build three new nuclear power stations. The Secretary of…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureThe Minister has stated that there will be time to debate the SI that he is intending to bring before the House. Could he unequivocally state now that it is his intention that the…18 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture of the Oil and Gas IndustryI congratulate the authors of the Select Committee’s excellent and wide-ranging report, and everyone who took part in the Committee’s proceedings. The report goes well beyond some…14 Mar 2019HANSARDPolice force fundingI wish to present a petition on the topical issue of inadequate funding for police forces, signed by Mr Tony Weafer, residents and business owners in Southampton; it has been…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressMy hon. Friend makes an important point, which is that the action we need to be taking in this House for the future must not just be the province of one Department, as the hon.…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressThis has been a tremendously good, positive and applied debate, and, from my 21 years in this House, I cannot say that has always been the case. I have attended virtually every…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressYes, the right hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct about that; using carbon cycles so that they are as long as possible and in the end the carbon is sequestered is a good way of…28 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Electricity network codes and guidelines (Markets and trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Electricity and gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham; I am sure that you will have an interesting time chairing this debate on the five statutory instruments before the…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Electricity network codes and guidelines (Markets and trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Electricity and gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the Minister very much for those comments. I sincerely hope that we will not have the pleasure of doing this again in a hurry because, among other things, I had to read…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Small Modular ReactorsI will try to draw my remarks to a close as rapidly as I can and make only this point on the funding of small modular nuclear reactors, because it is important. The Government…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Small Modular ReactorsI think I may have a bit of time, but I will make sure that the Minister can get his comments in.20 Feb 2019