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HANSARDConversion Therapy8. If the Government will ensure that proposed legislation to ban conversion therapy will not criminalise therapists and parents for telling children that it is not possible to be…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillIf I could take my hon. Friend back to Sizewell C and to EDF in his constituency, and specifically to amendment 2 in the name of Her Majesty’s official Opposition, does he share…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillDoes the hon. Member have any figures on how many of those jobs in Warrington might be put at risk by the exclusion of companies that are partly foreign-owned? If passed, Labour’s…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) Billrose—10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWe have heard a lot today about offshore wind and how it could be the saviour of our energy system. Is my right hon. Friend aware that the levelised cost of energy of our largest…10 Jan 2022HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022This week, for the second year in a row, I am delivering nearly 7,000 Christmas books—one to every primary school child in my constituency—to spread a bit of cheer after another…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Arthur Labinjo-HughesI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and his commitment to leave no stone unturned in this tragic case. In my constituency of Workington, teachers often find themselves…06 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthLike the hon. Gentleman, I have travelled on the tube in recent months and seen a lack of compliance, but enforcement on the tube is of course handed over to Transport for London…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthThe hon. Lady perhaps answered some of this question, but will she set out her assessment of the impact of mask wearing in Scotland on case numbers? Is what has happened with…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthThe explanatory memorandum tells us that the regulations make provision for “NHS Test and Trace to notify an individual that they are a close contact”. In fact, the detail of the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThe right hon. Gentleman is being incredibly kind in giving way, particularly on this subject. I just wondered if he might take the opportunity to update us on the missing…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. [ Interruption. ] Sorry—Mr Speaker. Apologies. I will be well down the bottom of the list next time. Elements of the recently opened consultation on…25 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Fifth sitting)I draw the Committee’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is a matter of public record that I was employed in the nuclear sector prior to my…23 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Third sitting)Ms Fovargue, I draw the Committee’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is a matter of public knowledge that I worked in the nuclear industry…18 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Fourth sitting)Is it not the case that the rest of the UK can learn from Scotland’s lead on net zero when we see the low-carbon content of their grid, which is thanks to nuclear technology?18 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (First sitting)I would like to draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is a matter of public record that I was employed in the nuclear sector prior to my…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Second sitting)Q Back to the definition of firm power, we have energy requirements of up to 50-something gigawatt-hours. Thirty of that is a constant. The figure does not drop much below 30 or…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Second sitting)Q Reliability not being baseload, but—Doug wants to come in. Go on, Doug. Doug Parr: There is a difference between firm and baseload. We absolutely need firm power because there…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Second sitting)Q That was not the question. Are we saying that the Climate Change Committee is wrong to say that we need 37% firm power? Professor Thomas: Yes, I am saying that it is wrong. If…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (Second sitting)It is semantics—baseload or firm power.16 Nov 2021