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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI share my hon. Friend’s enthusiasm for tidal. We have had a specific pot in previous rounds of the CfD precisely to develop that. We are the world leader in deployment and will…28 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are collaborating with industry to identify solutions to unblock barriers to offshore wind deployment. I know that the UK Infrastructure Bank is providing support…28 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right to highlight loss and damage as we approach COP28. We were pleased to play our part on the transitional committee in getting a recommendation to COP, and we…28 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her question and for pursuing this matter assiduously; we have met and discussed it, among other issues. I think both industry and communities would…28 Nov 2023HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsMy hon. Friend has championed, does champion and, I am sure, will continue for many years to champion the good people of Kettering, and the fact that they are providing such…28 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman will be aware that the EU has already legislated for a carbon border adjustment mechanism. Following our hosting of COP26, 90% of global wealth was…28 Nov 2023HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesAs a Yorkshire MP, I resent that remark. [ Laughter. ] I meet regularly with business leaders and organisations. I chair or co-chair, among others: the Offshore Wind Industry…28 Nov 2023HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman has a well-founded and highly esteemed reputation for anger. Under this Government, this country has cut its emissions more than any other major economy on the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesI thank the hon. Lady for her question and for championing vital research, not least in Scotland. I am looking forward to meeting scientists when I am in Scotland over the next…28 Nov 2023HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesMy hon. Friend is quite right. We must never forget the parlous state of this country in 2010. Less than 7% of our electricity came from renewables—that was the legacy of the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesMy hon. Friend is a stout champion not only of the pathway to net zero but of the jobs and prosperity that come with it. It is with great alacrity that I accept on behalf of my…28 Nov 2023HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsThis has been a record year for onshore wind, which is already the largest renewables technology. The latest contract for difference added an unprecedented 1.7 GW.28 Nov 2023HANSARDOnshore Wind FarmsThe hon. Lady is renowned in the House for her arithmetic skills, but in this case they seem to have failed her. The 1.7 GW is a tremendous success. I share her enthusiasm for…28 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Green Gas Support Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Green Gas Support Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray.…22 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Green Gas Support Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank the hon. Gentleman for his questions, and for his enthusiasm. He may be one of a tiny number of people who has quite that level of enthusiasm for these schemes, and I…22 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Green Gas Support Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2023Promises, promises!22 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023None of which is covered by the order.21 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023Bringing uniquely to a conclusion the hon. Gentleman’s words.21 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023Fundamentally, due to the way the scheme was brought in, the airlines have had more free allocations than their actual emissions. The scheme was designed to cover their emissions…21 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023My right hon. Friend, with his customary acuity, will have noticed that the draft order does not apply to Northern Ireland. As it happens, there are not counterparties in Northern…21 Nov 2023