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HANSARDNet-zero Emissions Target: AffordabilityMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Offord, for opening the debate. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, I have been enormously impressed by the quality of the contributions…03 Apr 2025HANSARDGrangemouth Oil RefineryMy Lords, Petroineos’s decision to cease refining at Grangemouth is deeply disappointing. The Government have stood with workers from the outset. Alongside the Scottish…27 Mar 2025HANSARDGrangemouth Oil RefineryMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend and of course I am very much aware of Unite’s proposal to transition Grangemouth into a sustainable aviation fuel plant. We are very…27 Mar 2025HANSARDGrangemouth Oil RefineryMy Lords, Project Willow set out nine potential developments. The most near-term developments include hydrothermal plastic recycling, dissolution plastics recycling and ABE…27 Mar 2025HANSARDGrangemouth Oil RefineryMy Lords, I think the noble Lord is being unfair. Of course we want to see workers who are being displaced by changes in the industrial sector being helped and supported as much…27 Mar 2025HANSARDGrangemouth Oil RefineryMy Lords, I take the point, although I think it is right that we have some specific measures in relation to Grangemouth. I also think it is right to refer to a 2023 report by the…27 Mar 2025HANSARDGrangemouth Oil RefineryMy Lords, obviously we should look very carefully at any loophole that may have been identified. I should make it clear that Petroineos has said that it has invested $1.2 billion…27 Mar 2025HANSARDGrangemouth Oil RefinerySo why then did the party opposite, when in government, not allow fracking to take place? It is pure hypocrisy to attack us for a decision that we have made firmly that we will…27 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend for his support. The issue of prices is of course serious for both business and domestic customers. That is why we have the warm…26 Mar 2025HANSARDHeathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and SecurityMy Lords, my understanding is that, in Heathrow’s view, the supply was insufficient to ensure safe and secure operation. Therefore, it proceeded to reconfigure its internal…26 Mar 2025HANSARDHeathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and SecurityThe noble Lord is right; this Government are having to invest huge amounts into the infrastructure, which was neglected by the party opposite for years. He is right about the…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesMy Lords, it depends on whether tidal power can offer value for money. I recently met with a number of developers who are interested in developing tidal power. I understand their…26 Mar 2025HANSARDHeathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and SecurityMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his work, particularly the work of the National Preparedness Commission. The matter he raises is very important. The Government take the…26 Mar 2025HANSARDHeathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and SecurityMy Lords, I do not take that point at all. Clearly, Heathrow had a resilience plan. One of the points of the investigations is to see how effective it is, and we are mindful of…26 Mar 2025HANSARDHeathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and SecurityMy Lords, I am sure those are things that need to be looked at and reviewed by Heathrow, and more generally in relation to the grid and network connections, which I think is part…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesMy Lords, the Government believe that the best way to protect bill payers and to mitigate the energy price spikes that we saw in 2022 is through our mission to deliver clean power…26 Mar 2025HANSARDHeathrow Airport Closure: Resilience and SecurityMy Lords, that was a nice try but I am afraid I am not going to respond in the way the right reverend Prelate might wish—although, if we are talking about regional transport hubs,…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesMy Lords, I cannot give a definitive date for future legislation, as the noble Earl will understand, but he is right about market reform. We are considering fundamental changes,…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesMy Lords, I have noticed the change in leadership at EDF, and we look forward to having discussions in the future with the new person who has been appointed. EDF has made a major…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesThe noble Lord is clearly right that energy efficiency in our homes is necessary if we are going to meet the net zero target by 2050 and hold down the cost for domestic consumers.…26 Mar 2025