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HANSARDHydrogen EconomyThe noble Lord makes a good point, in that low-carbon steel production will be one of the areas that we will need to look at. Hydrogen is one of the fuels that could offer us an…19 Jul 2021HANSARDHydrogen EconomyI can certainly tell the noble Baroness that the strategy will be published in due course. We need to develop both blue and green hydrogen if we are to meet the ambitious targets…19 Jul 2021HANSARDHydrogen EconomyThere are a number of demonstration projects around the world on CCS, but we need to demonstrate it at scale and, as the noble Baroness will be aware, we will shortly be…19 Jul 2021HANSARDHydrogen EconomyMy Lords, the reality is that we need to develop both. The UK has expertise and assets to support both electrolytic and CCUS-enabled hydrogen production, and by enabling multiple…19 Jul 2021HANSARDHydrogen EconomyI can understand the noble Lord’s scepticism, and he is right: we need to take a hard-headed, practical, cost-effective look at hydrogen production. The costs of producing it are,…19 Jul 2021HANSARDHydrogen EconomyMy noble friend makes extremely good points. We have a number of world-leading companies in these fields. Indeed, I was able to visit JCB a few weeks ago, and drive a hydrogen…19 Jul 2021HANSARDHydrogen EconomyMy Lords, there are no plans to create an office for the hydrogen economy. We have a governance framework that supports close working across BEIS, other government departments and…19 Jul 2021HANSARDHydrogen EconomyThe noble Lord makes some good points, but the reality is that we do not yet know what the best make-up for heating will be further into the coming decades. It will likely be a…19 Jul 2021HANSARDMarket Surveillance (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 10 June be approved. Relevant document: 6th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…14 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorI know that the noble Baroness feels passionately about these matters, and we share her enthusiasm for decarbonising the industrial sectors as quickly as possible. She will know…12 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorWe have supported the steel sector extensively over the years and I outlined some of the money that we have spent. The noble Viscount will know that decisions on taxes are of…12 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorUltimately, it is of course for the company to manage its commercial decisions for the future and to find a successful buyer, but we hope this company succeeds with its plans to…12 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorThe noble Lord makes a very good point about the high energy costs. We have provided more than £550 million in relief to the steel sector since 2013 to make electricity costs more…12 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorMy Lords, the noble Lord will know that we recognise the importance of the steel sector to the UK economy and in supporting other domestic industries and local communities. Our…12 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorFor HS2, our 2021 steel procurement pipeline estimates that 1.95 million metric tonnes of steel are required in phases 1 and 2. So far, all reported structural steel used has been…12 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorThe noble Lord is quite right that hydrogen-based steel making is one of the many technological approaches we are looking at for the sector’s future. We announced the £250 million…12 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorMy noble friend is right to point to the problems for the sector. I mentioned in an earlier answer that we have provided more than £550 million in relief to the steel sector for…12 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorI understand the points that the noble Baroness makes. My noble friend Lord Grimstone is looking forward to considering the outputs of the procurement task force. However, we…12 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorI can certainly give the noble Lord the assurances that he is looking for: we will work with all partners, domestic and international, in order to ensure that the UK steel sector…12 Jul 2021HANSARDSteel SectorWe are working hard to make sure that UK producers of steel have the best possible chances of competing for and winning contracts across all government procurement efforts. The…12 Jul 2021