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HANSARDEnergy Market: Diversity SupplyThe hon. Gentleman, I am sure, shares my view that we should have the most efficient and well-invested energy system going forward that keeps costs down for consumers. He will…12 Feb 2019HANSARDEnergy Market: Diversity SupplyMy right hon. Friend is quite right. As I said earlier, we are very keen to ensure, through the smart export guarantee, that we move to the lower-subsidy or subsidy-free future…12 Feb 2019HANSARDEnergy Market: Diversity SupplyMy right hon. Friend is quite right that we have a diverse energy supply and we must continue to maintain that, guided by the principles of lowest cost, lowest carbon and the…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSolar PowerYes, that is absolutely correct. I know that my hon. Friend takes an interest in this, so I wish to emphasise that we recognise the value of community energy, which has benefited…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSolar PowerThere are a number of inconsistencies in that question, but I think it is incredible what young people across the world are doing. They did the same thing at COP, where we had…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSolar PowerMy hon. Friend raises an excellent point. He will know that building regulations now set minimum energy standards, couched in performance terms rather than being prescriptivist…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSolar PowerI agree entirely with the hon. Lady about this being an important part of our energy market, which is why I am so proud that 99% of our solar installations have happened since a…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSolar PowerI completely agree that nobody should be exporting power to the grid for free, or indeed below zero as has happened in some other countries. The level at which that export tariff…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSolar PowerI do. I was pleased to meet the Marine Energy Council a few days ago. The meeting was supported by a cross-party group of MPs, and we discussed exactly this issue and how, in a…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSolar PowerAt a time when people think parliamentarians are engaged in some sort of slugfest, I commend the Opposition parties for perfect collaboration on this first question. Solar is a UK…12 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I wonder why, Mr Paisley. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his usual thoughtful and in-depth analysis and scrutiny. I will try to answer some of his questions and then explain why I…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment and Power to Modify) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I shall try to answer some of those questions. It is a delight that the hon. Member for Southampton, Test, who is always scrupulous in his scrutiny of every SI, can find no reason…28 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment and Power to Modify) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018With the Government Front Bench.28 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment and Power to Modify) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment and Power to Modify) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. It is a pleasure to serve under…28 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment and Power to Modify) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I am very happy to clarify that the hon. Gentleman’s understanding is correct: this is simply a transposition exercise.28 Jan 2019HANSARD Sustainable SeasI do have a question, but, with your indulgence, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to genuinely thank the hon. Member for Wakefield (Mary Creagh) and her Committee for once again…17 Jan 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseWill the hon. Lady accept an intervention on a factual point?16 Jan 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseThank you for your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr Betts. I have been asked an awful lot of questions and I have limited time to respond, but I will be happy to try to answer them…16 Jan 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseLet me finish please, because I am concerned about the time. I was privileged to sit with that team in the room and see the impact of our responses, both on the EU and on the…16 Jan 2019