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HANSARDBiomass Electricity Subsidies: DeforestationThe different contributions from noble Lords in this debate have illustrated that this is a contentious subject. There is much debate in the scientific community. The noble…20 May 2021HANSARDBiomass Electricity Subsidies: DeforestationIndeed. The noble Lord is an expert on this topic and is of course correct. He is also correct to say that this is an area of ongoing debate among the scientific community, and it…20 May 2021HANSARDBiomass Electricity Subsidies: DeforestationThe sustainability criteria are policed by Ofgem and, if firms do not meet them, the subsidies are withdrawn.20 May 2021HANSARDBiomass Electricity Subsidies: DeforestationI really do not think the noble Baroness is correct about this. Let me make the point once again that our sustainability criteria, which are some of the most stringent in the…20 May 2021HANSARD10-point Plan: Six Months OnThe noble Lord is right to draw attention to the importance of nuclear generation in the mix of fuels that we will need to take forward. I am happy to provide an update for him. I…19 May 2021HANSARD10-point Plan: Six Months OnI congratulate the noble Lord on his purchase of an electric car. I know he is from the north-east, too; I will not ask him what model it is but I hope it is one of the ones made…19 May 2021HANSARD10-point Plan: Six Months OnThe noble Baroness is right to draw attention to the work of the devolved Administrations. I can tell her that we work very closely with the DAs, at both ministerial and official…19 May 2021HANSARD10-point Plan: Six Months OnI thank the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, for his comments. Obviously, I do not agree with many of them, but let me go through the points he raised in turn. He talked about the…19 May 2021HANSARD10-point Plan: Six Months OnThe noble Lord has drawn attention to some important questions. Of course, as we proceed with decarbonisation there will be an inevitable rise in electricity use and in the…19 May 2021HANSARD10-point Plan: Six Months OnI am sorry that the noble Baroness does not give us credit for the considerable sums that we have spent on transport decarbonisation. I took some time to run through some of the…19 May 2021HANSARDElectricity Trading (Development of Technical Procedures) (Day-Ahead Market Timeframe) Regulations 202118 May 2021HANSARDElectricity Trading (Development of Technical Procedures) (Day-Ahead Market Timeframe) Regulations 2021My Lords, the regulations were laid before the House on 22 March. This instrument is brought forward using powers under the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020. The…18 May 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 202118 May 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2021My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 24 March this year. It is now over a year since the emergence of Covid-19, and the Government have consistently taken the…18 May 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2021First, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to what I thought was a very interesting and informative debate. The points raised have highlighted the importance of the…18 May 2021HANSARDElectricity Trading (Development of Technical Procedures) (Day-Ahead Market Timeframe) Regulations 2021First, I thank our two hardy contributors who have stayed the course for this afternoon’s debate on the fascinating subject of the technical operation of electricity markets. I…18 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure, privilege and—as the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, pointed out—somewhat of a challenge to respond to today’s excellent debate on Her Majesty’s…12 May 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 11B and 11C, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 11D.28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentI cannot really add anything to the answer I gave the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. On the noble Lord’s second question, I would certainly hope that, if the situation arose in any of…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentI start by paying tribute—as have a number of other noble Lords—to the tireless work that my noble friend has undertaken on behalf of the sub-postmasters in this case. His is a…28 Apr 2021