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HANSARDHome InsulationMy Lords, until the end of February 2024, provisionally, 7,506 measures had been installed in 6,238 households under GBIS. The Government are considering whether any legislative…14 May 2024HANSARDPrepayment MetersI understand the point the noble Lord is making, but that is the role of the independent regulator Ofgem. My Secretary of State and Minister Solloway have had regular meetings…14 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationI do not quite understand the noble Lord’s question. We will clearly use more electricity as we roll out more electric vehicles, the electrification of heating, et cetera—but we…14 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationIndeed, my noble friend makes a very good point about the extent to which electricity usage will grow. Actually, the peak electricity usage in the UK occurred a number of years…14 May 2024HANSARDHydrogen EnergyIt is me again, I am afraid. We have decided not to progress work on a hydrogen town pilot until after a decision in 2026 on any potential role for hydrogen in heating. The…14 May 2024HANSARDHydrogen EnergyI am sorry if I have given the noble Lord the wrong impression. We have already taken strategic decisions on the use of hydrogen. We are supporting the production of both…14 May 2024HANSARDPrepayment MetersOf course, I am pleased to tell the noble Lord that, since the height of bill rises, the price cap has come down by about 60%. So it is not true that prices are going up; they are…14 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationI think that the noble Lord is talking about the building regulations under future homes standard, which is what I was referring in response to the question from the noble Lord,…14 May 2024HANSARDPrepayment MetersMy Lords, energy suppliers are not marking their own homework. Ofgem very closely monitors them. Not all suppliers have been given permission to restart involuntary installations.…14 May 2024HANSARDHydrogen EnergyI would be very interested in speaking to the noble Baroness’s contact in heat batteries; I have also met a number of heat battery manufacturers. For those who have not come…14 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationWhen the noble Lord says “offshore supplies”, I presume he is referring to offshore wind production. I have not seen that particular report, but now the noble Lord has mentioned…14 May 2024HANSARDPrepayment MetersI think that is a bit of broad generalisation, if the noble Lord will forgive me for that. The principle of independent regulators was established a number of years ago throughout…14 May 2024HANSARDHydrogen EnergyWe have said that blending into the network can still go ahead. It is possible to put hydrogen into the existing gas mains at up to about 20% concentration. We have said that this…14 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationI certainly do agree that we need to target the poorest households, which is precisely what we do under schemes such as the social housing decarbonisation fund and the energy…14 May 2024HANSARDHydrogen EnergyIt was not postponed—it was cancelled. I visited Redcar and met many of the residents and businesses in the town who were concerned. The noble Baroness is right that one of the…14 May 2024HANSARDPrepayment MetersMy Lords, suppliers are responsible for paying compensation. It is paramount that customers affected by the involuntary installation of some prepayment meters receive compensation…14 May 2024HANSARDPrepayment MetersOf course, the absence of the noble Lord has been a great loss to the House. While he may complain about the quality of some of the answers, some of us might take issue with the…14 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationThe noble Lord is absolutely right that, whatever form of heating you have, insulation is always a good thing, because you can use less of it. Rebalancing is obviously a…14 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationThe noble Lord makes a good point. Cavity wall insulation needs to be installed correctly. Under the Each Home Counts review, we instituted a system of trust mark licensing for…14 May 2024HANSARDHome InsulationThe noble Lord is asking me to speculate on past Governments, some of which the Liberal Democrats were part of. I agree with the noble Lord that the future homes standard should…14 May 2024