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HANSARDHigher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I welcome the opportunity to debate the regulations. We have come a long way since the passage of the Higher…01 May 2019HANSARDSolar Households: Smart Export GuaranteeThat will be part of the consultation. We will set out our final proposals for the guarantee as soon as possible—as I said, before the summer recess. In the meantime, the right…30 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI entirely sympathise with the hon. Gentleman’s frustration on this point. I hope that he also noticed when it came to the London marathon this weekend—congratulations to all hon.…30 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. It is important that we put that mix in place. We have already heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton) about looking at other forms…30 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate my hon. Friend’s constituents on the work they have done on geothermal energy, which is an exciting form of renewable energy. I am going to Cornwall on 24 May, so I…30 Apr 2019HANSARDRenewable Energy SourcesThe industry has invested more than £92 billion in clean energy since 2010. As I have stated, renewables now generate 33% of our electricity, and 52.8% comes from low-carbon…30 Apr 2019HANSARDRenewable Energy SourcesThe Government are firmly committed to the renewables industry, and Scotland has benefited proportionately more than the rest of the United Kingdom under existing policies. It…30 Apr 2019HANSARDRenewable Energy SourcesAbsolutely. We need to deliver ambitious reductions in emissions, considering our long-term targets in the light of the latest science. That is why we have asked the Committee on…30 Apr 2019HANSARDRenewable Energy SourcesI am sure that the Minister for Energy and Climate Change will be happy to meet the hon. Lady, but as I have stated, photovoltaics is a UK success story. We have seen 830,000…30 Apr 2019HANSARDRenewable Energy SourcesLast year, renewable generation provided a third of our electricity and, as I have stated, over the Easter weekend we went 90 hours without any coal generation. Both were new…30 Apr 2019HANSARDRenewable Energy SourcesThe hon. Member for Southampton, Test (Dr Whitehead) also reflected on that, and it is vital that renewables remain an important part of our energy generation mix. Our clean…30 Apr 2019HANSARDClimate Change: Discussions with DEFRAIt is important to recognise that 56% of electricity power generation is now based around low-carbon economy generation and that 33% of that is from renewables, up from 7% in…30 Apr 2019HANSARDClimate Change: Discussions with DEFRAI do not recognise that. The fact is that we have met our first and second carbon budgets over the 2008 to 2012 and 2013 to 2017 periods. We have managed to reach those targets.…30 Apr 2019HANSARDClimate Change: Discussions with DEFRAMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the achievements that have been made in recent years, but it is important that we redouble our efforts. The Committee on Climate…30 Apr 2019HANSARDClimate Change: Discussions with DEFRAI think we will be having a thorough debate on this issue of climate change emergency in the Opposition day debate tomorrow. When it comes to my personal role as the Minister with…30 Apr 2019HANSARDClimate Change: Discussions with DEFRAI would not call listening to local communities and reflecting on the need to create sustainable communities locally “ideological opposition”. We need to work with everybody—all…30 Apr 2019HANSARDClimate Change: Discussions with DEFRATackling climate change is a cross-Government priority. Just last week my right hon. Friend the Minister for Energy and Clean Growth made an oral statement outlining the…30 Apr 2019HANSARDScience Sector: International CollaborationI entirely agree, and I pay tribute to the UK nuclear decommissioning sector. As science Minister, I have seen the innovation that is being developed. I recently announced £93…30 Apr 2019HANSARDScience Sector: International CollaborationThe Government have committed to guaranteeing all existing Horizon 2020 projects before Brexit. That was issued in August 2016 and demonstrated the Government’s commitment early…30 Apr 2019HANSARDScience Sector: International CollaborationAs announced in the spring statement, I have invited Professor Sir Adrian Smith to provide independent advice on potential future funding schemes in the context of the UK’s future…30 Apr 2019