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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Let me first remind the Committee of the broader ambitions of this section of the Bill, which covers heat network zoning, which is a key policy to deliver the scale of expansion…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 am happy to give the noble Baroness a detailed answer in writing but we do not see any particular limit on it. It is what the market will develop. The problem with the noble…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]We are keen on these schemes but, as always, the question comes down to cost. How much we are prepared to subsidise an essentially uncompetitive scheme that is leveraged on the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]If the noble Baroness is asking me whether I think that there is an advantage to insulation schemes, the answer is of course yes. I am not sure what her question is, but…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I disagree with the noble Lord. I have had many discussions with businesses and companies in this area, and we are providing the policy certainty they need. It is clear what…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, for the benefit of the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, I have some more government amendments for his delectation. I will also speak to Amendments 200 to 211, 243 and 244,…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this brief debate. I acknowledge the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson: it will be difficult for me to ask him in…19 Dec 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Trade UnionsNo matter how many times Opposition Members ask the same question, they will get the same answer. We have accepted the recommendation from the pay review body. The next step is…19 Dec 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Trade UnionsIt is very easy for Opposition Members to say that we should grant this and that pay rise, but only a limited number can be funded. The noble Baroness talks about PPE; I seem to…19 Dec 2022HANSARDPrime Minister: Trade UnionsI am not familiar with the details of the negotiations. I can tell the noble and learned Lord only that the Government have accepted in full the recommendations of the pay review…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, the Committee will note the large number of amendments tabled in my name on heat networks. These amendments are needed to ensure that Ofgem can operate effectively as…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]They could be, but we do not want to designate a particular technology because it will vary from area to area and locality to locality. It is to be expected that heat pumps will…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]It will be set in the appropriate regulations. The bottom line is that we have not made a final decision at this stage.19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]19 Dec 2022