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HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve yet again under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. The clause—the final clause in part 10—simply sets out the interpretation of terms used in the clauses on the…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eleventh sitting)We have already debated this matter in Committee and I am sure that we will come back to it in greater detail. Of course, when I refer to the North Sea Transition Authority I am,…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eleventh sitting)Currently, the North Sea Transition Authority can only retrospectively challenge a change in control of a petroleum production licence. Clause 254 will allow the NSTA to consider…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eleventh sitting)In answer to the hon. Gentleman’s important question, it is the intention, through this regulation and the existing regulations, that those who are responsible follow through with…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eleventh sitting)The clause amends existing powers to allow for the making of a charging scheme in respect of decommissioning functions, under part 4 of the Petroleum Act 1998, to charge for…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eleventh sitting)Clause 251 enables the Secretary of State to make regulations for the purpose of setting our arrangements for emergency planning and response to marine oil pollution incidents.…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eleventh sitting)I thank the hon. Members for Southampton, Test, for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, and for Sheffield, Hallam for their comments. The hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun made some…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eleventh sitting)What a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship yet again, Mr Gray, as we plough on through this immense Bill. Clause 245 is the first in a series of clauses relating to…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 135, in clause 245, page 206, line 13, leave out from “wind” to end of line 18 and insert “activity” means— (a) the planning, construction, operation or…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Tenth sitting)Clause 228 introduces a power for the Secretary of State to require information from individuals or companies in the core fuels supply sector. It will enable the Government to…15 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to respond to the debate. There is some confusion at the minute. Indeed, I was slightly confused at the beginning of the debate, given that the hon. Member for…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)He has the power to change his mind.13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Clause 183 gives the Secretary of State the power to make regulations to establish the process for creating heat network zones, which we have just discussed. In the legislation…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Clause 186 allows the Secretary of State to make regulations about heat networks within heat network zones. That includes specifying which buildings may be required to connect to…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his questions. He made mention, almost in passing, of heat network zones doing their own thing within zones. It is important to point out that in…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his amendments, all of which are designed to ensure that the regulatory frameworks for heat networks and the building-up of capacity in this country…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Chapter 2 of part 7 covers heat network zoning in England. Heat network zoning is a key policy to deliver the scale of expansion of heat networks required to meet net zero. The…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Yes, I am happy to write to the hon. Gentleman and provide more detail on exactly that point. The Bill and subsequent secondary legislation will give Ofgem powers to investigate…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)As has been set out in the Bill and explained this morning, the powers will be given to the Secretary of State, determined at a point in future when the sector matures, which is…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I welcome the broad welcome given by His Majesty’s official Opposition and the Scottish National party to the clauses. I tend to agree with the hon. Members for Southampton, Test…13 Jun 2023