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Proceeding contribution from Lord Offord of Garvel (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 13 January 2025. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HL) on Great British Energy Bill.

Great British Energy Bill

My Lords, in bringing the debate on these amendments to a close, I can deal head-on with the Minister’s comments and those of the noble Earl, Lord Russell, about the time given to the Bill. We have so far had one and a half days in Committee and we have one further day allocated, which will be only two and a half days on a Bill that spends £8.3 billion of taxpayers’ money, has no detail on how that money will be spent and gives endless power to the Secretary of State for Energy. It is entirely reasonable that we scrutinise it. The weekend’s press was full of the energy crisis that we face, with the shortage, storage and national grid issues.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
842 c946 
Session
2024-26
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Accountability Audit Agriculture Costs Annual reports Capital investment China Environment protection Energy Electricity generation Energy supply Land use Imports Investment returns Job creation Food supply Ministerial powers National security Nuclear power Parliamentary scrutiny Profits Prices Carbon emissions Storage Renewable energy Subsidies Supply chains National grid Trade competitiveness Great British Energy Great British Nuclear
Legislation
Great British Energy Bill 2024-26
Link
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