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HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportMy noble friend makes some very good points. As we were both aviation Ministers, I am delighted to tell her that today we launch the Green Fuels, Green Skies competition, which…16 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportMy noble friend will realise that there is a limit to the amount I can say on this. The planning application was called in by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and…16 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportI agree with the noble Baroness that this is crucial work, and, as I said, the figures will be released in due course. If there is any further information I can release at the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI am not sure there were any questions for me there; the noble Lord has made some observations. I understand that he was unhappy with my replies, but I am afraid I cannot agree…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Grantchester, Lord Leigh and Lord Clement-Jones, for their amendments in relation to equity stakes of affected parties, small and…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this brief debate, particularly my noble friends Lady Noakes and Lord Lansley for their contributions. I will start with Amendments…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillFirst, I thank my noble friend Lord Lansley for these two amendments, which seek to ensure seamless integration between the new regime provided for by the Bill and the existing…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, let me thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for her amendment and begin by expressing my heartfelt sympathy to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, on being admonished by her.…16 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportThe noble Lord makes some very good points. Networked heat will be one of a number of different contributions that we will need to make to encourage transition to low or no-carbon…16 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportThe right reverend Prelate makes some good points. A BEIS-supported parish council carbon calculator has just been launched to support local communities to develop their own plans…16 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportIt is important that we get cross-departmental working going correctly. Obviously, the pandemic has resulted in some challenges in this area, but we are devoting considerable…16 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportI am not aware of the specific changes proposed in Oxfordshire—I will certainly have a look at that—but there is a walking and cycling strategy. The Government have devoted…16 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportI agree with the noble Lord that we need to engage not only experts or early movers in this technology but the public as a whole. He makes some good points, and we will engage the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportThroughout 2020, we held deliberative dialogues with the public on transport and heat decarbonisation, the environment, the future of food, carbon capture, usage and storage, and…16 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportThe noble Lord makes some good points. Local government is indeed a key partner in delivering net zero, and this Government are supporting it with a range of funding streams…16 Mar 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Carbon Budget ReportMy Lords, we are engaging the public on the challenge of net zero through regular dialogues, consultations and online advice services. In 2020, we launched the brand Together for…16 Mar 2021HANSARDOffshore Gas RigsThe noble Lord is right that that is not in my remit, but I am happy to tell him that my department has not undertaken any research in this area because, to date, there is no…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOffshore Gas RigsThe data that I have just quoted shows that it actually fell last year. However, the noble Lord makes a good point; we should try to reuse these gases as much as possible. A…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOffshore Gas RigsThere are significant practical and operational difficulties, which the noble Lord alludes to. However, I am happy to tell him that flaring intensity decreased by 22% in 2020 from…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOffshore Gas RigsMy noble friend makes some very good points, and we are open to processes that can drive down emissions from offshore operations. As I know my noble friend is aware, sour gas…11 Mar 2021