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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak also to Amendments 229 and 233 in my name. Amendment 228 is around Ofgem. We have debated this many times, in many contexts, within the House. It is about…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, there have been some excellent responses. We are getting somewhere on the capacity market and onshore wind. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, for her support on…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I have a question for the Minister that follows on from that. I very much support the idea of an energy commission, although Chris Skidmore says very strongly in his…16 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Principles Policy StatementMy Lords, given that Defra has an issue about being on time with legislative requirements, what chance is there, if any, that it will be able to replace all the European…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Is there a way in which we can just say yes to the government amendments here? There are hundreds of them—well, about 50—so it would make a lot of sense.19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to reflect the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, in welcoming the fact that the Government really are concentrating on this area and giving it the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Could I ask the Minister for some clarification? I apologise if I have not got my head around this. What is a zone: a council estate, a county, a region or a combined authority? I…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, there was a reason for my question. I absolutely agree that the Minister warned us that we would have these amendments coming down the track, and on ESOS I welcome that…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]I just want to check something with the Minister. Are we saying that, if the retained EU law Bill became an Act, with its sunset clause of 2023, this scheme would still remain in…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, we move on to the zoning regulations. I very much agree with the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Lennie. When I read through this section, I must admit that I…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Can the Minister clarify: did he say that this Bill revokes that EU legislation? Is that what he just said?19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 181 in my name, which follows on from what my noble friend Lady Randerson was talking about. The whole area of smart appliances is really…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Can I remind the Minister that it is government policy to decarbonise the electricity system within 12 years and one week? That is no time at all. I am absolutely a defender and…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I was pleased to put my name to both of the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. Most of what needs to be said has been said. I guess I need to…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I just want to probe the Minister so that I understand how this works in practice. What are the Government enforcing? Is it an operating system? Is it the design of a…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lennie, for having gone through my amendments, and very effectively too. I have five amendments in the group. They are key amendments,…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]The Minister’s comments are very useful, and they are exactly what I wanted to understand. What I do not understand is why anybody should pay attention to the ISOP. If they do…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]14 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for going through that. I can just about accept the bit about communication, because that is likely to happen anyway from a public body. However, I…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]14 Dec 2022