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HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI believe that it has been implemented. As I said earlier, we have allocated £620 million for vehicle grants and for further funding for local EV infrastructure. This is being…20 Oct 2021HANSARDShortages: Protection for the VulnerableThe answer to the noble Lord is yes. A number of energy companies have, sadly, gone to the wall, but the supplier of last resort scheme has so far been successful in transferring…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI believe there were some documents that were published in error, but they have been withdrawn. Fundamentally, we do not believe in telling people what to eat or how to live their…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI am happy to tell the noble Lord that there was mention of nuclear in the Statement, and we announced £120 million for a nuclear innovations fund. I can also tell him that we…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThe noble Baroness has obviously not been paying attention to what I have said, but let me repeat the figures yet again. She might want to go and look at some of the fantastically…20 Oct 2021HANSARDShortages: Protection for the VulnerableMy Lords, there is no shortage of energy, and the Government have taken action to increase the supply of HGV drivers. The supply of fuel and food is secure. Protecting vulnerable…20 Oct 2021HANSARDShortages: Protection for the VulnerableThe noble Lord is right. During the pandemic, we saw the massive difference that volunteers can make to people’s lives. Our role in government in volunteering is as a steward,…20 Oct 2021HANSARDShortages: Protection for the VulnerableI know that we have debated these matters a lot in the House recently, and I know that the noble Baroness will be aware that the uplift to universal credit was only ever meant to…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI understood that I had explained that earlier in my answer to the noble Lords, Lord Grantchester and Lord Oates, but I am happy to do it again for the benefit of the noble…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI would like to give the noble Lord a direct answer: it is genuinely impossible to say, at the moment. Let me explain why. It is clear that hydrogen will play a major role in our…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThe noble Lord will be pleased to know that I do believe in market mechanisms. His question is impossible to answer, and let me explain why. Heat pumps are three to four times…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThe decision was made by what was then the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government that the future homes standard would kick in in 2025. There is a long process of…20 Oct 2021HANSARDShortages: Protection for the VulnerableMy Lords, I can tell the noble Lord that the poorest and most vulnerable are always at the heart of our policies in this area—we always seek to protect them. It is, however,…20 Oct 2021HANSARDShortages: Protection for the VulnerableThe right reverend Prelate makes a good point. Everybody across all levels of government—national and local—want to do all they can to minimise food waste. Of course, we are…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI thank the noble Lords, Lord Grantchester and Lord Oates, for their comments, even though the screen indicated the noble Lord, Lord Oates, had been renamed Lord Fox for most of…20 Oct 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, this is a Bill with two distinct and important measures. The first is a measure to change the valuation assumptions that are applied when making business rate…19 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsThe financing of development activity is, of course, a commercial decision and the Government do not intervene in those investments. But, in March 2021, in a co-ordinated effort…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsI have not had a chance to meet the noble Baroness’s colleague yet. I was supposed to meet him a couple of weeks ago, but the meeting was cancelled. I look forward to discussing…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsThe noble and learned Lord is tempting me. Gas is traded in international markets, so the biggest factors influencing prices are global trends in supply and demand. Higher…13 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsSecurity of supply is of course absolutely vital. The UK derives this through its diversity of suppliers and by reducing reliance on any single source. In addition to our…13 Oct 2021