"My 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 regulations have accumulated over time and become a byzantine legal code. They require justifications for a wide variety of daily practices involved in the …..." Viscount Hanworth - View Speech
"My 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 average to secure a development consent order, or DCO, for major infrastructure projects has more than doubled in the last decade …..." Viscount Hanworth - View Speech
"My 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 likely to commit fraud, as the Government are in no position to impose UK law on directors living abroad. How will the Minister curb the …..." Viscount Hanworth - View Speech
"My 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 intention is conveyed by the Bill.
Many years ago, a Labour Government were faced with a similar task of post-war reconstruction. …..." Viscount Hanworth - View Speech
"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 high streets. They have been suffering from the current economic troubles of the nation, which tend to be described as …..." Viscount Hanworth - View Speech
"My 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 accompany this Bill make that abundantly clear.
The issue has been addressed over many years by parliamentary legislation. There are hopeful signs …..." Viscount Hanworth - View Speech
"My 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 iron ore and coking coal to keep their fires alight. If the fires were to be extinguished, the …..." Viscount Hanworth - View Speech
"My 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 it intends to use its uranium more efficiently and to deploy nuclear waste in its reactors. It is motivated …..." Viscount Hanworth - View Speech