"My Lords, the Government’s proposed updates to the national policy statements for energy, EN-1, EN-3 and EN-5, aim to lay the legislative and planning groundwork for the clean power action plan 2030.
"My Lords, noble Lords will know that I always welcome every opportunity to talk about nuclear power in all its forms. I echo the appreciation by the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, of the Minister’s support for the nuclear industry. Of course, I endorse all the comments of the noble Lord, …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"I apologise to the Committee. I should have started my speech by drawing attention to my registered interests. I still have a small legacy involvement with a Canadian nuclear company...." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"My Lords, in an effort to be constructive, and as somebody born and brought up very close to Barry Island, I ask the noble Baroness: given the parlous state of the health service in Wales, did the First Minister and Prime Minister discuss the possibility of allowing Welsh patients to …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"My Lords, I can reassure the noble Earl, Lord Russell, that I do not wish to denigrate the contribution of renewables but, with the increasing electrification of heating and transport, can the Minister explain how the grid can remain resilient without more reliable baseload power, such as that provided by …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the Question from the noble Lord, Lord Jones of Penybont. The Minister needs absolutely no reminder from me of how important Wylfa is to the people and economy of north Wales, but, since the Government’s own calculations say that the delay is costing £90 million a …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"My Lords, I agree with the premise that the UK needs a flourishing domestic virgin steel industry to enable our industrial regeneration goals to be met, but I also express my deep personal regret that virgin steel is no longer made in Wales. My father started his career in Cardiff …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"My Lords, I too thank the Minister for introducing this SI, which seeks to update the existing ecodesign and energy labelling regulations for Northern Ireland in line with the Windsor Framework. These amendments ensure that Northern Ireland continues to adhere to EU rules on energy-related products, reflecting the requirements of …..." Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 7 in the name of my noble friend Lord Offord, to which I have added my name. This modest amendment merely asks the Government to insert
"Hoffwn ddiolch i Arglwydd Wigley am ddod a’r Bil Aelod Preifat hwn i’r Tŷ ar gyfer y ddadl heddiw. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, on his Crown Estate (Wales) Bill and thank him for bringing it to the House for debate.