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HANSARDCopyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988: Sporting EventsI thank my noble friend Lord Astor for tabling what has been a very important debate. I have certainly found it constructive, interesting and informative and am grateful to those…02 Dec 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: RemitI know my noble friend speaks with great authority on this as a former Energy Minister himself, and I agree with him. Of course, the ultimate solution to the problem of high gas…02 Dec 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: RemitI actually agree with the first part of the noble Lord’s question that production from the North Sea is on a declining pathway. Our usage is, of course, on a declining pathway as…02 Dec 2021HANSARDHomes: Environmental StandardsThe heat and buildings strategy is our long-term retrofit plan. Within that, we announced a number of forthcoming consultations; previous questions have referred to the…02 Dec 2021HANSARDHomes: Environmental StandardsThe noble Baroness makes a very good point. Local authorities are of course one of our key delivery partners through many of the schemes that we currently subsidise. We are…02 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm ArwenYes, I believe that it is. The network operators are as resilient and able in the north of England as they are in the south. But a fact of the geography and communication of this…02 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm ArwenMy noble friend makes some good points, and I am obviously pleased to hear that his property was not too badly affected. As he knows, I know the area well and I am pleased that…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPower Outages: North of EnglandIn the face of damage to infrastructure unprecedented in recent years, network engineering staff have been working tirelessly in challenging conditions to make repairs and restore…02 Dec 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: RemitMy Lords, even though renewable electricity capacity has grown five-fold since 2010, oil and gas are still essential for our energy needs and are vital to the production of many…02 Dec 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: RemitWe will go along with our net-zero commitment. I do not know how many times I have to repeat this for the benefit of the Liberal Democrats, but under all of the climate change…02 Dec 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: RemitNo decision has yet been made regarding the proposed Cambo field. The export market for oil and gas produced from Cambo is purely a commercial matter dictated by the market, the…02 Dec 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: RemitAs the noble Baroness knows, we have some of the most ambitious climate targets of any major economy in the western world and we are committed to net zero; indeed, it is a legal…02 Dec 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: RemitIt remains the case that the petroleum sector is a net payer of taxes to the UK Exchequer. I frankly do not understand the argument that we should stop all production in the North…02 Dec 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: RemitThat is a very good question, and this is why we have our world-leading oil and gas sector transition deal, the North Sea Transition Deal . We are committed to it, with the…02 Dec 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: RemitWe have a role in the licensing of future developments, but whether to proceed with them is, of course, a commercial decision for the operators concerned. I am sure they will bear…02 Dec 2021HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: RemitThe noble Baroness answers her own question—indeed, I would say, “Let’s wait for the decision of OPRED before we make any final observations about this.” But, as I mentioned to…02 Dec 2021HANSARDHomes: Environmental StandardsThe Government’s ambition is for as many homes as possible to reach EPC band C by 2035. Our Simple Energy Advice service provides tailored advice and guidance for home owners and…02 Dec 2021HANSARDHomes: Environmental StandardsI agree with the noble Lord: we need exactly that. We are working both through the Department for Education, with some of its training investments, and with many of the private…02 Dec 2021HANSARDHomes: Environmental StandardsThe right reverend Prelate is right to draw attention to some of the export guarantee schemes that we already have. I also draw his attention to the boiler upgrade scheme, which…02 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm ArwenMy Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their contributions. Let me state that I totally share their frustration and annoyance. Storm Arwen has brought severe weather to many parts…02 Dec 2021