Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the EPR Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010

Debate between Lord Myners and Lord Marland
Wednesday 17th November 2010

(13 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Marland Portrait Lord Marland
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That is very gratifying, because I do not. Perhaps she would not mind telling me about the changes that are going on at the moment.

Lord Myners Portrait Lord Myners
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I congratulate the Minister on his honesty, which brings him great respect from the House.

Lord Marland Portrait Lord Marland
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I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Myners, whom I much enjoy bumping into on the street every now and then. I hope that his dog is fine, and all the rest of it. I admire his honesty for saying such honest things about me, so it is a mutual appreciation society here. On the last question, noble Lords say that they are concerned, rightly, that there may be a legal challenge. We obviously feel that our case is extremely robust, or we would not be here now trying to get these regulations through.

Climate Change

Debate between Lord Myners and Lord Marland
Tuesday 6th July 2010

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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I do not know where my noble friend gets his information from, because temperatures have increased by more than 0.15 per cent per decade since the mid-1970s, and since 1997 we have had the hottest 10 years on record. So I am afraid that I cannot answer his question.

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My Lords—