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HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI will be happy to write to the noble Lord, as always. I seem to write lots of letters to the noble Lord at the moment, but I will be happy to write another one. We will continue…16 May 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilThe noble Viscount makes a very good point and, of course, alludes to the previous answer that I gave to my noble friend Lord Hannan. There are many good universities around the…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilAs I said, we stand ready to commence negotiations for our association as soon as the EU is prepared to do so. In the meantime, of course, as the House would expect, we are…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilI am afraid I do not understand the point my noble friend is making; there is no shortfall as such. The UK pays its fair share for our participation in Horizon and has always done…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, and the noble Lord, Lord Oates, for their relatively constructive comments. I know they do not necessarily agree with everything we are…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilI partly agree with the noble Lord. I agree that time is running out but not that the Northern Ireland protocol is the problem. The EU entered into an agreement which it is now…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyI know that my noble friend feels strongly about this subject but it is important that we take account of the recent scientific consensus, and we will do that. We have always been…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyI know that the noble Baroness is a passionate supporter of onshore wind. She brought her Bill on it recently and we debated the subject at great length. I know she will continue…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilMy noble friend makes a very good point. We think on balance that it is worth associating with the Horizon programme, which is why we agreed to participate, paying our full amount…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyThe noble Lord’s question was somewhat contradictory. He complained that the strategy did not address some of the short-term problems but in the end, he referred to it as what it…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyThe noble Lord raises a number of important points. On the biomass supplying Drax, he is right that it is mainly produced from waste-wood sources that would otherwise not be…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilMy Lords, the UK government guarantee means that eligible successful ERC applicants will receive the full value of their funding at a UK host institution and need not leave the…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyI am sorry that the noble Baroness has ignored the quagmire, as she puts it, of some very important subjects. I am sure we will want to debate them in future. She raised this…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilPerhaps we should all have musical accompaniments to our answers and questions; I am sure they would be much improved. The noble Lord makes an important point: the leadership of…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilThe Northern Ireland protocol is built into the treaty. The exercising of the Northern Ireland protocol, if we chose to do so, would be in compliance with the treaty obligations.…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilThe Northern Ireland protocol is a completely separate agreement. It is different from the agreement that the EU signed. I am sorry, but we should not accept the EU’s excuses on…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyEnergy from waste is an important topic, both in generating electricity but also for heat networks. I have visited a number of very innovative energy from waste plants; there is…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilI am sorry that the noble Baroness refuses to accept where the blame lies in this circumstance. The UK has not breached any agreements that we signed with the European Union. We…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyI do not think so—I do not think it would be that specific. We will not have one person vetoing an application. However, we would want to make sure that there was general…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEuropean Research CouncilThe UK has provided a guarantee to all those researchers. If the ERC continues to say that they will not be eligible for grants, as long as the EU itself refuses to agree…27 Apr 2022