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HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023They are not even fined; they just get the money back plus the interest.30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023My Lords, again, this instrument came into force on 12 January and we are now more or less into February. Can the Minister remind us when the scheme ends, because we must be…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023I wish to comment on the Minister’s reply. It seems just a little supine that the only threat to intermediaries and means of enforcement is their tenants having to go through a…30 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for going through yet another of these SIs. I am sure he will not mind if I ask him some just and reasonable questions about it. First, I note that…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPrepayment MetersMy Lords, there is an irony here when it comes to prepayments, in that those who are worst off have to pay more because prepayment customers pay heavier tariffs than those on…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksMy Lords, I congratulate Defra on the Farming in Protected Landscapes scheme, which has worked extremely well. But the fact is that biodiversity in AONBs and national parks is no…18 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have to admit that I was quite favourable to the White Paper that came out about a year ago. I thought it was absolutely honest: when you read it through, you looked…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for going through this piece of secondary legislation, which concerns what is clearly an important subject: making sure that the money that is in…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Can I just follow up on a couple of things? Given that this is an unregulated sector and one in which there are issues, as the Minister said, will the OPSS undertake some sort of…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I shall speak to my Amendments 223 and 232, but I am in sympathy with my noble friend Lady Sheehan’s amendments. On flaring, we are undoubtedly the dirty man of the North Sea.…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, before I start, as we may talk about energy storage later, I declare my interest as a director of Aldustria Limited, which is into energy storage. I am also chair of the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]The noble Lord makes a very good point. One-fifth of that production is estimated to be going towards steel, an industry that needs to decarbonise and has said that it will do…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Yes; the noble Lord, Lord Benyon, said that there were 1,200 pieces of legislation. I am therefore very concerned about how those standards will be produced and when. Perhaps the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]But that industry should be decarbonised. Whatever the noble Lord says, it goes exactly against what we as a nation have said about the future of coal. That brings disrespect, I…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I am not objecting to importing. I have supported fracking in the past. The point is that the time has gone; it has all changed. The United States has been fracking for some time;…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]That is a very good question. It is partly answered by the fact that I put my amendment down first before the other amendment went down. The other answer is that in all…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I will not detain the Minister for long, it was interesting that he referenced the Climate Change Committee in response to my noble friend’s amendment. That same letter said, “the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall be brief. When I first read this clause I assumed it was effectively to give permission to go out to sea from land, like some coal mines. I am interested to know…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]One thing that the Minister did not mention, although I may have missed it, is the employees and staff of the NDA. What consultation has taken place as far as they are concerned?16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]16 Jan 2023