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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 262.12 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 17.12 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 265.12 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 1.12 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 275 to 338.12 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 274.12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindMy noble friend certainly highlights a concern, but lots of protections are built in and lots of environmental regulations need to be adhered to when these projects are consented…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindI have said that lessons will be learned. As I said, there is a healthy stream of projects wanting to come forward. Understandably, the developers want to be paid as much as…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindThe noble Lord asks a lot of different questions within what he said. I think his figure of £65 billion refers to the cost of upgrading property to EPC level C, which is a…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindThe noble Lord makes a good point. There are a number of such areas of critical national infrastructure, including gas-interlinking pipelines and electricity interconnector cables…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindI will be happy to supply those figures to the noble Baroness in writing if I can. Again, it is worth saying that, in a diversified energy system, it is important to have…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindAgain, there is no complacency. I understand that there are many projects wanting the go-ahead, but we must be careful in making sure that the consumer gets a fair deal. Lots were…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindI know that the noble Baroness is passionate about onshore wind. I hope the changes that we announced will produce more capacity. As I said, we have just let 24 projects under the…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindOf course, that will be our aim. As I said, we want to see more projects consented to and we will try to get the balance right. We will certainly learn the lessons from this…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindThe noble Baroness asks a very good question. Eleven tidal stream projects were consented in this allocation round, totalling about 41 megawatts. The price for that is currently…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindMy Lords, the Government are disappointed that no offshore or floating offshore wind projects secured contracts for difference in the most recent allocation round. The results…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindI am happy to hear the noble Baroness be so cavalier with bill payers’ funds; she is, in effect, talking about increasing the strike price. It is always difficult for the…11 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindThe bill payer will be very grateful that 7.5 gigawatts of construction is already under way, as we speak. We all want to see more, but at the right price. I understand why…11 Sept 2023HANSARD2030 Emissions Reduction Target: HeatingIndeed we are. The situation in France and for ourselves is very different, because France has not had the availability of domestic gas that we have had over the years.…05 Sept 2023HANSARD2030 Emissions Reduction Target: HeatingAs the noble Lord knows, that is a matter for building regulations. The future homes standard will come in from 2025; it will not specify the type of heating but it will put in…05 Sept 2023