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HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Can the Minister give us more information on the mechanisms in the Bill that allow the Government to bring forward a cap in future?13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Why do we need this? This is why I also support new clause 39. As far back as 2017, the then director of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy director…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. Like the shadow Minister, I broadly welcome these clauses and the principles behind them. I made a couple of…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way again. He mentioned the possible imprisonment of up to three months. That seems to cross over into the Scottish justice system, because the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister; he almost invited the intervention. This is about consultation on matters that are fully devolved. We had a meeting, and the Minister expressed sympathy for…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Will the Minister give way?13 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. I have a sore neck and shoulder, Mr Speaker, so I have difficulty tying one. The Government rightly acknowledge that Israeli settlements on Palestinian land are illegal. When…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Will the Minister give way?08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I understand that the Minister does not want the targets to be on the face of the Bill; does that mean the Government plan to bring forward secondary legislation to facilitate the…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)There is another hydrogen trial ongoing—the H100 project in Fife, which is the world’s first trial of green hydrogen for heating and hot water. Like the hon. Member for…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I think that goes to the heart of what I was getting at. The Minister is saying that the Government will not proceed if not enough people sign up and give consent to the gas…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)On the hon. Member’s comments about offshore green infrastructure, does he share my concern that offshore developers in Scotland are now being told that they need to connect to…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)As I said earlier, I support the principle behind ISOP, and I support clauses 121 to 123, and will not vote against them. I want to explore a point with the Minister. The…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Again, I am in favour of the ISOP and happy to support that, but will the Minister give us some timescales? How soon after the Bill receives Royal Assent will the ISOP be up and…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I will be quick. I am quite happy to support the clause. Bill Gates said just the other day that the technology has moved much quicker than even he believed. The Minister will be…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I know that the shadow Minister said he did not want to speak to amendment 91, but for pure indulgence I would like to say a few things. The shadow Minister admitted that the…08 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I will make only a few comments. I will not object to these clauses, which I realise are important, but I share the…25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)The Minister mentioned special admin-istration regime legislation. Given the Government’s review, I wondered how the special administration regime process worked for Bulb Energy,…25 May 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Support13. What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on support for renewable energy in Wales.24 May 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy SupportThe devolution of the Crown Estate in Scotland has allowed the Scottish Government to have a more coherent supply chain development for renewable energy, and 75% of the Welsh…24 May 2023