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Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 February 2025

Debate

Great British Energy Bill

Contribution

thereby excluding from procurement any company in the energy supply chain meeting that threshold. Although the Minister insists that the company will be, in his words, “operationally independent”, it would be disingenuous —we have heard these arguments around the House today—to suggest that, with £8 billion of public money involved, the Government should be absolved from their usual duties to uphold law enacted by Parliament.

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