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HANSARD Rosebank Oilfield: Environmental ImpactsI thank the hon. Member for securing this valuable and important debate. I will speak freely and say that it is quite absurd that we are debating this issue today—the day after…28 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)I think the Minister completely missed the point of what I was saying. I am in no way doing down the industry. I am saying that there are financial risks linked to our climate…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)I absolutely agree that it needs to be a transition; that is exactly my point. In the scenario we are discussing, “Fossil fuel resources that cannot be burned and fossil fuel…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)We would have to leave them there, but figures for them would be baked into the economic analysis and the business planning for those sites. That is why there is a financial risk;…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)To be clear, it is not £1.3 billion; it is £1.4 trillion, and that is why this is significant. I am not the only one worried about this—so are financial institutions around the…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)It has been an interesting discussion. “Maximum economic recovery” might sound like three benign words, but they could be a toxic combination. If we are not careful, they could be…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)It is apocalyptic because going above 1.5°C will be catastrophic.27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I have asked a few written questions in this space and I agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend the Member for…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)I gave just one example but could have listed several steel experts who have said similar. I will not back down on that point. It is a very valid point and I have heard it made by…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords] (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under you again, Dr Huq. I will redeclare my interest, given what we are discussing: my husband is the company secretary of Sheffield Renewables, a…20 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Why not?15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I should say that I am a member of the GMB union. I rise to support the amendment, which is very reasonable and is an…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship again, Mr Gray. I declare an interest, given that we are now talking about renewables: my husband is a company secretary of an…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Nokes. I rise to speak in defence of clause 204, and I agree with the shadow Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)Yes.13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)Those are the exact problems. In recent years a number of Government schemes have either failed because they have not had the workforce to deliver them, or experienced challenges…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)Moving away from this Bill, Labour has a fully costed plan for achieving that and it is targeted at the 19 million homes.13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)Absolutely, and I will come to that point. This issue is so significant: it is important that we find the funding for these sorts of interventions because almost 9,000…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)Sorry, £6 billion—I have doubled my ambition. That is a large amount of money, but it would be very welcome in meeting the challenges we face. I am not alone in my concerns about…13 Jun 2023HANSARDLegislative Definition of SexAbsolutely. There is a risk in this House of us talking about GCSE biology rather than actually biology. The aneuploidies XXX occurs in one in 1,000 women, and XXY occurs in one…12 Jun 2023