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HANSARD Energy Grid ResilienceI am not aware of the specific circumstances mentioned at the end of the right hon. Gentleman’s question, but I am happy to look into that particular case. The broader point is…30 Apr 2025HANSARD Energy Grid ResilienceI would first say that fire is a risk in a whole range of scenarios, and I do not think we should jump to the view that because there have been some incidents in one particular…30 Apr 2025HANSARD Energy Grid ResilienceI anticipated the right hon. Gentleman’s question after his first few words. I think the Secretary of State gave him an answer yesterday. This is a private proposal that has come…30 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)Perhaps I misunderstood the hon. Gentleman’s point, but I think that amendment 80 was about forcing Scottish Government Ministers to spend funds on community benefits and other…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)Government amendment 41 will allow the Secretary of State or Ofgem to direct the NESO or a distribution network operator to amend an agreement under the clause without the need to…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 41, in clause 12, page 16, line 8, leave out subsection (1). The effect of this amendment is that a relevant authority may give a direction under clause 12…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)I betray my lack of English geography. I am sorry, but I assume that the hon. Members for Taunton and Wellington and for Didcot and Wantage are both in complete agreement with new…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)We are straying far from new clause 19, which I am keen to return to, but the hon. Gentleman is simply wrong on that point. Gas traded on the international market is exactly why…29 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe were delighted to switch on the wind farm; the Secretary of State for Scotland was there to push the button last week. It is a fantastic example of the potential of offshore…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)It’s the same thing.29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 36, in clause 9, page 14, line 6, after “distribution system” insert “(and such an improvement may include changing the order in which connections are…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)Both.29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)I understand the argument, but it appears as a contradiction only if we assume that both planning systems are the same, which they are not. And they are not slightly…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 20 creates a power for the Secretary of State or Scottish Ministers to make limited procedural amendments to the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment)…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 18 is technical, amending section 106 of the Electricity Act 1989 to make provision for procedural requirements that apply to the new powers conferred by the provision in…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)I am trying to find the exact wording. I will come back to the hon. Gentleman. I think I have outlined to him three times now why it is different. I do not have amendment 80 in…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)No, I will respond to that point, if I may. I respect the view of the Conservative party and the argument that Conservative Members are making. I completely understand it, but I…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 13 will require NESO and the DNOs to have regard to strategic plans designated by the Secretary of State when they carry out functions related to connections. The Secretary…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)I agree.29 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have had a number of meetings on this issue since coming into post. Clearly, tidal could play an important part in an energy mix. We have been clear that we are supportive of it…29 Apr 2025