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HANSARDHydroelectric Power GenerationA number of hydro projects are currently in receipt of support through the feed-in tariff and renewables obligation schemes. As my hon. Friend will know, from 2020 small-scale…22 Oct 2019HANSARDHydraulic FracturingMy hon. Friend is right: this is one of the top issues that come across my desk. I feel the local concern about it, and we will take that into consideration when we reach a final…22 Oct 2019HANSARDHydraulic FracturingI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s campaign on this fracking issue. We are all concerned about the impact of recent seismic events in Lancashire. My hon Friend knows that the…22 Oct 2019HANSARDHydraulic FracturingAs I said to my hon. Friend the Member for North East Derbyshire (Lee Rowley), we will consider the Oil and Gas Authority’s report and we will look at the evidence before we reach…22 Oct 2019HANSARDHydraulic FracturingAs I have said on three occasions now, we will consider the OGA report, and we will look at the evidence. We are very mindful of what local communities are saying and we will set…22 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be happy to visit Angus at any opportune time.22 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. We had an official present in the room at that PCI meeting on 4 October. This issue has been raised with me and is a matter of concern.22 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right: carbon capture, usage and storage is going to be crucial to our meeting our net zero carbon target. We are committed to supporting its deployment in…22 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis subject has come up, and we need to look at how companies and exporters tackle serious carbon emissions. What they are doing in the Amazon is not acceptable. We need to…22 Oct 2019HANSARDHydroelectric Power GenerationAbsolutely. The hon. Gentleman raises an important point: the success with offshore wind did not come out of a clear blue sky. It evolved and depended on huge amounts of…22 Oct 2019HANSARDPhotovoltaic and Battery Storage Systems: VATAs I have said a number of times, the VAT increase was a consequence of EU membership, so on that basis I recommend that the hon. Gentleman support the European Union (Withdrawal…22 Oct 2019HANSARDOffshore Wind IndustryThe hon. Lady is right to point to the advantages of hydrogen, but, as she will understand, the issue with electrolysis is that it is currently very expensive, so the green…22 Oct 2019HANSARDOffshore Wind IndustryMy desire and propensity to visit all these installations know no bounds, and I should be very happy—diary permitting, obviously—to take up my hon. Friend’s offer.22 Oct 2019HANSARDOffshore Wind IndustryThe Government will absolutely commit themselves to supporting new jobs in the sector. Because of allocation round 3, the contracts for difference auction, we are envisaging…22 Oct 2019HANSARDOffshore Wind IndustryI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend, who spent two years in the Department for International Trade and was an excellent Minister. He has driven a great deal of progress in this…22 Oct 2019HANSARDPhotovoltaic and Battery Storage Systems: VATI did suggest that the VAT increase was part of EU legislation, and that is something we can amend, if we wish to do so, after we have left the EU. Solar is a UK success story. I…22 Oct 2019HANSARDPhotovoltaic and Battery Storage Systems: VATMy hon. Friend makes an excellent observation. We are supporting innovation in this area. We have the Modern Energy Partners programme, which cuts energy costs and carbon…22 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Gas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Gas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. The…21 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Gas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) regulations 2019The Government have no intention to review or change the tariff regime. Obviously, once we have left the EU, future Governments may decide to review that, but the present…21 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Gas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) regulations 2019On the first question, I think the hon. Member for Southampton, Test was trying to get me to say that we will somehow be locked in forever, but the point of this legislation is to…21 Oct 2019