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HANSARDGas Boilers and Heaters: Replacement ProgrammeThe noble Lord is right. We have a number of incentive schemes. I referred to the ECO scheme and the green homes grant scheme. We want to be one of the world leaders in this field…12 Jan 2021HANSARDGas Boilers and Heaters: Replacement ProgrammeMy noble friend makes some very good points, but the forthcoming heat and building strategy will set out the direction of travel for decarbonising heat. We are working closely…12 Jan 2021HANSARDGas Boilers and Heaters: Replacement ProgrammeThe noble Lord is right that we need to make sure that the change is affordable. We have a number of schemes to help low-income families. We have the ECO scheme and the green…12 Jan 2021HANSARDGas Boilers and Heaters: Replacement ProgrammeI point the noble Baroness to the social housing decarbonisation fund, which will deliver transformational change by upgrading a significant amount of the social housing stock…12 Jan 2021HANSARDGas Boilers and Heaters: Replacement ProgrammeI understand that the noble Lord is very keen on green hydrogen and I agree with him on these points, but we are committed to consult on the preferred hydrogen business model in…12 Jan 2021HANSARDGas Boilers and Heaters: Replacement ProgrammeWe are committed to keeping the winter fuel payment to ensure that older people have the security and dignity they deserve, but we do have boiler grants, as my noble friend…12 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeWe have already listened to feedback and announced the extension of the scheme until March 2022. We will always listen to feedback. I gave the figures earlier for the number of…06 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeI thank my noble friend for his question. The smart meter scheme is not part of the Green Homes Grant scheme. It is a separate scheme, for which I also have responsibility, but I…06 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeMore than 1,300 companies are registered with TrustMark so far, of which 765 are registered with the scheme, including many businesses that operate nationally with substantial…06 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeWe absolutely want to ensure that that is not the case. The noble Lord is incorrect. Main contractors still need to be registered with TrustMark. They also need PAS certification…06 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeI understand the noble Lord’s point, but we specifically designed the local authority delivery element of the scheme to directly target owner-occupiers in private and social…06 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeI cannot give the noble Lords a specific assurance on that. We keep all these matters under review.06 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeThe green homes grant voucher scheme opened for applications in September 2020 and so far has received over 58,000 applications. There will be an independent evaluation of the…06 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeWe are not downgrading the quality requirements, but the noble Lord makes a good point. We have had a number of these schemes over the years and we will look at what we can do in…06 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeWe announced the extension of the scheme until March 2022, as I am sure the noble Lord is aware. In the 2020 spending review, the Chancellor allocated over £1 billion to make…06 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeNo. At present, we keep the primary and secondary elements of the scheme, because we think that is the best way of delivering the maximum carbon savings that I know the noble Lord…06 Jan 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant SchemeThe noble Lord asks a lot of questions. I think his figures are incorrect. We had 58,000 applications and have issued almost 11,000 vouchers to those applicants. Another 11,000…06 Jan 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability for Wrongful Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020I thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Bowles and Lady Altmann, for their valuable contributions. They are all veterans of the previous Act’s…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability for Wrongful Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 November be approved. Relevant documents: 37th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee and 35th Report from…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability for Wrongful Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020My Lords, I think we all shared a sense of optimism last week when Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, administered at…17 Dec 2020