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HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillOnce again, I thank my noble friend Lady Noakes for her thoughtful and constructive contributions throughout the progress of the Bill so far. However, she will be disappointed to…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI think the noble Lord will find, if he looks at my remarks, that I did not say that every applicant will pay fees but that there is a general expectation that a fee of $25 will…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillBefore I start, I will deal directly with the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, which I thought were a little unfair. We have responded to a number of the points she…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI thank noble Lords for what has been an excellent and very well thought-through debate. While the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, was lucky enough to be scratching bits from her…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI thank noble Lords who have contributed on this group of amendments. Turning to Amendment 6 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Fox, the noble Baroness,…14 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsThey already say where their product has come from; this evidence is independently audited. Generators must report against the criteria on a monthly basis and Ofgem performs…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsIndeed it would, and we already source some small quantities from the UK, but the noble Baroness needs to look at the size of the forests in southern USA, which are, I think I am…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsWe had an extensive and informative discussion with the noble Baroness on her Bill, and onshore wind, as I reminded her at the time, is included in the contracts for difference…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsThere will certainly be merit in producing new nuclear power stations. I share the noble Lord’s enthusiasm for nuclear power. It was a shame that the Labour Government of which he…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsI would challenge the noble Baroness’s statement that some of the green groups know what they are talking about, but we make sure that the process is independently audited and all…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsThe noble Lord gives me a great cue to talk about the contracts for difference scheme that we launched just this morning, which for the first time allows tidal power to bid. I…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsAt the risk of repeating myself, I think that the noble Baroness is wrong on the points that she makes. The process is independently audited and checked, and we have sent…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsWhere the evidence is published, I will certainly make sure that the noble Lord receives a copy of it, but I think he is wrong on this. As I said, these are not primary trees but…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsMy Lords, in 2020 plant-based biomass power generation made up approximately 9% of the total renewable electricity generation in the UK; this includes generation from wood…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsI am afraid the noble Baroness will have to write to me with details of which scheme she is referring to.13 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsI am afraid that I and the noble Baroness will have to disagree on this. Biodiversity is one of the criteria we take into account. We have sent officials out to southern USA,…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDrax Wood PelletsNo. In a sustainably managed forest, which all our biomass comes from, there will be stands of trees of different ages, which will be harvested in gradual sequence and then…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSmall Business Commissioner: Late PaymentsI have had this discussion with the noble Lord before. The construction industry is different; there are adjudication processes already set up for it and we are also looking at…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNet-zero EmissionsWe are working very closely with the industry to do precisely that. The Heat Pump Association has recently launched an excellent conversion course for existing heating engineers…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNet-zero EmissionsI certainly agree with the noble Baroness that Insulate Britain has managed to annoy everybody. I cannot remember a campaign in this country that has been less effective at…07 Dec 2021