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HANSARDBusiness: GreenwashingMy Lords, green claims made by businesses should be clear and accurate and not mislead consumers, who are increasingly looking to make environmentally friendly choices. The…10 Jan 2023HANSARDBusiness: GreenwashingThe noble Baroness is right that we need some consistency on these matters. The work on a green taxonomy is being taken forward by the Treasury and as far as I am aware it is…10 Jan 2023HANSARDBusiness: GreenwashingThe ASA has taken action against a number of companies, including one that made green artificial grass, over their environmental claims. I think this is a very real deterrent to…10 Jan 2023HANSARDBusiness: GreenwashingThat is a fascinating question, although I am not sure that what it has to do with the subject under discussion. However, it is a very real issue and certainly something that we…10 Jan 2023HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationI thank the noble Baroness for her support. She is right in that we allocated CfD support of 40 megawatts of wave and tidal stream power in the last CfD round. We want to…21 Dec 2022HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationWe have a number of energy strategies, including the energy security strategy and the net zero strategy. As I said, we will set out further plans in this area. My noble friend is…21 Dec 2022HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationThe noble Lord is right that we will need a lot more electricity both for EVs and for the electrification of heat. I cannot give him an exact figure at this stage—it depends on a…21 Dec 2022HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationI apologise to the noble Baroness, but I really did not catch most of what her question was.21 Dec 2022HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationThe noble Lord is right—energy efficiency is extremely important, which is why we are spending £6.6 billion this Parliament on various energy efficiency strategies. The Chancellor…21 Dec 2022HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationThe noble Baroness is right that green taxonomy is an important component. She will also be aware that the work is being taken forward by the Treasury, with support from BEIS and…21 Dec 2022HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationThe noble Viscount is absolutely right—SMR technology is something that we are supporting. We have given hundreds of millions of pounds-worth of support to Rolls-Royce, which is…21 Dec 2022HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationI remind the noble Baroness that we have the smart export guarantee scheme to encourage precisely that. The good news is that we have already 14 gigawatts of solar installed…21 Dec 2022HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationAs the noble Lord said, we are supporting it. It has exciting potential, but it is in the very early stages at the moment. The designs are still being approved, but we will want…21 Dec 2022HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationWe will be setting out further plans on the matter in due course. I remind the noble Baroness that, during 2021, almost 55% of electricity generated in the UK came from low-carbon…21 Dec 2022HANSARDElectricity: DecarbonisationMy Lords, the Government are confident that the policies and programmes set out in the net-zero strategy and the British energy security strategy will deliver our ambition to…21 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]As I said, we are supportive of proposals. We accept the target for decarbonising electricity production and we are moving ahead full-scale with our sails erected—which is no…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]No specific boundary is set out in the proposals. It can vary from authority to authority. It is very unlikely to be a whole region; it is much more likely to be an inner-city…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I think we are getting into semantics here. I am not sure there is a huge difference between them. My point is that it is not helpful to embed it in primary legislation. It is a…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]19 Dec 2022