Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Mar 2022
Gazprom Energy
"Many local authorities, NHS trusts and other public bodies have gas supply contracts with Gazprom Energy. What support is Her Majesty’s Government giving to authorities and trusts that wish to break their contracts with Gazprom, and what consideration has the Government given to changing public procurement rules to allow that?..."Lord McNicol of West Kilbride - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2022
Subsidy Control Bill
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for tabling Amendment 4 and wish her well in her recovery from Covid—it seems that working on BEIS Bills is a Covid-risky business for us all. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Bruce, for introducing the amendment.
On …..."Lord McNicol of West Kilbride - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2022
Subsidy Control Bill
"My Lords, we now come to the first mass grouping of a government concessions package. Like others, I express the thanks of these Benches to the noble Lord the Minister and the noble Baroness and the Bill team for the discussions and this good set of revisions to the Bill. …..."Lord McNicol of West Kilbride - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2022
Subsidy Control Bill
"My Lords, this group of concessions, as the Minister has outlined, is significant because of both the number of amendments and, more importantly, their text and practical effect. We are grateful to the Minister and the Bill team for their engagement on these issues over many weeks now; our discussions …..."Lord McNicol of West Kilbride - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2022
Subsidy Control Bill
"My Lords, as we move to the final group it seems that Covid has claimed yet another victim in the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, who is unable to move his amendment. It is a shame that we get to this important group so late in the evening. If we had …..."Lord McNicol of West Kilbride - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 21st March 2022
Asked by:
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the nuclear energy roadmap for deployment referred to in the Net Zero Strategy, published on 19 October 2021.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
New nuclear has an important role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, as well as contributing to our energy security and delivering a low-cost, diverse, and resilient energy system. The Government will publish a roadmap for new nuclear deployment, including large-scale and advanced nuclear technologies, this year.
Written Question
Monday 21st March 2022
Asked by:
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many high-temperature gas-cooled reactors they intend to authorise for construction in the UK to provide certainty to the UK nuclear fuel supply chain.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Department’s Advanced Nuclear Fund includes funding for an Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) Programme which aims to enable a High Temperature Gas Reactor (HTGR) demonstration by the early 2030s to understand the potential of the technology.
We have published a stakeholder engagement note which set out a proposed three phase approach. The development of the UK nuclear supply chain will be considered as part of the Programme.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 18 Mar 2022
Onshore Wind Bill [HL]
"My Lords, the issues raised in the Bill—energy and planning—were always important. With recent events they have become even more so and I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, on bringing the Bill to your Lordships’ House. She is absolutely right: onshore wind delivers cheap, clean, domestically produced electricity. I …..."Lord McNicol of West Kilbride - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Mar 2022
Lithium Ion Batteries: Fire Safety Standards
"My Lords, when introduced and managed well, e-bikes and e-scooters can be part of the solution to many of the world’s urban transport and health issues. In fact, this morning I cycled in on my Scott e-bike, which got me here ahead of a lot of the other traffic. As …..."Lord McNicol of West Kilbride - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Feb 2022
Post Office: Horizon
"I thank the Minister for repeating the response in the other place. The Horizon scandal is the UK’s biggest miscarriage of justice. The Minister has partly answered my question, but I will push him a little further on it because we are really keen to ensure that the 555 litigants …..."Lord McNicol of West Kilbride - View Speech
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