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HANSARDCOP 26: SponsorsAs in all these matters, the ultimate decisions will rest with Ministers. We will judge companies closely against the criteria that we have already published, and I am sure that…06 Oct 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemI am not the Minister directly responsible for the Post Office; Paul Scully is the Minister who is directly responsible. He has regular meetings with the Post Office chief…06 Oct 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemThe CPS is already examining the conduct of Fujitsu in this case, but the noble Lord will understand that it would not be appropriate for me to comment on those proceedings.06 Oct 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemYes.06 Oct 2020HANSARDCOP 26: SponsorsIndeed, and we will be setting this out in due course.06 Oct 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemThe noble Lord was getting a bit ahead of himself in asking his supplementary question before he asked his main Question, so I will answer that main one first and then come on to…06 Oct 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemThe noble Baroness makes a very good point. I made my views clear on this matter earlier in the year, and I have written to the Department of Health and Social Care—the letter is…06 Oct 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemI am afraid I cannot give the noble Lord a direct answer. I do not know how many lawyers were engaged. I will try to find out and will write to him on this. I should imagine a…06 Oct 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemIt is for Sir Wyn to decide how the inquiry gathers the necessary evidence, but I imagine it will want to gather evidence from all affected postmasters, including those in…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCOP 26: SponsorsNo, we are not picking winners. We always examine a range of different technologies and we are backing a range of different technologies. The contract for difference auctions will…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCOP 26: SponsorsWe are looking for both monetary and value-in-kind sponsorship. Value in kind refers to goods and services that are acquired, or highly desirable, in exchange for branding, et…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCOP 26: SponsorsWe will be working most closely with organisations that are committed to taking real, positive action and have strong climate credentials; for example, companies which have…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCOP 26: SponsorsMy Lords, the Government have set strict sponsorship criteria for COP 26 to partner with companies committed to fighting climate change and running their businesses in a…06 Oct 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperI agree with the noble Baroness. The Government have a long history of supporting the development and deployment of wave and tidal stream technologies in the UK. To date, we have…28 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperI understand the concern in north Wales about this issue but Hitachi made it clear that withdrawing from the Wylfa project is a commercial decision that it has taken for its own…28 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperAs I just said, the decision taken by Hitachi was a commercial one. We totally agree that nuclear power will play a key role in the UK’s future energy mix as we transition to a…28 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperThe energy White Paper is a priority and will be published this autumn. This means that it will play a vital role in building back better and driving greener, clean economic…28 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperThe noble Lord is right to point out that intensive work is going on in all those areas. I cannot confirm that those documents will be published at exactly the same time.28 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperThe White Paper will look at the whole system of energy within the UK as part of our commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. I reaffirm the key role that nuclear will…28 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy White PaperThe noble Baroness makes a very good point. As I am sure she is aware, we have created a carbon capture and storage infrastructure fund of at least £800 million to establish at…28 Sept 2020