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HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsWe always take that advice into consideration. Covid was obviously a factor in that budget, but we overperformed on all the previous budgets before that as well. It is one factor;…27 Mar 2024HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsI am afraid that the noble Baroness is incorrect; she needs to check her facts. There are a number of examples of working CCUS plants around the world. There is one in Canada, for…27 Mar 2024HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsMy noble friend makes a good point. Of course, the international diplomacy element of this is important. The UK alone is responsible for about 1% of worldwide emissions, so…27 Mar 2024HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsAs we debated extensively last night, it will have a negligible impact.27 Mar 2024HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsI have regular meetings with the Scottish Government, including my counterpart, who is from the Green Party—which makes for interesting discussions, as the House can imagine. The…27 Mar 2024HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsThe noble Lord makes a good point. A number of schemes around the country are taking advantage of that. Again, they are relatively small-scale; they will not provide the large…27 Mar 2024HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsI was not aware of that case, and I thank my noble friend for drawing my attention to it. I will certainly raise it with the Climate Change Committee.27 Mar 2024HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsI can say no more than I said in my initial Answer. Of course, we will take into account the advice from the Climate Change Committee and the devolved Administrations. But this is…27 Mar 2024HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsThe noble Lord makes a good point. We are considering that at the moment. It is important that if we roll out wind power on land, we do it with the consent of local communities.…27 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, the UK recently achieved an important milestone in the global fight against climate change. We were the first major economy to set a net-zero target in law, and we are…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillThe noble Baroness often raises this point. The industry pays billions of pounds in taxes every year, and oil companies are ultimately responsible for decommissioning their…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, I thank all Members from across the House for what has been quite a good debate, for the interest that they have taken in the Bill and for the many insightful…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillIf the noble Baroness is asking me if they pay billions in taxes and make billions in profits, then yes, I guess the answer is that the international oil companies do very well…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillAs I always do, I will listen very carefully to the point of view the House expresses in Committee, and, as is normal practice, as a Government we will then consider whether there…26 Mar 2024HANSARDStrategy and Policy Statement for Energy Policy in Great BritainThat the draft Strategy and Policy Statement laid before the House on 21 February be approved. Relevant document: 16th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee25 Mar 2024HANSARDStrategy and Policy Statement for Energy Policy in Great BritainMy Lords, the past few years have brought unprecedented challenges and uncertainty to Great Britain’s energy system. But we have remained resilient and last year laid the…25 Mar 2024HANSARDStrategy and Policy Statement for Energy Policy in Great BritainThat is not the subject of this particular policy statement, but my understanding is that Great British Nuclear is currently reviewing the various designs, having instituted a…25 Mar 2024HANSARDStrategy and Policy Statement for Energy Policy in Great BritainMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. First, I am confident that the strategic priorities and policy outcomes in the SPS clearly establish what the…25 Mar 2024HANSARDAdvanced Modular Reactors: Criticality TestsI thank my noble friend for her question and her positive advocacy of Wales and the Welsh nuclear programmes. I suspect that the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, was going to ask me…19 Mar 2024