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HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur use of oil and gas in this country is falling as part of our pathway to net zero. It is usage that drives the burning of oil and gas, and it is on the downward pathway.…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can give my hon. Friend and his constituents that assurance.29 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said in an earlier answer, we are doing everything we can, working through suppliers, to ensure that the money reaches Northern Ireland consumers. The hon. Gentleman will be…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)In short, it is because clause 18 covers the business impact target, which is an internal Government process, so I hope that answers the hon. Gentleman’s question. Amendment 7…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)The amendment clarifies the power to make transitional provisions for the sunset. Transitional provisions regulate transition from the current law to the law as it will be when…29 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 22, page 22, line 9, at end insert— “(b) the revocation of anything by section 1, or (c) anything ceasing to be recognised or available in…29 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27: UK PresidencyAfter COP26 we were able to say with credibility that we kept the pulse of 1.5°C alive. We welcome the progress made at COP27, but there is no cause for complacency. We have seen…25 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022I have agreed to write with further information, notwithstanding the ability that any of us has to check Skyscanner, and I am happy to do so. However, it was 76 flights in total…07 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022I am sure every member of the Committee will be waiting to hear that, and I am happy to write to confirm it. As it is, it is a relatively small number of flights, given the…07 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under your…07 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I am sure that, like me, when he was a small boy he was terribly excited when he received a letter addressed to him. I know that other…07 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022I thank hon. Members for their valuable contributions to the debate, and I am grateful for the broad support—so enthusiastic, so driven, so loud—for the proposals. In answer to…07 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022It is a most excellent question. When the hon. Member for Southampton, Test asks it later, I am sure I will be able to give a definitive answer, but it is a pretty small…07 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022I am indeed; I will be delighted to do so. Since our departure from the European Union, flights between the UK and Switzerland are not covered in either the UK or the Swiss…07 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022That is an excellent question. We seek to find the right partners and optimise the system going forward. We always keep that under review. If I have further information, when…07 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Human SecurityThe hon. Lady is right in that respect, but it is important to acknowledge where we are. We have gone further and faster than any major economy on Earth in reducing our emissions…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Human SecurityOnshore wind is our single largest renewable source, providing about 14 GW altogether, 3 GW of which are in England. In order to deliver, we need all these energy sources, but we…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Human SecurityTo be fair to the hon. Member, he is a good debater. I was not particularly referring to those points, which are political fair play and not in themselves inaccurate, albeit…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Human SecurityI will come back to the hon. Gentleman in a moment, but I want to talk about him. I acknowledge his strong support for the people of Ukraine, which has created a severe context…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Human SecurityThe Climate Action Implementation Committee has up to now been chaired by the COP26 President, my right hon. Friend the Member for Reading West. He will cease to be President of…03 Nov 2022