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HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020My Lords, I am sorry to disappoint the noble Lord. I cannot give him a specific answer to that, but we expect the White Paper to come shortly.20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020The noble Lord makes a good point; heating decarbonisation will be a crucial part of the race to net zero, and we will be bringing forward a detailed heating decarbonisation…20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020Indeed, I agree with the noble Baroness. In a previous answer I referenced the green homes grant: £2 billion-worth of green stimulus investment that is going to generate hundreds…20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020The right reverend Prelate makes a very good point. Local micro energy schemes will play a key role in our decarbonisation efforts but, of course, fundamental changes are required…20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020The noble Lord makes a good point. We are investing record sums in helping vulnerable consumers. He will be aware of the new green homes grant that will provide grants of £5,000,…20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020Well, the Government’s policies towards clean energy investment have been a resounding success. We are seeing record levels of deployment and the costs of clean energy are falling…20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020I thank my noble friend for her question, but the WEO 2020 report suggests a 10% increase in nuclear between 2019 and 2030. Beyond 2030, the Paris compliance scenarios envisage…20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020It is indeed shortly. We will provide more detail on nuclear power in the energy White Paper, but, as I said to my noble friend Lady Neville- Rolfe, we see much of the future…20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020The noble Viscount makes a good point. The short-term impact of Covid-19 on the global energy industry is a reduction in energy demand of something like 5% year on year, which has…20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020Indeed there is—and we have taken a leadership role by setting our 2050 net-zero targets, by setting a phase-out date for petrol and diesel vehicles, and by introducing policies…20 Oct 2020HANSARDWorld Energy Outlook 2020The World Energy Outlook 2020 report examines how the global energy system could develop under different scenarios in the coming decades. We welcome its focus on the impact of the…20 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.19 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I beg to move that the Bill be now read a second time. The United Kingdom’s internal market has been the bedrock of our shared prosperity for centuries. Since the Acts…19 Oct 2020HANSARDRolls-RoyceI congratulate the noble Lord on getting the Royal Navy, a matter close to his heart, into his question again. But to be serious, I agree that we need to develop the next…14 Oct 2020HANSARDRolls-RoyceMy Lords, the Government are in regular dialogue with Rolls-Royce and will continue to engage to understand what more can be done to save jobs and capabilities across the United…14 Oct 2020HANSARDRolls-RoyceWe are happy to support good R&D projects. Rolls-Royce is a major beneficiary of our R&D support operations through the £1.95 billion Aerospace Technology Institute programme. It…14 Oct 2020HANSARDRolls-RoyceThe noble Viscount makes a very good point. We are working closely with the company to ensure that the UK remains at the heart of its operations, and we are currently supporting…14 Oct 2020HANSARDRolls-RoyceThe noble Lord needs to understand the difficult environment in which Rolls-Royce is operating. Its revenues have fallen off a cliff, and we all know what has happened to the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDRolls-RoyceMy Lords, when companies announce these decisions it is, of course, a difficult time for all concerned. We are in extensive dialogue with Rolls-Royce and other high-technology…14 Oct 2020HANSARDRolls-RoyceI totally understand and sympathise with the points that the noble Lord is making, but Rolls-Royce is a global company and it is having to make some very difficult decisions about…14 Oct 2020