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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMay I interject? The Minister seemed to imply that adopting digital twins would impose extra time and cost on planning. I contend that in fact it expedites planning and reduces…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 107 might appear to be of a technical and specialised nature, but I insist that it is fundamental to the modern methodology of infrastructure planning. I will…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I strongly support Amendment 53B, which seeks to relieve newly commissioned nuclear power stations of the burdens of the regulations on ionising radiation. These…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 52 is of prime importance. Our planning system has become sclerotic. According to the Explanatory Notes that accompany the Bill, the time that it takes on…17 Jul 2025HANSARDCompanies House: Filing of Annual Accounts by Small CompaniesMy Lords, the registration is wholly inadequate. Independent research suggests that numerous UK-registered companies have no UK resident director. Such companies are 17 times more…08 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill marks a turning point. An intention has been declared by the Government to pursue a major reconstruction of the UK economy. This…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh Streets (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, I too served on the committee while this report was being compiled. I also commend our chairman and our secretariat. The report testifies to the decline of Britain’s…13 May 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, it is universally recognised that nicotine dependence is greatly harmful to the health of the individual and very costly to the state. The Explanatory Notes that…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel IndustryMy Lords, why have we been recalled with such urgency to debate the future of British Steel? The immediate answer is that the blast furnaces at Scunthorpe require to be fed with…12 Apr 2025HANSARDUniversities: Free SpeechMy Lords—01 Apr 2025HANSARDUniversities: Free SpeechMy Lords—01 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Energy: Grid DecarbonisationMy Lords, since the announcement by President Macron in the autumn of 2021 of the France 2030 agenda, France has been committed to closing the nuclear fuel cycle. This means that…24 Mar 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, Amendment 10 is a minor amendment and the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, has asked me to speak on it in his absence. I believe his amendment evinces frustration at the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI will be brief. The noble Viscount declares an interest as a member of the advisory board of Penultimate Power. In speaking to his amendment, I will rely on text that he has…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI have been asked to speak on his behalf. Is that liable? That was his request.11 Feb 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 33, which is somewhat misplaced in this group. I have been asked by the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard—11 Feb 2025HANSARDLow and No-Tax JurisdictionsMy Lords, many of the large corporations that affect our lives are multinational enterprises. This circumstance is a product of the process of globalisation that has taken place…30 Jan 2025HANSARDLong-duration Energy Storage (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, at this late stage of the debate, I am bound to be repeating much of what has already been said. I beg your Lordships’ indulgence for this. My speech may therefore be…09 Jan 2025HANSARDLong-duration Energy Storage (Science and Technology Committee Report)I shall be fairly brief. One recommendation, which I strongly support, proposes that small advanced modular reactors should be deployed to provide heat and power for both domestic…09 Jan 2025HANSARDLong-duration Energy Storage (Science and Technology Committee Report)Please let me encapsulate this final point. The time is advisory, not mandatory. I have a major point to make. The small size of the reactors would be an advantage in this…09 Jan 2025