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HANSARDIntellectual PropertyOnline piracy of any content is a key concern for the Government. We are aware of the specific issues with beoutQ and raised the matter with the Saudi Arabian Government. We will…11 Jun 2019HANSARDRegulationI am pleased to announce to the House today the approach that the Government will take to develop a regulatory system fit for the industries of the future. The fourth industrial…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI simply disagree that this is a retrograde step. The smart export guarantee, which we announced yesterday and will legislate for, will create a market to ensure that small…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have been clear in our response to the Augar review that we want to reflect on its recommendations. We will take this forward as part of the spending review while…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsObviously, any decision on future funds will be made within the spending review, but I can absolutely say that it is vital that we work cross-departmentally to look at how we can…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that this issue affects my hon. Friend’s constituency directly and that he is a dedicated constituency MP, so I will happily meet him to discuss it.11 Jun 2019HANSARDSolar PowerThere are a number of pilots on community buildings that we will be taking forward but, specifically, the smart export guarantee ensures that providers with up to 5 MW of…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSolar PowerThere are currently around 400,000 green jobs in the UK, and that number could more than quadruple to 2 million by 2030, so it is vital that we invest in skills. One of my…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSolar PowerThe export market is clearly developing, and it is important to recognise that several suppliers are beginning to offer trial export tariffs, either in line with the wholesale…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSolar PowerI thank my hon. Friend for raising those points, which reflect what the hon. Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) mentioned in the previous question. This obviously comes on the…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSolar PowerThe hon. Gentleman mentioned the drop in solar installations, which came about at the end of the feed-in tariff scheme. March was a record month for installations in the last two…11 Jun 2019HANSARDSolar PowerI am pleased to inform hon. Members that yesterday the Government launched their smart export guarantee, which will ensure that all small-scale generators are paid for the power…11 Jun 2019HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: TargetsIt is important to put on record the content of the Government’s letter to the Committee on Climate Change. After careful consideration of the committee’s advice, the Government…11 Jun 2019HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: TargetsI will certainly be present to listen to the hon. Lady’s Bill. I want to make that commitment, but I recognise that across this House, across all parties, we cannot do this simply…11 Jun 2019HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: TargetsI think the key point is that the reforms that have led to the reduction in the use of coal over the past seven years have been taken forward using a market-based strategy. That…11 Jun 2019HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: TargetsIt is incredibly important that the Government are committed to publishing an energy White Paper this summer. As for targets, we have already taken forward the grand challenges of…11 Jun 2019HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: TargetsMy hon. Friend hits upon a crucial point. If we are to have clean growth and a sustainable pathway towards net zero, we must ensure that we continue to use gas. We have weaned…11 Jun 2019HANSARDLow-Carbon Generation: Smart Export GuaranteeI am pleased to announce I will be laying legislation today to introduce a new supplier-led subsidy free Smart Export Guarantee (SEG). This will ensure that homes and businesses,…10 Jun 2019HANSARDEducationThe amendments have been made with the intention to reduce the administrative and regulatory burden on charities and ensure that the OfS has a sufficient regulatory relationship…04 Jun 2019HANSARDStudent Finance: EEA and Swiss NationalsI am confirming that eligibility rules for students from the EEA and Switzerland, and their family members, who commence courses in England in the academic year starting in August…04 Jun 2019